Publications

Summer 2010
(06/11/2010)

In this issue: Supporting Father Involvement

• Supporting Father Involvement: Encouraging Fathers to Take an Active Role in Their Children's Lives by by Carolyn Pape Cowan, PhD; Philip A. Cowan, PhD; Marsha Kline Pruett, PhD, MSL; Kyle D. Pruett, MD; and Strategies SFI Team
• Building Bridges: POPS: San Diego's Paternal Opportunities, Programs & Services by Adam Gettinger-Brizuela, MA, CATC, Program Coordinator
• The SRPMIC O'odham Piipaash Fatherhood Program by Susan Elisabeth
• Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) by California Family Resource Association
• Hints & Tips: Supporting Father Involvement in Your Agency by Rick Pero
• North State Fatherhood Task Force: Promoting Positive Father Involvement by Barbara Alderson
• Recommended Reading: "Partnership Parenting" by Annette Marcus, LCSW
• Focusing on Fathers: Oakwood Family Resource Center by Vanessa Mendez

Spring 2010
(04/08/2010)

In this issue: Working with Youth in Family Strengthening Organizations

• Community Youth Development: An Important Approach for Family Resource Centers by Paul L. Watson, Jr., MSHS
• Recommended Reading: "Engage Every Parent!" by Jennifer O’Brien-Rojo
• Choices for Empowerment: Angwin Teen Community Center by Barbara Alderson
• Building Bridges - Getting it Together for LGBT Youth by Barbara Alderson
• The Opportunity and Skills to Thrive by Jennifer O’Brien-Rojo
• Chula Vista Community Collaborative by Margarita Holguin
• Show Me the Money! by California Family Resource Association

Fall 2009
(10/16/2009)

In this issue: Violence Prevention: How Family Resource Centers Are Working Together

• Raising Our Consciousness: A Pathway for Violence Prevention by Barbara Marquez-O’Neill
• Violence Prevention Coalition of Orange County by Leda M. Albright
• The T-Shirt Project by Alison Lehmann, Orange County Human Relations Commission
• Recommended Reading: “Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand” by James Vollbracht
• Shasta Women’s Refuge: Family Violence Prevention by Barbara Alderson
• Building Bridges - Connect for Kids by Yvonne Nenadal
• Engaging Native American Communities: A San Joaquin Valley Perspective by Susan Elizabeth, M.A.
• Television Violence and Its Effects on Our Children by Jaycee Fox

Summer 2009
(07/09/2009)

In This Issue: Responding Creatively in Tough Times

• Hope in Crisis: Imagining New Possibilities in Difficult Times by Leigh Melander, Ph.D.
• Challenges & Opportunities by Vici Nagel, President/CEO of High Desert Resource Network
• Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center by Barbara Alderson
• Collaboration in Kern: Sticking Together in Challenging Times by Judi Sherman, MA Ed.
• What Does Sustainability Have to Do with Public Policy? by California Family Resource Association
• Hints & Tips: Managing in Tough Times, Adapted by Strategies from an article published by the Bridgestone Group, Nov. 2008
• Recommended Reading: Children’s Advocate/Defensor de los Niños: A Newsmagazine for Families and Communities in California by Jean Tepperman
• Building Bridges: Maintaining Balance in the Eye of the Storm by Donna White

Spring 2009
(03/30/2009)

In This Issue: Strengthening Families Initiative, California Moves Forward

• Strengthening Families Initiative, by Kate Stepleton, Center for the Study of Social Policy
• Santa Barbara County Embraces Comprehensive Prevention Approach, by Annette Marcus, LCSW
• Recommended Reading: Emotions, by Leda Albright
• Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency Family Resource Centers: Rural Mountain Connections, by Barbara Alderson
• The Time is Now for Policy Change, by California Family Resource Association
• Hints & Tips: The Five Protective Factors, by Gloria Garland
• Building Protective Factors with Families, by Lori Clarke Balzano
• Building Bridges: Parent Cafés, by Strengthening Families Illinois

Fall 2008/Winter 2009
(12/11/2008)

