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Home > Family-Centered Practice > Family-Centered Services > Family Resource, Support, & Education Services Family Resource, Support, & Education Services Family resource, support, and education services—referred to generically as family support services—are community-based services that assist and support parents in their role as caregivers, with the goal of promoting parental competency and strengthening family life, leading to healthy child and family development. Family support services seek to supplement family and community efforts to ensure children's optimal development by assisting parents in making the best use of available resources, enhancing the quality of relationships among family members and between families and their communities, and helping them cope with the challenges and stresses of child rearing. Family support services assist families in achieving greater self-sufficiency and in confidently managing their own affairs. They provide parents with the skills and knowledge to be effective advocates for themselves, their children, and their communities. Family support services may be directed to all families with children or to a group of families with common characteristics, such as adolescent parents or parents of children with disabilities. These services are shaped by and are responsive to the needs and interests of participating families and are well-adapted and integrated into the community in which they are located. Family support services may be delivered through a stand-alone program, such as a family resource center, or they may be located at a school, place of worship, or work site to maximize accessibility to children and families in need of services. These programs offer a range of supportive services for parents and their children, including:
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