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Family Resource Centers

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Connect with other families in your community and get access to interactive classes and events.
Select your county below to find a location and get started.

 

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Santa Cruz County

Locations are available in Nogales, Patagonia and Rio Rico.

Santa Cruz County centers
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Maricopa County

Center is located at the Martin Luther King, Jr. School in Phoenix.

Roosevelt Family Resource Center
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Pima County

Our Family Engagement Program partners with multiple centers throughout the Tucson area.

Pima Family Engagement Program
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Cochise County

Locations are coming soon. Join the mailing list for information.

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What are Family Resource Centers?

Family Resource Centers are welcoming spaces where families can connect with other parents and caregivers and access vital services. While programming varies by location, many offer parenting classes, parent-child activities, child developmental screening, and community events. Families can also connect with local support groups for food, housing, and child care.

Collage of families playing with young children, reading books, and smiling at University of Arizona Family Resource Centers

 

Father with baby on lap feeding him at table as grandmother, wife, and daughter look on.

Why are Family Resource Centers important for Arizona?

Arizona families are often overwhelmed and under-resourced, and many do not know where to turn for help. Providers also lack systematic ways to connect these families with support, especially in underserved rural areas.

Evidence shows that Family Resource Centers make a meaningful difference for parent wellbeing, social connections, and protective factors.

87%

Improved wellbeing

87% of parents report improved self-care after center participation compared to 38% before.

79%

Improved connections

79% of parents reported having same-age peer networks after working with centers compared to 23% before 

73%

Improved protective factors

Most parents reported increased social-emotional competence (73%) and parenting knowledge (72%).

Family Resource Center instructor holds bins while toddlers bring them up and help stack them

Could a Family Resource Center work in your community?

Family Resource Centers can take different forms depending on local needs, existing resources and community partners. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension can work with communities and organizations to explore potential models and the partnerships, staffing, funding strategies, programming, training and evaluation that may be needed to develop a sustainable approach.

Read our fact sheet to learn more about how Cooperative Extension can support rural Family Resource Centers.

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