Family Connections

Family Connections (FC) is a trauma-informed and empowering service, provided to families in the context of their own communities and cultures. Family Connections provides change-focused interventions to achieve core outcomes of improved social support, family functioning, family resources, child well-being, parenting attitudes and behaviors, and management of parenting stress. FC is grounded in the following practice principles:

• Community outreach
• Family assessment and tailored interventions
• Developing a helping alliance and partnership with the family
• Empowerment
• Emphasizing strengths
• Cultural competence
• Developmental appropriateness
• Outcome-driven service plans
• Positive attitudes and qualities of helpers

More information regarding Family Connections can be found at: https://action4cp.org/our-services/family-connections/

Nurturing Parenting Programs

The Nurturing Parenting Programs (NPP) is a family-centered trauma-informed program designed for families at risk for abuse or neglect and features activities that foster positive parenting skills with nurturing behaviors, promote healthy physical and emotional development, and teach appropriate role and developmental expectations. The Nurturing Parenting Program values positive self-worth, empathy, empowerment and strong will, structure and discipline, and laughter and play. NPP supports parents to give their children:

• Appropriate expectations
• Empathy
• Non-violent discipline
• Appropriate family roles
• Power and independence

More information regarding the Nurturing Parenting Program can be found at: https://www.nurturingparenting.com

Reports

• Impact Evaluation of NPP (October 2022)

In Mathematica’s (an independent policy research firm) study, it found that NPP had favorable effects on child welfare outcomes among children and families in Arizona when families received a full dose of the program and completed it as designed. Overall, children whose families completed NPP had lower rates of investigations into maltreatment in the short-term, and were less likely to experience a removal up to 12 months after the end of the program.

Please watch a presentation on key findings by CLICKING HERE.