In This Issue: Leadership Succession for Nonprofit Organizations

• Facing the Leadership Crisis, by Caroline McAndrews and Frances Kunreuther
• Building Bridges: Change in Leadership, by Candace Carroll
• Shared Leadership at Live Oak, by Judi Sherman, MA
• Recommended Reading: Three Cups of Tea, by Annette Marcus
• Succession Planning for Nonprofit Executives, by Sherry Torok, Executive Director of the Exceptional Family Resource Center in San Diego
• Leadership Transitions: Change Your Environment and Grow, by Barbara Alderson
• Hints & Tips: Succession Planning, by Geri Lopker
• California Family Resource Association: CFRA Mential Health Advocacy Efforts

Summer 2008
(08/13/2008)

In this issue:

• Building a Culturally Competent Organization, by Dahnesh Medora
• Fremont Family Resource Centerby Barbara Alderson, MSW
• Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project, by Annette Marcus, LCSW
• Project Access Senior Resource Center in Torrance, Leda Albright
• Building Bridges: A Closer Look Into Our Unique Communities, by Leda Albright
• Recommended Reading: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down author Anne Fadiman, by Yvonne Nenadal
• Hints & Tips: Working Toward Cultural Competence in Your Organization, by Annette Marcus, LCSW

Spring 2008
(06/06/2008)

In this issue:

• Transforming Central Valley Communities, by Susan Elizabeth, MA
• Nuestra Casa: Heart and Community, by Barbara Alderson, MSW
• Mexican Immigrants and Swap Meets, by Magdalena Barros Nock, Ph.D.
• Mecca Family and Farmworkers Service Center, by Travis Du Bry, Ph.D., and Leda Albright
• Building Bridges: Soccer in the Central Valley: A Bridge to Civic Activism, by Hugo Santos-Gomez, Doctoral Candidate, UCSB Department of Anthropology
• Recommended Resource: Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon, by Leda Albright
• Hints & Tips: Working with Migrant Families, by Christine Zoppi
• Supporting Father Involvement, by Samuel Braus and Annette Marcus

Winter 2007-2008
(04/23/2008)

In this issue:

• California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, by Laine Alexandra, Project Manager, CEBC
• Del Norte’s Incredible Years, by Barbara Alderson
• Triple P: Because Kids Don’t Come With Directions, by Leigh Melander, Ph.D.
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy in Orange County, by Henry J. Paris, LCSW, Child Guidance Center, Inc.
• Building Bridges: Evidence-Based Practices: A Funder’s View, by Barbara Alderson, MSW
• Recommended Reading: The Pathway to the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, by Judi Sherman
• Hints & Tips: Is Research Working For You? A Self-Assessment Can Help, by Dave Clements, Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
• California Family Resource Association: Governor’s 2008-09 State Budget Needs to Minimize Impacts on Children and Families

Fall 2007
(01/25/2008)

In this issue:

Promoting Family Economic Success for Immigrants, by Howard Kopp, M.Ed.
• Project Financial Redirection in Stockton, by Barbara Alderson
• Plan for Family Economic Success in San Francisco, by Howard Kopp, M.Ed.
• Making Ends Meet: Raising a Family in California, by California Budget Project Publication, Revised November 2005
by Leda M. Albright
• Recommended Reading: Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit, and the Era of Predatory Lenders, Author James D. Scurlock, by Christine Zoppi
• Hints & Tips: Family Economic Success and Sustainability, by Phyllis Avilla and Rick Pero
• California Family Resource Association: Family-Strengthening Field Positions Itself to Provide Community-Based Mental Health Services, by Leticia Alejandrez

Summer 2007
(09/27/2007)

In this issue:

• Leadership Change Ahead, by Frances Kunreuther and Caroline McAndrews
• The Good Fit: Hiring the Right Person, by Barbara Alderson, MSW
• Transitioning from the Front Line to Supervision, by Howard Kopp, M.Ed.
• Priscilla's Helping Hands: Retaining Clients as Staff, by Leda M. Albright
• Building Bridges: How to Do More with Less More!, by Frank Vessels
• Recommended Reading: Simma Lieberman Associates: A Website for Profesisonal Development, by Leda M. Albright
• Hints and Tips: Building a Better Workplace, by Ruth Alderson
California Family Resource Association: CFRA Monitors The Mental Health Services Act, by Leticia Alejandrez

