What is included in the NEW version of the nationally-adopted Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support? Learn about what it means to be a quality Family Strengthening and Support Program building the Protective Factors, and how the revised Standards support programs to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Publications & Resources
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Overview of State Implementation 2021
April 2021
This infographic is a map that charts the implementation strategies for ECE, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Child Welfare Systems, and Home Visiting across the country.
(3 pp)
Michelle H., et al. v. McMaster and Leach Progress Report (April – September 2020 Executive Summary)
April 2021
This is an executive summary of the seventh report on the progress of the South Carolina Department of Social Services in meeting the requirements of the Final Settlement Agreement.
(12 pp)
Michelle H., et al. v. McMaster and Leach Progress Report (April – September 2020)
April 2021
This is the eighth report on the progress of the South Carolina Department of Social Services in meeting the requirements of the Final Settlement Agreement.
Read an executive summary here.
(213 pp)
The American Rescue Plan’s Child Tax Credit: Advancing Equity and Laying the Foundation for a Child Allowance
March 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 includes a historic one-year expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC), providing much-needed support to families with children. This brief provides an overview of the benefits as well as steps the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress must take to ensure that this expanded benefit reaches the children who need it most, including children in Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and immigrant communities.
(7 pp)
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LaShawn A. v. Bowser Progress Report (January 1 – December 31, 2020)
March 2021
This report examines the performance of the District of Columbia’s child welfare system for the period of January 1 - December 31, 2020 and determines its progress.
(135 pp)
The New Neighborhood Podcast
September 2023
This podcast explores some of the dramatic changes taking place across the country as people work to reinforce a sense of community, support young children and families, and work to build equity within communities.
Season 3
- Episode 7: Wrapping Up Season 3: Highlights and Reflections
- Episode 6: Early Learning Coalitions taking Shape Across Idaho
- Episode 5: Maternal Health Advocacy with and for Parents
- Episode 4: Preventing Evictions in Multnomah County
- Episode 3: Power of Two
- Episode 2: How Can We Reduce Child Poverty?: The Challenge with the Child Tax Credit
- Episode 1: Back for Season 3: The New Neighborhood
- Season 3 Promo Video
Season 2
- Episode 7: Wrapping Up Season 2
- Episode 6: Cheese, Child Care, and the Bottom Line: Making Child Care Work for Employees in Rural Wisconsin
- Episode 5: Early Childhood Work Grounded in Place and Culture on the Navajo Nation
- Episode 4: A Huge School Readiness Win for Guilford County
- Episode 3: Food Security in Yakima Valley
- Episode 2: Recreating the Village: Safe Families for Children
- Episode 1: Meet Your New Neighbors: Introducing Season 2 of the New Neighborhood
- Season 2 Promo Video
Season 1
- Episode 1: Parent Voice at the Heart of Universal Preschool in Multnomah County, OR
- Episode 2: DULCE: Meeting the Holistic Needs of Families with Infants in Health Clinics
- Episode 3: Strengthening Partnerships Between Housing and Early Childhood
- Episode 4: Meeting the Needs of Children Under Three
- Episode 5: ConnectFirst Starting with Families During Pregnancy
- Episode 6: Building Neighborhood Initiatives with Parents at the Center
Youth Thrive Alive! Forum: The Struggle is Real: Finding Healing During Difficult Times
March 2021
We are (and have been) dealing with extremely challenging times: from navigating a global pandemic to enduring persistent systemic and institutional racism to withstanding debilitating economic challenges. We recognize the toll that these things can collectively take on our mental and physical health and especially on young people; as some would say “the struggle is real.” This is the subject of this Youth Thrive Alive! Forum: The Struggle is Real: Finding Healing During Difficult Times, where panelists discussed the mental health needs of young people during COVID-19 and ways to center healing and well-being in our practice.
The Racist Roots of Work Requirements: Where Do We Go From Here?
As the Center for the Study of Social Policy explained in a report released last year, work requirements are rooted in a long history of anti-Black racism, going back to slavery. To this day, racist myths underlie assumptions that people do not want to work, and need to be forced to work by public policy. This virtual, livestreamed conversation explored the history of work requirements, the reality of labor force participation, and where we should go from here.
A Prenatal to Three Blueprint for Child Well-Being and Child Welfare Prevention
February 2021
This webinar focuses on the report, "A Prenatal to Three Blueprint for Child Well-being and Child Welfare Prevention: Building a Primary Prevention Continuum to Support the Health and Well-Being of Children Prenatal to Three," including guiding principles and strategies for building and enhancing a comprehensive continuum that meets the needs of young children and their families.
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