This annual report summarize our goals, vision, and accomplishments in 2013.
(22 pp)
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CSSP Annual Report 2015
2015
This annual report summarize our goals, vision, and accomplishments in 2015.
(36 pp)
Strengthening Families Webinar: Strengthening Families and the Preschool Development Grants
October 2018
This webinar focused on the Preschool Development Grant funding opportunity released in fall 2018, and how states were writing family engagement and protective factors into their proposals.
Opportunities to Strengthen Developmental Screening for Children Involved in Child Welfare Systems
April 2018
The recommendations in this brief highlight strategies for improving the delivery of developmental screening and early intervention for children who become known to state and local child welfare systems.
(13 pp)
Strengthening Families: Protective Factors Expanded
This PowerPoint provides a more in-depth look into the protective factors. It gives examples of what each factor looks like and everyday actions that demonstrate the factors.
(12 pp)
The Revised Strengthening Families Self-Assessments: What’s Different?
This PowerPoint is a revised implementation tool for programs adopting a Strengthening Families approach. It explores the changes made to self-assessment and program strategies.
(17 pp)
The Strengthening Families Self-Assessments for Child- and Family-Serving Programs
This PowerPoint is an implementation tool for programs adopting a Strengthening Families approach. It helps identify “small but significant changes,” is flexible, identifies strengths, and is designed for continuous growth.
(13 pp)
A Blueprint for Progress: Supporting LGBTQ Youth of Color in Child Welfare Systems
2016
These policy recommendations serve as a blueprint for advocates, leaders, and service providers to better support LGBTQ youth of color in child welfare systems.
(23 pp)
Building Blocks for an Early Learning Community
This brief describes four essential "building blocks" that promote early learning communities and create a broader framework of support for families with young children.
(2 pp)
Strengthening Families Curriculum: Youth Thrive—A Protective Factors Approach for Older Youth
This PowerPoint, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, comes from the Youth Thrive program and teaches participants to define and describe the five Youth Thrive Protective and Promotive Factors, understand how to use those Factors, and identify ways to use Strengthening Families and Protective Factors Frameworks.
(27 pp)