Spring 2007
(07/10/2007)

In this issue:

• FSAs Are Getting Good Outcomes, by Jerry Endres, MSW
• Tehama County Tailors Family Development Matrix, by Barbara Alderson, MSW
• Collaborative Process in Stanislaus County, by Judi Sherman, MAEd.
• Informing Practice with the Family Assessment Form, by Sandy Sladen
• Building Bridges: Evaluation Supports Staff and Families, by Barbara Alderson, MSW
• Recommended Reading: Hand in Hand: Evaluation and Organizational Development, by Howard Kopp, M.Ed.
• Hints and Tips: Program Evaluation from the Field, by Lynne P. Canaday
• California Family Resource Association: The Family-Strengthening Movement Gains National Momentum, by Leticia Alejandrez

Winter 2006-2007
(12/01/2006)

In this issue:

• Nonprofits and Democracy, by Frances Kunreuther, Director, Building Movement Project
• Lake County Women's Initiative, by Barbara Alderson, MSW
• La Manzana Community Resources, by Judi Sherman, MA, Ed.
• Extreme Park Makeover in the City of Orange, by Cynthia Drury
• Building Bridges: The Friends of Myra Linn Park, by Leda Albright
• Recommended Reading: The Careless Society: Community and Its Counterfeits, author John McKnight, by Candace Carroll
• Hints and Tips: Social Strength: People Create Change, by Leigh Melander
• California Family Resource Association Update: CFRA Receives a Two-Year Grant from The California Endowment, by Letician Alejandrez

Fall 2006
(09/01/2006)

In this issue:

• Networks: A Unifying Force by Annette Marcus and Judi Sherman
• Funding Through Collaboration by Barbara Alderson
• Kern County Creates Standards for Excellence by Debra Burris Garafolo and Annette Marcus
• Family Resource Centers Network of California by Lori Clarke Balzano
• Building Bridges: Parents Anonymous ® Inc. Offers a Network of Services to California FRCs by Meryl Levine and Daphne Quick-Abdullah
• Recommended Reading: The Nimble Collaboration: Fine-Tuning Your Collaboration for Lasting Success by Dora Evans
• Hints and Tips: Characteristics of Successful Networks by Yvonne Nenadal
• California Family Resource Association: After School Education and Safety Program by Leticia Alejandrez

Summer 2006
(06/01/2006)

In this issue:

• Moving Beyond Vendor/Contract Relationships by Annette Marcus and Judi Sherman
• Building Partnerships Builds Services by Barbara Alderson
High Performance Partnerships in San Luis Obispo by Magdalena Benitez
• Los Angeles County's Point of Engagement by Lori Clarke Balzano
• Building Bridges: Partnering with Faith Communities in Paradise by Ruth Alderson
• Recommended Reading: Public-Private Partnership Resources by Annette Marcus
• Hints and Tips: Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles by Lori Clarke Balzano
• California Family Resource Association: California Family Resource Association Policy Conference by Katy Lowe and Leticia Alejandrez

Spring 2006
(05/01/2006)

In this issue:

• The Climate for Success by Joshua Freedman and Thomas Wojick
• Service Integration Program in Contra Costa County by Barbara Alderson
• San Francisco Family Support Network by Annette Marcus
• Building a Generation in Redlands by Anthony Guillean
• Building Bridges: Team Building at Corbin Family Resource Center by Alejandro Moreno
• Recommended Reading: Adversity Quotient @ Work: Make Everyday Challenges the Key to Your Success by Candace Carroll
• Hints and Tips: Effective Organizational Change by Judi Sherman
• California Family Resource Association: CFRA Plans for 2006 by Leticia Alejandrez

Winter 2005-2006
(12/01/2005)

In this issue:

