From May 2000 through December 2003, the Casey Family Programs National Center for Resource Family Support (CNC) operated as the national information and referral arm of Casey Family Programs.
For nearly four years the CNC was a one-stop source of information, technical assistance, written materials, and referrals.
CNC served two groups: the families who provide foster care, kinship care, or adoption, and the agencies—both public and private—that offer foster care, kinship care, and adoption services.
Services included:
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Research
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Publication via Web site
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Referrals
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Consultation
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Technical assistance
In 2003 Casey Family Programs undertook an internal shift to better focus on its work in permanence, transition, prevention, disproportionality, and Indian child welfare. As a result of that shift, the CNC as a separate entity and name was phased out on Dec. 31, 2003.
The CNC staff was integrated into the foundation’s practice and policy improvement team to help internal staff accelerate efforts to develop, test, and launch new products, tools, and services to share with our child welfare partners.