National Resource Center for Child Protective Services
http://www.nrccps.org

The National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS) is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families Children’s Bureau and operated by ACTION for Child Protection, Inc. NRCCPS provides expert consultation, technical assistance and training in the area of child protective services (CPS). The NRCCPS helps to build the capacity of State, local, Tribal and other publicly administered or supported child welfare agencies to achieve safety, permanency, and well-being for children and families.

FRIENDS National Resource Center for CBCAP
http://www.friendsnrc.org/

FRIENDS provides training and technical assistance to lead agencies implementing the Community-Based Family Resource and Support (CBFRS) grant program in the following key areas: parent leadership training, family resource and support programs and services, services to diverse populations, establishment of respite care programs, and creation of funding strategies. Requests for FRIENDS services are initiated by CBFRS State lead agencies.
 

National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~aiarc/

The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center provides training, technical assistance, research and resource development, and information to professionals to enhance the quality of social and health services offered to families and their children who are abandoned or at risk of abandonment due to prenatal substance abuse and/or HIV. The Center generates and disseminates training and information on a wide range of issues such as child welfare, HIV, and drug issues, particularly as they relate to the safety, well-being, and permanence of children.
 

National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
http://www.abanet.org/child/rclji/home.html

The Center, operated by the ABA Center on Children and the Law, provides expertise to clients on legal aspects of child welfare, including court improvement, agency and court collaboration, timely decisions on termination of parental rights, non-adversarial case resolution, reasonable efforts requirements, legal representation of children, permanent guardianship, confidentiality, and other emerging child welfare issues.
 

Family Resource Information, Education & Network Development Services
http://www.frca.org/friends.htm

FRIENDS provides training and technical assistance to lead agencies implementing the Community-Based Family Resource and Support (CBFRS) grant program in the following key areas: parent leadership training, family resource and support programs and services, services to diverse populations, establishment of respite care programs, and creation of funding strategies. Requests for FRIENDS services are initiated by CBFRS State lead agencies.
 

The National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/

The National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning at the Hunter College School of Social Work, in collaboration with our partners at the Child Welfare League of America and the National Indian Child Welfare Association, is a training, technical assistance, and information services organization dedicated to help strengthen the capacity of State, local, Tribal and other publicly administered or supported child welfare agencies to: institutionalize a safety-focused, family-centered, and community-based approach to meet the needs of children, youth and families.
 

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement
http://www.muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/

The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NCWRCOI) strengthens and supports organizations committed to the welfare of children, youth and families through research, training, technical assistance and evaluation. NCWRCOI assists States, Tribes and other public child welfare agencies improve management and operations, bolsters organizational capacity and promotes service integration, resulting in improved outcomes for children and families. The Center helps agencies build capacity in a number of areas, including strategic planning, quality assurance and improvement, stakeholder involvement, interagency collaboration, training systems and workforce development.
 

National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption
http://www.spaulding.org/nrc/index.htm

Designed to give support to children and their adoptive, foster, and kinship families, the National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption has several services available such as a Specialized Foster Care Program, an Adoption Support and Preservation Program, consultation, and training. The focus is on children who have waited the longest to be permanently adopted; children who have been abused or neglected, children who have behavioral difficulties, children who have disabilities, pre-teens and teens, and siblings who want and need to remain together.
 

National Resource Center for Youth Development
http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd.htm

The National Resource Center for Youth Development supports the efforts of States, tribes, and agencies to place youth in permanent homes or prepare them for independent living after they "age out" of the child welfare system. These youths, as a whole, face an array of interrelated problems, such as personal or family histories of physical, sexual, or substance abuse; criminal behavior; and school failure. The Center helps agencies do a better job of (1) coordinating services to meet these complex needs and (2) providing developmentally appropriate services to youth.
 

National Resource Center for Information Technology in Child Welfare
http://www.nrcitcw.org/

The National Resource Center for Information Technology in Child Welfare Services, helps agencies and family and juvenile courts use automated information systems to improve outcomes in the child welfare system and to improve administration of federally funded programs for children and youth in the system. The Center helps clients collect data (as required by Federal law) for the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information Systems (SACWIS), and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS). Moreover, the center helps its clients understand how to use the data to improve services to children and youth, evaluate results, and make informed decisions about programs and practices.
 

National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice (NRCFCP)
http://www.uiowa.edu/~nrcfcp/index.html

The National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice (NRCFCP) helps child welfare agency managers and staff translate the tenets of the Adoption and Safe Families Act into family-centered practices that ensure the well-being and permanent placement of children while meeting the needs of families. It also provides other organizations with technical assistance, staff training, research, and information on Family-based programs and issues throughout the country. This organization is also involved in outreach projects, such as the Family Resource Center in Cedar Rapids that was founded on the "patch approach" of service and community.