New Hampshire Children's Trust

Family strengthening and support. Investments in primary prevention are essential to building a New Hampshire where children grow up free from abuse and neglect, and where all families have access to comprehensive and responsive supports, so they are healthy, learning and thriving now and in the future. The organization operationalizes this strategy by providing comprehensive supports and services to mission-driven organizations. As New Hampshire's family resource center facilitation organization & quality specialist (fo), the organization coordinates resources and public awareness activities, and provides training and technical assistance for the implementation of operational quality control standards for family resource centers (frc) statewide to standardize practices and service delivery across programs. The organization developed, implemented, and oversees New Hampshire's kinship navigation program which provides formal supports and services to kinship families statewide. Additionally, the organization developed, implemented, and manages New Hampshire's family support data system (fsds), a common platform for agencies to track and report on program data and family outcomes. Data derived from fsds is used to inform actions and service delivery. The organization adheres to the strengthening families framework and the essentials for childhood framework to create the context for healthy children and families through programs, policy, and social norms change with the ultimate goal being increased opportunities for all New Hampshire children and families.

Community education and advocacy. This strategy focuses on the community and society domains of public health social ecological framework. Informed by the latest research, best practices and emerging best practices in child abuse and neglect prevention, it provides education and support to elected officials; community, faith and business leaders; parents; providers; and concerned citizens. It includes public education and awareness campaigns such as be prevention, kinship navigation, family support nh, and creates pathway for participant engagement through activity books and other materials so children can thrive in safe, stable, and nurturing environments.