California Family Resource Association

07/24/2026

⚡ 2 Minutes to Make a Difference!

SB 557 is heading to the Assembly Floor for its next vote in August. Contact your Assemblymember RIGHT NOW. It takes just 2 minutes using our One Click Politics tool. A message is ready for you, or add your own story about why Family Resource Centers matter.

Take action today: https://app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-page?cid=TyZa0PiNQf9eDcFJrZlBS

07/24/2026

🌟 Member Spotlight: The Link Family Resource Center 🌟

Give it up for The Link Family Resource Center, a member of the Center for Family Strengthening Network, for finding a creative new way to support families! 🎉

The Link recently launched Enhanced Care Management (ECM), giving families:
🤝 A dedicated Lead Care Manager
📋 A personalized care plan
🫶 Coordination across medical, behavioral, school & social services
🔄 Ongoing check-ins and follow-through

What we love about this: ECM is part of California's CalAIM initiative. Meaning The Link found a way to fund and sustain work that looks a lot like what many FRCs are already doing every day. 💡

The Link's experience shows what it can look like to get that incredible work funded and sustained.

👏 Congrats to The Link team for leading the way!

07/20/2026

🌟August FRC Learning Lab

One of the many benefits of CFRA membership is access to our FRC Learning Labs. A dedicated space for Family Resource Centers to connect, learn, and exchange strategies that work. 🤝

This August, we'll be joined by Sunlight Health to explore Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and how FRCs can leverage partnership opportunities to expand services and strengthen support for families. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

📅 August 11
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
💻 Virtual (link on Calprevents)

Whether your FRC is actively utilizing CalAIM funding or you're just beginning to explore ECM, this conversation is for you.

Not a CFRA member yet? Join our statewide network to access the Learning Labs, advocacy opportunities, and a community of peers working together to strengthen Family Resource Centers across California.

🔗 Learn more about CFRA membership: https://www.californiafamilyresource.org/

07/16/2026

📢 REMINDER: Only a few weeks left to act!

SB 557 is heading to the Assembly Floor for its next vote in August. Contact your Assemblymember RIGHT NOW. It takes just 2 minutes using our One Click Politics tool. A message is ready for you, or add your own story about why Family Resource Centers matter.

📨 Take action today: https://app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-page?cid=TyZa0PiNQf9eDcFJrZlBS

07/07/2026

If you work with children, youth, and families, this free virtual training offers practical, trauma-informed strategies to better support commercially sexually exploited youth and young adults.

Applying Harm Reduction Principles with Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth and Young Adults

📅 Tuesday, July 14, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
🔗 Registration is free: https://lnkd.in/gJn5rQnJ

Join the Coalition for Victims of Child Abuse (CVCA) for an interactive virtual symposium led by Dr. Nicole Klasey, Psy.D., a nationally recognized trainer and consultant with extensive expertise in Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC), trauma, harm reduction, Motivational Interviewing, and survivor-centered care.

Designed for therapists, clinicians, victim advocates, and child-serving professionals, this training provides practical, evidence-informed strategies to effectively engage and support commercially sexually exploited youth and young adults. Through real-world case examples, facilitated discussion, and interactive activities, participants will explore how trauma, shame, and readiness for change impact recovery and engagement.

Participants will learn to:
Understand the connection between exploitation, trauma, shame, and behavioral responses.
Recognize and respond to different stages of readiness for change.
Apply harm reduction principles and Motivational Interviewing techniques to build trust and strengthen engagement.
Implement practical, trauma-informed, and survivor-centered strategies that can be immediately applied in clinical and community-based settings.

07/06/2026

📣 Bill Update | SB 557📣

Great news! 🎉 SB 557 has passed the Senate, Assembly Human Services Committee, and Assembly Appropriations Committee. All with unanimous support.

Next Stop: the Assembly Floor vote.

⏳ This is the moment. Contact your Assemblymember RIGHT NOW. It takes just 2 minutes using our One Click Politics tool. A message is ready for you, or add your own story about why Family Resource Centers matter.

📨 Take action today: https://app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-page?cid=TyZa0PiNQf9eDcFJrZlBS

07/04/2026

💥Happy Fourth of July!💥
Wishing everyone a safe and joyful Independence Day. Whether you're enjoying fireworks, a BBQ, or some well-deserved rest, have a great holiday! 💥🌭🍉

07/02/2026

A valuable new resource for Family Resource Centers! Explore the National Family Resource Center Model from the National Family Support Network.

𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

For decades, Family Resource Centers have quietly strengthened families, built connections, and created opportunities for children and caregivers to thrive.

Across the country, every community has developed its own unique approach because every community is different.

Yet despite the extraordinary work happening every day, our field has never had one shared national framework that clearly defined what Family Resource Centers are, what they have in common, and how we tell our collective story.

Last week's 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 changed that.

The 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥™ provides a shared foundation while honoring the flexibility and innovation that make every Family Resource Center unique.

This isn't about changing Family Resource Centers.

It's about strengthening the future of the field.

➡️ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹™ 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁: https://ow.ly/IkT250ZiZAI

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day! 💜

We know that fatherhood looks different for everyone. And we see firsthand through our Family Resource Centers the love, sacrifice, and dedication that dads, stepdads, grandfathers, uncles, and father figures pour into their families every single day.

Thank you for showing up. Today is for you!

06/19/2026

Today, CFRA pauses to honor Juneteenth. A powerful reminder of the strength, perseverance, and contributions of Black Americans throughout our nation’s history.

Wishing everyone a meaningful day of reflection and celebration.