North Carolina Family Resource Center Network

Positive Childhood Alliance NC (PCANC) advances policies, programs and practices that support well-being for all NC children and families.​ PCANC's strategic plan is centered around accomplishing this by building and sustaining the Protective Factors in communities across the state.

Family Resource Center (FRC) Networks provide increased connectedness, coordination, cooperation, and collaboration amongst members​, training and technical assistance​, advocacy, policy, and legislation, and ​maintain a shared data tracking system. Given the potential of FRCs to increase protective factors against child abuse and neglect, PCANC was funded by The Duke Endowment in 2021 to conduct a Landscape Analysis to explore the needs of FRCs, opportunities to support them.

In the landscape analysis surveys and focus groups, FRC leaders in North Carolina expressed interest in joining a statewide network. Support needs were identified in four major areas: advocacy for funding, networking, professional development, and evaluation. Based on the report findings, PCANC guided the co-creation of the North Carolina Family Resource Center Network which was launched at the 2023 Statewide Learning & Leadership Summit and receives continued funding from the NC Division of Social Services.

The North Carolina Family Resource Center Network seeks to connect Family Resource Centers from across North Carolina to both increase investments and promote best practice in family support services through advocacy and collaboration. Together, we're improving child and family well-being in communities across the state.

As a member of the Network, your agency will be eligible for the benefits as outlined below. Benefits include access to scholarships for training in the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support with up to 5 team members certified, consultation and peer support to integrate the Standards in your organization, unique group-based professional development opportunities (webinars and virtual trainings), relevant information, resources, and best practices disseminated via a Virtual Resource Library and newsletters, marketing and communication materials, relationship building opportunities with other FRC leaders, advocacy opportunities at the local, state and national level, opportunities to contribute to the advancement of the Family Strengthening and Support Framework, complimentary organizational membership to PCANC, and discounted tuition to PCANC's biannual Learning & Leadership Summit.