The Children’s Bureau’s capacity-building services provide leadership and direction in the areas of training, technical assistance, evidence building, and information dissemination. Technical assistance can support child welfare agencies in meeting federal requirements, participating in federal monitoring and related program improvement activities, implementing national child welfare policies and programs, and investing in the staffing necessary to successfully respond to and improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for children and families. The Children's Bureau supports these efforts by funding cooperative agreements and contracts.
The Children's Bureau has established national capacity-building centers, quality improvement centers, and national training initiatives that can assist these agencies and organizations as they work to improve outcomes for children and families and measure their results. Capacity-building services are offered through universal resources, targeted services, tailored services, and training.
The following are examples of our capacity-building services.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Child Welfare Information Gateway is your connection to trusted resources on the child welfare continuum. We provide publications, research, and learning tools selected by experts to support thriving children, youth, families, and communities.
National Capacity Building Centers
National Capacity Building Centers provide training and technical assistance (T&TA) in specific focus areas with the goal of helping agency staff, managers, family and juvenile court staff, and other child welfare professionals better serve children and families.
Quality Improvement Centers
Quality Improvement Centers (QICs) to systematically generate and disseminate research and knowledge to help agencies improve in areas such as organizational structure, practice innovation, efficient data collection, performance, and service delivery.
National Training Initiatives
National Training Initiatives can assist agencies and organizations as they work to improve outcomes for children and families and measure their results.