Family scholars can and do contribute to build social capital, and thereby, elevate quality of life in a community. By training, many of us have insight into assessing community needs and, by employment, we have standing to help direct resources toward resolving those needs.

Katrina Brown and Melissa Belflower are president and vice president of the student chapter of NCFR at Samford University. Under their leadership this student chapter has tripled its attendance rates. One of their focus areas is raising student awareness of the CFLE designation.