RESEARCH CENTER

The Center on Applied Research for Vulnerable Children and Families exists to equip faith-based organizations around the world with the knowledge and practice they need to see vulnerable children and families thrive. The Center facilitates many opportunities for leaders and staff of organizations both to receive and to share highly-relevant learning. This includes the annual Research and Best Practice Symposium in September, original research and papers published by the Center in academic journals, webinars, certificate courses, peer learning cohorts, Spanish-language resources, and much more!

Core Elements

CAFO provides a free, 30-minute online self-assessment survey to any organization caring for vulnerable children in international contexts. It will help you keep your finger on the pulse of your organization’s health, reveal your program’s areas of strength, identify where there’s room to improve, and provide an opportunity to invite others to join your efforts.

This self-assessment (comparable to a retail value of several hundred dollars) is free of charge to members and can be accessed HERE.

CAFO member organizations receive exclusive:

• Interpretation of your survey results by experienced professionals for each category.

• Record-keeping of your previous self-assessment scores.

• Annual analysis of your growth trends.

• Access to step-by-step training modules that can help your program move from zero understanding to basic implementation in case management, child protection, monitoring & evaluation, and more.

With these tools, you can improve the quality of care you provide, communicate with funders and other key stakeholders, and use scores to track your organization’s health over time. We are all on a journey toward better care for vulnerable children and families, together!