NOTE: The University of Florida does not have any ownership or control over any organization/agency on this list. Should you have any questions about the organization/agency or the nature of service offered by each agency, please contact the agency directly.
QUICK RELATIONSHIP TIPS
TIPS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS: HEALTHY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Communicating effectively and respectfully is as important in our interactions with family members as it is at work and in the community. This publication will help service providers to help their clients within their own cultural context. (From the National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families).
TIPS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS: HEALTHY CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Conflict doesn’t “just happen” in relationships. In this publication, you’ll learn how to provide clients with the skills necessary to manage conflicts, large or small, in order to get along better with employers, co-workers, friends, and extended family members. (From the National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families).
TIPS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS: HEALTHY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
This segment of the Tips for Service Providers series offers service providers valuable information necessary to aid individuals and couples in developing healthy financial management skills in the following areas: earning, spending, saving, borrowing, and protecting against risk. (From the National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families).
TIPS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS: HEALTHY PARENTING PRACTICES
This resource provides service providers with tips and resources necessary to encourage caretakers to develop healthy relationships and healthy parenting practices (From the National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families). This resource provides service providers with tips and resources necessary to encourage caretakers to develop healthy relationships and healthy parenting practices. (From the National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families).
ASSESSMENTS
Career Assessments
Destiny’s Odyssey Career Assessment Exercise
Humanmetrics Risk Attitudes Profiler
My Plan Career Values Assessment/Test
Quintessential Careers SWOT Analysis for Career Planning
RESOURCE TOOLS
Child Care Barriers
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child Care (OCC)
What States Provide Online with Respect to SNAP, TANF, Child Care Assistance, Medicaid, and CHIP
Child Support Barriers
Center for Family Policy and Practice
This organization has resources relating to child support for practitioners working with low-income fathers and families, including the following:
- Child Support Basics: Information for Financial Education and Asset Development Programs
- Low-Income Fathers and Child Support Debt: A Primer For Financial Literacy and Fatherhood Service Providers
- Negotiating the Child Support System: Recommendations from a Discussion of Policy and Practice.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child Support Enforcement
This office provides useful information for custodial parents and non-custodial parents.
OCSE Child Support Handbook
Establishing Fatherhood Brochure
Are you earning less income? Information for families
State by State - How to change a child support order
Child support websites and general contact information
What Employers Should Know when Working with Tribes
Child Support and Parenting Time
The Hispanic Child Support Resource Center and Online Toolkit
Financial Education & Asset Building
Annual Credit Report Request Service (no charge)
Benefits.gov and eBenefits.va.gov (eligibility prescreening)
Credit Builders Alliance
FDIC Money Smart (a financial education program)
HUD - Office of Housing Counseling
IRS (free tax help)
NFCC Better Fortunes (financial management)
The Benefit Bank (eligibility screening)
Housing Barriers
National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
National League of Cities: Municipal Action Guide
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
Urban Institute on the Housing Opportunity and Services Together
Incarceration Barriers
Addressing Barriers to Employment for Individuals with Criminal Records
Council of State Governments’ Justice Center - Prisoner reentry
Federal Bonding Program - U.S. Department of Labor
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit for Employers
National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated
FACTSHEETS and other resources from the Council of State Governments Justice Center, including addressing barriers to employment for individuals with criminal records :
The Justice Center
Reentry MythBusters
Interpersonal Skill Development
East Baltimore Pipeline Job Readiness Training Curriculum (workforce preparation)
Equipped for the Future - Work Readiness Curriculum
Soft Skills for Workplace Success Curriculum - U.S. Department of Labor
Women Employed Career Coach Curriculum - (career exploration)
Job Development
Internet Sites for Career Planning - Presented by the National Career Development Association: Career exploration & planning
Job-related Education & Training
AACC Community College Finder (community and technical colleges)
Dept. of Labor CareerOneStop (tools for job seekers)
DOL — America’s Career InfoNet (short-Term training finder)
GED Testing Service
WIA Eligible Training Finder
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) - a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities with funding, strategic partnerships, guidance, training, and technical assistance.
Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator
Building the Workforce to Address Co-Occurring Disorders
Find Help
National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (SAMSHA)
Screening and Assessment Tools
NATIONAL RESOURCES
Military Families Learning Network
This multifunctional effort from Extension professionals across the country addresses the many complex needs of today's military families, from both a personal and a service provider point of view.
National Council on Family Relations
NCFR is the oldest nonprofit, nonpartisan, multidisciplinary professional association focused solely on family research, practice and education.
National Healthy Marriage Resource Center
A national clearinghouse for information and resources on healthy marriage and relationship education.
National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this large site offers trainings, webinars, tip sheets, and videos on relationship and marriage education.
National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
National clearinghouse site supporting programs that promote responsible fatherhood.
NERMEN
The National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Network offers research-backed relationship information from America’s land-grant universities, including curricula and articles.
Teen Dating Violence Prevention
Tools, info and resources on this topic from the federal government.
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Tools, info and resources on this topic from the federal government.
The Dibble Institute
The Dibble Institute is a nonprofit focusing on relationship education for teens and young people. They offer programs, webinars, case studies, and more.
