Schedule and session details for the 2021 Family Life Education Summit on Friday, June 25.

Find information on the presenters for the 2021 Family Life Education Summit on Friday, June 25.

The special issues provide an opportunity to showcase cutting edge theory, research, and practices that engage the Family Science community with scholarship that promotes anti-racist and social justice efforts. We invite manuscripts offering exemplars of racial and social justice-centered family theory, practice, and research that challenge and revise dominant cultural perspectives, approaches, and interpretations related to families and communities.

You will find news and announcements from the Feminism and Family Science Section on this page.

Download the fall 2020 issue of CFLE Network.

Find the PDF for the winter 2020 edition of Family Focus.

Thank you for your interest in being a 2021 NCFR Annual Conference Proposal Reviewer. This is a benefit of your NCFR membership and will ensure a high-quality program in November.

Find the call for proposals for the 2021 NCFR Annual Conference, scheduled for Nov. 3–5, 2021, in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) Workshop is a longstanding tradition within NCFR. Research works in progress are reviewed, discussed, and strengthened in this unique, interactive environment, which is held on site at the NCFR Annual Conference.

The 2021 Affiliate Councils Program will host two workshops highlighting successful affiliate level research, practice, ideas, and resources to be shared with others across the nation.

Find the PDF for the Fall 2021 issue of NCFR Report's Family Focus

Find answers to frequently asked questions about poster sessions for NCFR 2021.

Thanks for visiting the Virtual Help Desk. We’re here to help you navigate the 2021 NCFR Virtual Annual Conference.

On this page, NCFR members can access a collection of research on LGBTQ+ individuals and families published in the NCFR journals, NCFR Report: Family Focus, CFLE Network, an updated policy brief, and recorded conference sessions.

A lack of supportive policies for gender- and sexual- minority individuals and families and discrimination increases the risk for suicide, substance abuse, and depression as well as experiencing poverty and housing and employment discrimination.

TCRM papers are unlocked for registered 2021 conference attendees only. Log in to the NCFR website (at the top of the page) to access these documents as a conference attendee.

Here is some more basic information to get you ready for your first NCFR conference.

Calls for authenticity at work ask for passionate people with diverse, fresh perspectives who challenge old ways of thinking. But too often workplace culture fails to support the authenticity of professionals of color and other underrepresented groups, leading instead to backlash and fewer opportunities. Writer Jodi-Ann Burey outlines steps toward exposing privilege and achieving true equity on the job — and implores those in leadership positions to accept responsibility for change.

We are glad to have you join us virtually for the 2021 NCFR Annual Conference. The following guide was prepared to get you started with your conference experience.

The following reports are provided in advance of the 2021 NCFR Membership Meeting.

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The 2021 Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) Reception will be on Tuesday, Nov. 2, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. Central Time virtually over Zoom.

“Light and shadows visually define objects” (Visual Arts, 2012). Light and shadow can also define families; how educators, researchers, theorists, practitioners, and policymakers describe, make sense out of, study, and work with families determines which facets are in light and which are in shadow (or not the focus). But do we as Family Scientists ever take time to reflect on questions such as “What does it mean for individuals and families to be in shadow or in the light?”