CPR works collaboratively with Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities to support culturally grounded research, policy development, and system improvement. Our efforts focus on honoring Indigenous data sovereignty while enhancing family and community wellbeing through culturally responsive programs in child support, fatherhood, parenting, and cross-agency collaboration.

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Tribal engagement and cultural connectedness

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With funding from the Federal Office of Child Support Services, CPR was contracted by the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services (DCSS), to evaluate the Charting a Course for Economic Mobility and Responsible Parenting demonstration project. Native Youth Productions (NYP) involves a collaboration with Denver Indian Family Resource Center (DIFRAC), which included recruiting urban Native youth to engage in a transformational process of learning and creation that culminated in developing a film for their peers, which was distributed during an in-person film premiere and online via a paid social media campaign. The intervention aimed to advance the cultural and community connectedness of participants and youth exposed to the film and help them achieve economic mobility and become responsible parents. CPR will produce three documents describing the project, including the implementation process and project outcomes.

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State and local systems play a critical role in helping children thrive. CPR partners with government agencies, nonprofits, and communities to strengthen programs that support safety, healthy development, and long-term wellbeing. Our work includes initiatives across child welfare and early childhood programs, homelessness and housing instability, behavioral health, school and community-based services, youth justice and diversion programs, and efforts that help young people transition successfully into adulthood.

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Children and youth

CPR has pioneered research in the child support field for decades, helping programs modernize, improve outcomes for families, and adapt to evolving economic realities. Our work spans guideline development, procedural fairness, and customer engagement, while also integrating strategies that support employment, reduce debt, and connect parents with broader family services.

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Child support

Economic stability is the foundation of strong families. CPR supports research, program design, and policy development that help families build financial security, access jobs, and strengthen long-term economic resilience. This includes work in workforce development, income supports, apprenticeships, financial capability, and pilot programs exploring innovative strategies like guaranteed income.

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Economic mobility and family wellbeing

Native Youth Productions (NYP)

CPR partnered with the Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) tribal child support program to evaluate the Charting a Course for Economic Mobility and Responsible Parenting grant, funded by the Federal Office of Child Support Services (OCSS). The LCO Good Life Vision aimed to provide Native youth with the opportunity to learn more about culture, history, values, and practices by building a connection to Ojibwe traditions, developing a positive sense of identity, and forming the assets needed to follow the Good Life. The Good Life project brought together the LCO Child Support Program and community partners to preserve, strengthen, and renew Ojibwe values and culture among LCO youth. By providing opportunities to learn about history, values, and practices, the Good Life Vision program built youth&rsquo;s connection to culture, which facilitates learning about and living the Good Life, an important prerequisite to achieving economic mobility and responsible parenting. CPR produced three briefs that describe the project, including the implementation process and project outcomes.

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The Good Life – “Bright Futures for Ojibwe Youth”

The Federal Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) awarded a five year cooperative agreement to the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) to establish the SAVES Center. CPR makes up the SAVES Center with partners Battered Women&rsquo;s Justice Project (BWJP) and Centre for Public Impact (CPI). The SAVES Center aims to enhance the safe delivery of child support, paternity, and parenting time services to survivors of domestic violence. SAVES Center activities are centered around providing a comprehensive array of technical assistance and training resources for state, tribal, and local child support agency staff, judicial officers, and court staff involved in child support hearings, domestic violence service providers, legal services providers, and other related public and private agencies. Through the establishment of a national clearinghouse at <a href="https://savescenter.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">savescenter.org</a>, activities include: compile and maintain a national clearinghouse of promising practices for safe access to child support and parenting time services in states, tribes, and local child support agencies and court systems, and conduct and disseminate national research on domestic violence survivors&rsquo; barriers and needs related to child support and parenting time services.
CPR provides technical assistance and evaluation services to 13 SAVES demonstration projects funded by OCSE (12 states and one tribe), conduct research on the experiences of domestic violence survivors in the child support program, make policy recommendations, and create resources and training for child support professionals nationwide to promote safety and economic security for survivors.

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CPR works with courts, public agencies, and community organizations to prevent violence and prioritize survivor safety. Our research and evaluations focus on coordinated community responses, survivor-centered services, batterer intervention programs, and the use of data and tools to enhance safety planning and system effectiveness.

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Domestic and sexual violence

Effective parenting-time arrangements and coparenting relationships benefit children’s emotional and developmental health. CPR supports courts, child support programs, and service providers in implementing accessible approaches that reduce conflict and strengthen parent relationships, including mediation, co-parenting education, and integrated service models that combine parenting support with other family-focused interventions.

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