• Expanding the Definition of Family Net Worth by Derek Peterson
• Prevention Through Youth Empowerment by Barbara Alderson
• Youth Programs at Walnut Avenue Women's Center by Daphne Quick-Abdullah
• Southern California Youth Development Programs by Samantha Florey
• Building Bridges: Providing a Safe Space for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (GLBTQ) Youth by Geoffrey Biggs
• Recommended Reading: Community youth Development: Programs, Policies, and Practices by Bianca Herrera
• Hints and Tips: Open Mic: A Room of Our Own by Barbara Alderson
• California Family Resource Association Updates by Leticia Alejandrez

Fall 2005
(09/01/2005)

In this issue: Intergenerational Family Support

• Two Ends of the Rainbow: Intergenerational Family Support by Gail Koser
• Senior Services in Colfax by Barbara Alderson
• Seniors Volunteering Across the Life Span by Daphne Quick-Abdullah
• Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles and Seniors by Bianca Herrera
• Building Bridges: Addressing Elder Concerns with the Vacaville FRC and Police Department by Ruth Alderson
• Recommended Reading: Grandparents as Parents: A Brief Look at Three Books by Geoffrey Biggs
• Hints and Tips: Resources for Grandparents by Ruth Alderson
• Contemporary Concerns: Serving Seniors at FRCs by Alejandro Moreno

Summer 2005
(06/01/2005)

In this issue: Supporting Father Involvement

• Encouraging Strong Relationships Between Fathers and Children by Carolyn Pape Cowan, Philip A. Cowan, Marsha Kline Pruett, and Kyle Pruett
• Father Involvement Outreach in Olivehurst by Strategies Northern Region
• Implementing a Clinical Study at POPS by Strategies Central Region
• JMOMS Involves Dads by Strategies Southern Region
• Building Bridges: Birth & Beyond Makes a Difference In Sacramento County
• Recommended Reading: Fatherneed: Why Father Care Is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child
• Hints and Tips: Involving Fathers In Your FRC

Spring 2005
(05/01/2005)

BuilIn this issue: Sustainability

• Building Blocks for the Sustainable FRC by Katherine Armstrong and Barbara Alderson
• Diversified Funding at Paradise Ridge FRC by Strategies Northern Region
• Local Collaboration Key to Long-Term Sustainability by Strategies Central Region
• Regional Network Supports Sustainable Programs by Strategies Southern Region
• Building Bridges: Outcomes Lead to Sustainability
• Recommended Reading: Fundraising in Times of Crisis
• Hints and Tips: Fresh Ideas for Sustainability

Winter 2004-2005
(12/01/2004)

In this issue: Family Resource Centers (FRCs) and Poverty

• Poverty and Family Resource Centers: Where We Are Today by Annette Marcus and Barbara Alderson
• Family Financial Success in Rancho Cordova by Strategies Northern Region
• Affordable Preschool in Conejo Valley by Strategies Central Region
• Individual Development Accounts at Oakwood FRC by Strategies Southern Region
• Building Bridges: Supportive Parents Information Network: Educating People Out of Poverty
• Recommended Reading: Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities
• Hints and Tips: Helping Families Benefit from Untapped Work-Support Programs

Fall 2004
(09/01/2004)

In this issue: The Transformative Process of Community Development

• The Transformative Process of Community Development by Dahnesh Medora and Spencer Cronk
• Community Development in Yuba County by Strategies Northern Region
• Building Community in a Small Desert Town by Strategies Central Region
• Community Capacity Building at Pico Union FRC by Strategies Southern Region
• Building Bridges: Political Engagement Strategies for FRCs
• Recommended Reading: From Many Voices: Consensus
• Hints and Tips: Community Development And Family Resource Centers – Building A Foundation Locally

Summer 2004
(06/01/2004)

In this issue:

• There Is A Silver Bullet After All! by Lisbeth B Schorr
• Outcome Measurement in Solano County by Strategies Northern Region
• Family Resource Network of Santa Cruz County by Strategies Central Region
• API for Evaluation at Yucca Loma Family Center by Strategies Southern Region
• Building Bridges: Assessment Strategies for Building Bridges to All Communities
• Hints and Tips: Evaluation Plans and Implementation Strategies: Things to Remember

Spring 2004
(03/01/2004)

In this issue:

