Accessing NC Public School Data for Innovative Research
Join us on May 5 to learn about opportunities to access data from the N.C. Education Research Data Center.
Our Mission
The Center for Child and Family Policy is dedicated to improving the well-being of children and families through research, education, and engagement. We study factors that influence child outcomes, develop and test promising interventions, and advance evidence-based practices and policies that can inform change and unlock opportunities for all children and their families.
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Recent News
Here Comes the … Baby Bump
March 27, 2023
The New York Times
More couples are proudly announcing on their wedding day that they are expecting.
read more about Here Comes the … Baby BumpCareers in Child and Family Policy: Finding Your Purpose with Derek Rhodes
March 22, 2023
CCFP News
Founder and executive director of Durham Success Summit, Derek Rhodes, PPS ’15, joined the Center on March 3 to talk about his professional journey and why he quit the corporate world to start his own non-profit.
read more about Careers in Child and Family Policy: Finding Your Purpose with Derek RhodesToday’s Moms Say They’re More Supportive and Nurturing Than Their Own Parents Were
March 16, 2023
What to Expect
But most still say that their parents did just as good a job as they are doing now.
read more about Today’s Moms Say They’re More Supportive and Nurturing Than Their Own Parents WereCareers in Child and Family Policy: Advocacy
March 7, 2023
CCFP News
The Center recently hosted child advocacy professionals, Morgan Forrester Ray, director of the EarlyWell Initiative at NC Child, and Morgan Wittman Gramann, executive director at North Carolina Alliance for Health, as guest speakers for its careers series.
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Featured Projects
Research Project
Poverty and Economic Self Sufficiency Among Hispanic Families with Children
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families is a collaboration between Child Trends and three university based research partners and serves as a hub of research-based information on low-income Hispanic children and families.
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Research Project
BELLA Program: ESL and Classroom Teachers Working Together with Students and Families
This study tests a new teacher professional development program, Developing Consultation and Collaboration Skills (DCCS), for increasing the language and literacy skills of young Latino English learners. The DCCS model has three key components that coaches work with classroom and English as a Second Lanuage (ESL) teachers.
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Research Project
Local Criminal Justice Reform Efforts: Effects on Employment, Self-Sufficiency, and Family Well-Being
This study is evaluating a local program in Durham, NC, that waives the fees of those who have a suspended license due to failure to pay, in order to discover how reinstating drivers’ licenses can reduce barriers to employment and self-sufficiency.
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Research Project
Evaluation of the Responsive Early Access for Durham’s Young Children (READY)
Evaluation of a unified strategy to early childhood development called Responsive Early Access for Durham’s Young Children (READY). READY was created by a Durham-based nonprofit in partnership with early care and education, pediatrics, family support, mental health, and homeless services organizations and professionals.
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The Center offers a variety of ways for Duke students at every level to learn about child and family policy and become involved in original research.