Join us as we continue our monthly Capacity Building Webinar Series to advance interdisciplinary community-engaged research, support programs and policies to better serve African American children and families, build research capacity and infrastructure to conduct research relevant to enhance ACF program and policy goals, and communicate research findings to a broad audience of community leaders, practitioners, researchers, and state and federal policymakers.

The next webinar on May 14 at 4pm EST.

2024 Community Pilot Project Program Applications are Now Open

NAACFRC's Community Pilot Project Programs aim to build the capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) to conduct research that is both responsive and relevant to the well-being of African American children and families. This program is designed to provide funding and technical assistance CBOs in the form of training in community-based participatory research. If selected, the CBO will conduct a pilot study that positions them for future collaborative research. Projects must address at least one NAAFCRC research priority area:

1. Economic Self-Sufficiency or Poverty Alleviation (e.g., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program)
2. Early Education and Care (e.g., Head Start, childcare assistance programs)

The deadline for all applications is June 21, 2024

Applicants may also request technical assistance in developing their proposal from academic faculty researcher(s) as partner(s) or through the NAACFRC. To help facilitate the application process, we will hold two Project Application Information Meetings.

Click here to register for the Application Information Meetings.

Partner News

Registration is open for the Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS) 2024, which will be convened by the Administration for Children and Families on May 29-31, 2024, at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC.

RECS is a forum for researchers, state and local administrators, practitioners, and federal officials and policymakers to discuss cutting-edge research on programs, policies, and services that support families on the path to economic self-sufficiency and well-being. Join us to hear the latest findings from evaluations of human services programs and policies, discuss ways to incorporate findings into the design and implementation of programs, and identify future evaluation needs.

With options to attend in person and participate virtually, RECS 2024 offers something for everyone. Learn more about RECS 2024 and register today.

There are two opportunities to join NAACFRC at RECS this year. First, Dr. Rodney Washington and Dr. Alex Carmardelle will host a roundtable discussion on Tools for Success at the National African American Child and Family Research Center on May 29th from 3 - 4pm EST.

Emerging Scholars Mentoring

Secondly, the NAACFRC is partnering with the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families and the Tribal Early Childhood Research Center to host an in-person Emerging Scholars Mentoring Event on Thursday, May 30, from 12:00 – 1 p.m. ET at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC.

The event is designed to facilitate relationships between mentees (RECS attendees who identify as emerging scholars, including students, recent graduates, and junior staff and faculty) and mentors (senior researchers and leaders in the field) who study family self-sufficiency and social welfare programs and policies, including the experiences of diverse populations and racial and ethnic equity in human services. Mentors and mentees will be grouped based on topical interest. Discussions will be informal, and topics will include conducting studies with diverse populations, applying an equity lens to research, and career development more broadly. This event is free and open to all RECS attendees.

Click here to sign up to participate as a mentor or mentee by Thursday, May 23, 2024.



For questions, please email Ana Maria Pavic at apavic@childtrends.org or info@hispanicresearchcenter.org

Join NAACFRC researchers at NRCEC 2024 for a panel discussion on Advancing Population Health and Well-being for Historically Minoritized Populations: Implications for Practice and Policy in Early Childhood Systems and Programs.

In addition, we will have a poster presentation on Community-Based Participatory Research Approaches with African American Parents in Rural Communities.

This project is supported by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the United States (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award (Grant #: 90PH0031-01-00) totaling $1.8 million with 100 percent funded by ACF/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, ACF/HHS, or the U.S.Government. For more information, please visit the ACF website: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/administrative-and-national-policy-requirements