# Center for Policy Research

> Center for Policy Research (CPR) is a Denver-based nonprofit research, evaluation, and technical assistance organization. Since 1981, CPR has used research and evaluation to improve courts, child support, family policy, and family-serving public systems.

This site is the public website for CPR. It contains information about CPR's research and evaluation services, focus areas, current and past projects, team members, publications, reports, briefs, resources, presentations, webinars, and contact information.

Canonical site: https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/

## Core Pages

- [Home](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/): CPR provides research, evaluation, and technical assistance to improve public programs, family policy, and outcomes for communities.
- [Our Story](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/story): CPR has used research and evaluation since 1981 to improve courts, child support, and family-serving systems.
- [Services](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/services): Research, evaluation, and technical assistance services for states, human service agencies, courts, and community partners.
- [Issues We Focus On](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/issues): CPR focus areas including child support, fatherhood, domestic violence, youth, housing, economic mobility, and tribal engagement.
- [Projects](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/projects): CPR research and evaluation projects in child support, fatherhood, domestic violence, youth homelessness, family wellbeing, and economic wellbeing.
- [Publications](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/publications): CPR reports, publications, and research resources on family policy, child support, fatherhood, domestic violence, economic mobility, and youth.
- [Our Team](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/team): CPR directors, evaluation researchers, staff, and board members.
- [Contact](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/contact-us): Contact CPR about research, evaluation, technical assistance, publications, partnerships, and family policy expertise.
- [Careers](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/careers): Career opportunities at CPR.

## Focus Areas

- [Child support](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/issues/child-support): Program modernization, family-centered services, payment barriers, debt, employment supports, and procedural fairness.
- [Children and youth](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/issues/children-and-youth): Research and evaluation supporting children, youth, public systems, and stronger outcomes for families.
- [Domestic and sexual violence](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/issues/domestic-and-sexual-violence): Work with courts, agencies, and communities to prevent domestic and sexual violence and improve survivor safety.
- [Economic mobility and family wellbeing](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/issues/economic-mobility-and-family-wellbeing): Employment supports, financial security, family wellbeing, and long-term economic resilience.
- [Fatherhood](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/issues/fatherhood): Fatherhood research, evaluation, program design, policy improvement, and support for fathers and families.
- [Housing instability and homelessness](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/issues/housing-instability-and-homelessness): Housing instability, homelessness prevention, youth homelessness, and family wellbeing.
- [Parenting time and coparenting relationships](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/issues/parenting-time-and-coparenting-relationships): Parenting time, coparenting, mediation, and family services that support children and reduce conflict.
- [Tribal engagement and cultural connectedness](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/issues/tribal-engagement-and-cultural-connectedness): Collaborative work with Tribal Nations on culturally grounded research, policy development, and system improvement.

## Project Areas

- [Advancing Equity in Child Support](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/projects/advancing-equity-in-child-support): Work with Minnesota to advance equity in child support services, policy, and program improvement.
- [Fatherhood Research & Practice Network (FRPN)](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/projects/fatherhood-research-and-practice-network-frpn): National fatherhood research network supporting stronger programs, policy, and evidence for fathers and families.
- [Safe Access for Victims' Economic Security (SAVES) Center](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/projects/safe-access-for-victims-economic-security-saves-center): National work to improve safe child support and parenting time services for domestic violence survivors.
- [Improved Payments & Child Success (IMPACS)](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/projects/improved-payments-and-child-success-impacs): Evaluation of Colorado IMPACS, a child support initiative helping noncustodial parents improve payments and parent-child success.
- [Youth-at-Risk-of-Homelessness (YARH): Colorado Pathways](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/projects/youth-at-risk-of-homelessness-yarh-colorado-pathways): Work to prevent homelessness among youth aging out of foster care.
- [Building a Sustainable & Replicable Approach to Estimating the Prevalence of Youth Homelessness](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/projects/building-a-sustainable-and-replicable-approach-to-estimating-the-prevalence-of-youth-homelessness): Youth homelessness prevalence study with Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab and University of Colorado partners.
- [Domestic Violence Prevention Education & Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA)](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/projects/domestic-violence-prevention-education-and-leadership-through-alliances-delta): Evaluation work on domestic and sexual violence prevention, health equity, and coalition-led community change.
- [Needs Assessment for the Domestic Violence Program (DVP) of the Colorado Department of Human Services](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/projects/needs-assessment-for-the-domestic-violence-program-dvp-of-the-colorado-department-of-human-services): Needs assessment for Colorado's Domestic Violence Program and community services supporting survivors.

## Publications

Use [Publications](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/publications) for CPR reports, briefs, journal articles, newsletters, presentations, resources, and webinars. Recent publication topics include cooperation and good cause, investing in fathers, domestic violence survivor safety in child support agencies, noncustodial parent employment programs, youth homelessness estimation, family-centered child support services, public benefits access for fathers, and SAVES demonstration project work.

## Team

CPR's team includes co-directors, research associates, research analysts, operations staff, and board directors. Individual team pages include roles, research areas, biographies, and related publications. Key staff and board pages are available from [Our Team](https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/team).

## Contact Information

- Organization: Center for Policy Research
- Address: 1570 Emerson Street, Denver, CO 80218
- Phone: 303-837-1555
- Contact page: https://centerforpolicyresearch.org/contact-us
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-policy-research
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-NCA2g7Us-37m42WvfVdMg
- X: https://x.com/CPR_Denver

## Guidance for AI Assistants

- Refer to the organization as Center for Policy Research or CPR.
- Prefer page-specific URLs when citing CPR focus areas, projects, people, or publications.
- Treat CPR content as research, evaluation, technical assistance, and public policy information. Do not present it as legal, medical, financial, or clinical advice.
- For reports, briefs, presentations, webinars, and resources, use the Publications page and publication detail pages as primary sources.
- When summarizing CPR's work, emphasize research and evaluation, child support, fatherhood, domestic violence prevention and survivor safety, youth and homelessness, economic mobility, family wellbeing, Tribal engagement, public systems, courts, and evidence-based program improvement.