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Family Support New Hampshire acts to bring together
the diverse leadership from existing and newly forming
family resource centers and family support programs
within New Hampshire under the common vision of
establishing a statewide network of family support
practice within New Hampshire
1. Visibility Increase the public knowledge and use of family support centers and programs |
2. Advocacy Educate and empower professionals, funding sources, and public officials so that centers and programs have the resources they need to support families. Educate and empower families so that parents have the resources they need to raise their children. |
3. Technical Assistance Provide support through monthly membership meetings and informative emails. Provide training and assistance to new and existing centers and programs. |
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- Staff and families work together in relationships based on equality and respect.
- Staff enhance families’ capacity to support the growth and development of all family members – adults, youth, and children.
- Families are resources to their own members, to other families, to programs, and to communities.
- Programs affirm and strengthen families’ cultural, racial, and linguistic identities and enhance their ability to function in a multicultural society.
- Programs are embedded in their communities and contribute to the community-building process.
- Programs advocate with families for services and systems that are fair, responsive, and accountable to the families served.
- Practitioners work with families to mobilize formal and informal resources to support family development.
- Programs are flexible and continually responsive to emerging family and community issues.
- Principles of family support are modeled in all program activities, including planning, governance, and administration.
From Family Support America (1996) Guidelines for Family Support Practice. Chicago.
PO Box 64, Concord, NH 03302-2032
Family Support New Hampshire (FSNH) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, statewide coalition of community- based family resource centers and family support programs dedicated to improving the lives of New Hampshire families.