Families First Toolkit


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October 4, 2022

Families First

A toolkit for identifying community assets and needs to strengthen resources supporting child and family well-being

Welcome to Families First Toolkit, a collection of resources from Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York for identifying community assets and needs to strengthen resources supporting child and family well-being.

This toolkit provides a framework and practical strategies to conduct regular assessments of community needs and resources using an approach that is strengths-based, participatory, family-centered, and committed to racial justice. This approach is adaptable to any group developing community-level systems change projects that improve child and family well-being. The assessment process uses a variety of data collection methods leveraging publicly available data, as well as collecting new quantitative and qualitative data through interactive, family-centered activities. The toolkit also includes strategies for sharing findings with communities and developing action plans to address the opportunities and challenges elevated during the community-based assessment process.

Clicking on the button Download the Publication will open a new tab/window to view the entire toolkit as a PDF; Download the Module will open a specific module as a PDF. To start viewing these components of the toolkit, scroll down and use the right panel to navigate.

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