What is a DCFPS Briefing Report?

Since 1993, DCFPS has produced 25 briefing reports on a wide variety of issues that affect children and families in the District of Columbia. Each background report summarizes the essentials on the topic. It provides an introduction to some of the key components of the issue, discusses federal and local efforts to address the issue, presents policy options, and lists local and national organizations working in the field. The briefing reports range from 20-30 pages in length.

What is a DCFPS Highlights paper?

Following each seminar, DCFPS prepares a summary of the panelists' presentations and the question and answer period.

To obtain Briefing Reports or Highlights:

1) View an abstract of individual Briefing Reports.

2) Download a Briefing Report. The publications are saved as .pdf files (portable document format), which are to be viewed and printed using Adobe® Reader. Please visit the Adobe web site and follow the instructions given to download this free software.

• Sign 'em Up: Strategies to Enroll Eligible Children in DC Healthy Families - May, 2000.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (Not available)
• Reconnecting DC Families: Involving Low-Income Families in the Lives of Their Children - February, 2000.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Do School-Based Mental Health Services Make Sense? - November, 1999.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Out-of-School Time Activities: Can Programs Help Families and Can Families Help Program? - May, 1999.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Quality Housing for All: Family and Community-Led Initiatives - February, 1999.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Educating with Peers: Others Do - Should You? - November, 1998.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Saving Our Schools: Would Vouchers Create New Solutions or New Problems? - April, 1998.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Finding Families: DC's Foster Family Deficit - February, 1998.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Building the Future: Strategies to Serve Immigrant Families in the District - October, 1997.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Diverting Children from Crime: Family-Centered, Community-Based Strategies for Prevention - May, 1997.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• The Child Care Crisis in the District of Columbia: Can (or should) Businesses fill the Gap? - March, 1997.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Feeding our Families: Community Food Security in the District of Columbia - November, 1996.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Keeping our Kids Safe: Preventing Injury in DC Public Schools - September, 1996.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Fundraising for Family-Centered Organizations in the District - July, 1996.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (This document is not available as a pdf. Please contact DCFPS and we will send you a hard copy.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Strengthening Families: Parenting Programs and Policies in the District - April, 1996.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Transitioning from Welfare-to-Work in the District: A Family-Centered Perspective - February, 1996.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Helping Families and Schools Get It Done: Mentoring Interventions in the District - November, 1995.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Caring for our Children: Meeting the Needs of Low-Income, Working Families in the District - September, 1995.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Families that Play Together: Recreation and Leisure in the District - July, 1995.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• HIV/AIDS: Helping Families Cope - April, 1995.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Programs: A Family Approach - February, 1995.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Family-Friendly Welfare Reform: Using Welfare Policies to Strengthen the Family - November, 1994.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Preventing Family Violence - September, 1994.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Preventing Adolescent Violence in the District of Columbia - May, 1994.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)
• Integrating Services for Preventing Teen Pregnancies - December, 1993.
  • Abstract
  • Briefing Report (pdf.)
  • Highlights (pdf.)