Peer Partner Resources

Casey Family Programs Parent Partners

This website provides parent partner specific information including: benefits of parent partners, research and data, parent partner program structures, parent partner funding opportunities, implementation considerations and information on engaging fathers.

Capacity Building Center for States’ (CBCS)

This website includes a “Parent Partner Program Manual”, which provides a detailed description of parent partner program implementation, guiding principles, and sample program statements, policies, and procedures.

Birth Parent National Network (BPNN)

The BPNN promotes birth parents as leaders and strategic partners in prevention and child welfare systems reform. The website includes a variety of ways for individuals and organizations to get involved on a national level to support and promote parent partners.

National Center for Cultural Competency

This website includes an historical overview, rationale, definition of role, and qualification of a cultural broker in the health care delivery context.

Trauma-Informed Parent/Caregiver Leader Engagement

This document was created by Family Hui, a program of Lead4Tomorrow. It provides a guide for incorporating trauma informed practices into parent partner organizations. The Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) provides funding to Family Hui to support statewide parent leadership. To learn more about Family Hui, visit: https://www.familyhui.org/. To learn more about other programs funded by the OCAP, visit: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/ocap.