About the Research Capacity Building Webinar Series

The Center presents the Research Capacity Building Webinar Series to advance interdisciplinary community-engaged research that will inform programs and policies to better serve children and families.

The webinars will build research capacity and share community-engaged research approaches with a broad audience of students, community leaders, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers.

Ultimately, these webinars will inform approaches to improve the well-being of children and families.

 Objectives

The objectives of the Webinar Series are to describe:

• Relevant research methods can be used to define and measure the needs, assets, and experiences of children and families, specifically those with low incomes.
• Community-engaged and other research that identifies and assesses barriers and facilitators of access to and utilization of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)/poverty alleviation, Head Start/Early Head Start, and child care financial assistance programs.
• Promising strategies and approaches in TANF, Head Start/Early Head Start, and child care financial assistance programs.
• Effective strategies for communicating and disseminating relevant research findings that promote the well-being of African American children and families.