New Website Look & Free Resources

The National Family Preservation Network (NFPN) has a new look! You can check it out by visiting http://www.nfpn.org

While keeping up appearances is important, the main reason for the new look is to make it easier and simpler for you to find what you need, while at the same time adding more resources. How are we doing that? Here are some examples:

If you click on Preservation, you'll see that we now have a menu of articles related to that topic. We'll continue to add more articles about family preservation programs from states with effective programs. You will be able to find out what other states are doing, select the best model for your state or program, and contact a resource person to answer your questions. Please contribute content by sending us information about strong IFPS programs.

A big attraction on NFPN's website is the Assessment Tools. When you click Assessment Tools, you'll find a menu of all of the tools. You can choose a quick overview or click on a specific tool for more information. If you're interesting in pricing, just complete the pricing inquiry form.

The goal of the new look is quicker, easier, simpler access while still providing more information and more choices. Let us know how we did by completing the poll on the Home page.

Free Resources for Father-Involvement

NFPN has been showcasing its father-involvement resources this month. Over 500 people registered for the Father-Involvement Webinar held on April 12! If you didn't participate in the webinar, you're not left out. You can still access a free replay of the webinar.

Additional free resources on father-involvement include:

• Messages that all children need to hear from their fathers
• A research report connecting father-involvement training to workers increasing their efforts to identify, locate, and involve fathers in their children's lives
• A comprehensive report on the importance of fathers

Let's get started!

To share information about your state's IFPS program (brief evaluation reports are primarily what we're looking for) and provide contact information, please e-mail director@nfpn.org

To access the father-involvement webinar recording, please visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/919403449

To discover what messages children need to hear from their fathers, visit: http://nfpn.org/free-resources/174-free-resource-of-the-month.html

To read a research report on what happens when workers are encouraged and trained to engage fathers, visit: http://www.nfpn.org/articles-mainmenu-34/29-fatherhood-in-the-child-welfare-system-final-research-report.html

To read a comprehensive report on the importance of fathers, visit: http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/index.cfm