We focus on understanding the needs of our partners, and then design services to meet those needs.
—Laura Phipps, FCRP Director
Our Vision
We envision communities where individuals and families are strong, safe, and thriving.
Our Mission
We use innovative training, capacity-building, and facilitation to help organizations increase their impact on the families and communities they serve. We work with organizations to develop and deliver customized products and services to improve outcomes at the family, agency, and community levels.
Services we provide include:
- training and coaching to support skilled and trauma-informed employees
- implementing and improving evidence-based practice
- developing customized interactive online and in-person training
- convening and facilitating stakeholder meetings to support change processes
- other consulting services based on your needs

Our History
Part of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work, our Program was established in 1992. In our nearly 30 years of experience supporting social workers, one of our primary partners has been the North Carolina Division of Social Services (NCDSS). In this long-running partnership, we have helped NCDSS develop and deliver dozens of child welfare in-service training courses and educational publications, plan and implement conferences and summits, and carry out significant system reform and practice improvement efforts.
We also partner with family-serving agencies and community-based organizations, such as LMEs/MCOs, schools, local governments, healthcare providers, and nonprofits.
Our Partners
In our commitment to excellence, we join with our colleagues across organizational boundaries to meet common goals.