• Call 2-1-1: Help Starts Here
• Linking People and Resources in Alameda County by Strategies Northern Region
• FORO Latino Fills a Void in Mono County by Strategies Central Region
• FOCUS Collaborates in Garden Grove by Strategies Southern Region
• Building Bridges: Hathaway FRC Partners With the Community for Beautification
• Recommended Reading: Parenting from the Inside Out
• Human Resources – Hiring and Retaining Employees Without Breaking the Law

Winter 2003-2004
(12/01/2003)

In this issue:

• FRCs/FSPs and the CWS Redesign
• Community Development with FRCs/FSPs and CWS by Strategies Northern Region
• Alisal Community Healthy Start by Strategies Central Region
• Carson Family Resource Center by Strategies Southern Region
• Building Bridges: County Child Abuse Hotlines Staffed By Nonprofit
• Recommended Reading: Marketing Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations

Fall 2003
(09/01/2003)

In this issue:

• Child Welfare Services Stakeholders Redesign: A New Vision for Children, Families, and Communities by Eileen Carroll
• Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP): Update
• Collaboration Between Humboldt County and FRCs by Strategies Northern Region
• City of Ventura Neighborhoods for Learning (NfL) On Its Way by Strategies Central Region
• Healthy Start and Beyond in Lincoln Heights by Strategies Southern Region
• Building Bridges: Crossing the Cultural Divide at North Highlands FRC
• Recommended Reading: The Home Visitor’s Guidebook
• Hints and Tips: Strategies Peer Review Process: A Valuable Tool for Quality Assessment

Late Spring 2003
(05/01/2003)

In this issue:

• The Top 10 Things They Never Told Me About Running an Family Resource Center (FRC) by Yvonne Nenadal and Wendy Pierce
• Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP): Update
• Transformed Buildings Lead to Transformed Lives by Strategies Northern Region
• High School Becomes Family Center by Strategies Central Region
• Strategies for Creative Space Use by Strategies Southern Region
• Building Bridges: AmeriCorps – Bridge to Community Capacity Building
• AmeriCorps in the First Person
• Facilitative Leadership® for Family Resource Centers
• Recommended Reading: How to Make Collaboration Work

Early Spring 2003
(03/01/2003)

In this issue:

• A Twenty-First Century Map for Healthy Families and Communities by John L. McKnight
• Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP): Update
• Mobilizing Community Assets: The Role of FRCs by Strategies Northern Region
• In-Home Parent Support Groups Build Assets by Strategies Central Region
• Asset-Based Programming In National City by Strategies Southern Region
• Building Bridges: Family Assessment Form Software – Connecting Quality Practice and Outcomes Measurement

Winter 2002-2003
(12/01/2002)

In this issue:

• FRC Sustainability = Family Self-Sufficiency by Sid Gardner and Iris Alfaro
• Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP): Updateby Gartia Banash
• San Francisco County’s Commitment to Family Support by Strategies Northern Region
• Santa Maria FRCs: Sustainable Beyond Healthy Start by Strategies Central Region
• Hathaway FRC: Three Lessons On Sustainability by Strategies Southern Region
• Building Bridges: Leaders In Life Youth Conference
• Celebrate! National Family Week
• Hints and Tips: Helping Families Make Every Dollar Count

Fall 2002
(09/01/2002)

Mapping the Adoption, Application, and Adherence to Family Support Principles by Carl J. Dunst, Ph.D.

Summer 2002
(06/01/2002)

Managing People for Success

Spring 2002
(03/01/2002)

Funding Your FRC: Notes from the Field

Fall 2001
(01/08/2002)

Parent Involvement: What Parents Teach Us

Summer 2001
(01/07/2002)

Parent Involvement: Making it Happen

Spring 2001
(01/06/2002)

FRCs Enhance School Readiness

Winter 2000-2001
(01/05/2002)

Community Development and FRCs

Summer 2000
(01/04/2002)

Peer Review: A Powerful Tool for Quality Assurance

Spring 2000
(01/03/2002)

Utilizing the Family Development Matrix: Program Planning and Evaluation

Winter/Spring 2000
(01/02/2002)

What Did We Do and How Will We Know: Linking Program Planning and Evaluation

Summer 1999
(01/01/2002)

Designing Programs for Results with Your FRC