The purpose of this document is to define the key characteristics and activities of quality family resource centers, describe how they function as a vehicle for change for families and communities, and help policymakers and funders “make the case” for the family resource center approach to providing family support services.

Extensive report on the institutional- and family-level impacts of SOS Social Centers in Bolivia. Includes recommendations and lessons learned.

First published in 1999, this work draws together a multi-national collection of papers, and aims to stimulate the development of policy and practice in this often neglected area.

Presents case studies of interventions aimed at preventing street migration. Some emphasis on methods for identifying high-risk groups.

Guidance on the importance of preventing family separation and ensuring reintegration with families, communities or country of origin.

Web based 4 volume manual on child welfare and social work. The Field Guide covers the fundamental competencies of a family-centered approach to child welfare practice.

This brief report describes social media-based advertising strategies employed to recruit an anonymous sample of young adults who had recently aged out of foster care to participate in an online survey.

This evidence brief from the Evaluation Fund presents an evaluation of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) in Colombia, a national ICDP branch that provides community-based caregiver training through locally trained ICDP facilitators.

This page from the Human Rights Campaign provides a list of resources for child welfare professionals working with LGBTQ youth and families.

This guide from the Center for the Study of Social Policy's Strengthening Families project aims to provide case workers and practitioners with information on: building parental resilience and capacity, enhancing and leveraging parents' social connections, providing information on child development, connecting parents to resources, offering concrete support to parents in times of need, and more.