42 USC 12352: "Family resource and support programs" defined
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42 USC 12352: "Family resource and support programs" defined Text contains those laws in effect on December 24, 2024
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 127-COORDINATED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIESSUBCHAPTER I-ESTABLISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND AWARDING OF GRANTS FOR PROGRAMSPart C-National Clearinghouse
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§12352. "Family resource and support programs" defined

As used in this part, the term "family resource and support programs" means community-based services that offer sustained assistance to families at various stages in their development. Such services shall promote parental competencies and behaviors that will lead to the healthy and positive personal development of parents and children through-

(1) the provision of assistance to build family skills and assist parents in improving their capacities to be supportive and nurturing parents;

(2) the provision of assistance to families to enable such families to use other formal and informal resources and opportunities for assistance that are available within the communities of such families; and

(3) the creation of supportive networks to enhance the childrearing capacity of parents and assist in compensating for the increased social isolation and vulnerability of families.

( Pub. L. 101–501, title IX, §957, Nov. 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 1278 .)


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 101–501, set out as an Effective Date of 1990 Amendment note under section 8621 of this title.