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What We Do

FRIENDS is an acronym for Family Resource Information, Education, and Network Development Service.

We provide Targeted Technical Assistance and Training to the Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Community. We also strive to provide high-quality information to the general child abuse prevention community.

We build capacity in the full array of CBCAP program requirements including:

Parent Leadership

Evidence-Based Practice

Collaboration

Outcome Accountability

Data Utilization

Useful Tools and Resources

State Lead Agency Contacts

Find connections for your state.

Protective Factors Survey

Download the tool and supporting resources.

Evaluation Planning

Resources in constructing logic models and writing evaluation plans.

Media Library

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FRIENDS National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) knows that family-serving organizations recognize the importance of serving ALL people well. FRIENDS seeks to effectively support CBCAP lead agencies and other organizations to meet their responsibility to promote optimal outcomes for all children and families and this includes ensuring services are culturally appropriate and prioritize equity.

As a part of this mission, FRIENDS has worked to develop resources for SLAs as well as funded grantees in building Culturally Effective Organizations.

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Help Me To Pull This Wagon Illustrated Version

Listen to this illustrated story on fathers and parent engagement by Sam Blue This video is a part of Sharing the Journey: Voices from the Field, a collection of stories from parents.

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