A national
commitment to
well-being
Every child and family is filled with immense promise.
When families have the right support and conditions, they nurture healthy, happy children.
A New Vision
Thriving Families, Safer Children is a national partnership that aims to support communities and lived experts in sites around the country, who are developing approaches for community well-being that help families avoid child welfare system involvement.
Learn moreGuiding Principles
Partnering with lived experts
Addressing issues of racial equity and disproportionality
Centering the work in communities
Emphasizing upstream strategies for prevention, health promotion, and well-being
Our Sites
Twenty-two sites, including state, county, and sovereign tribal jurisdictions, have joined the Thriving Families, Safer Children movement. Each site has responsibility for working collaboratively across community organizations, lived experts, public and private agencies to support locally-relevant initiatives that promote family and community well-being.
