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Asian
Pacific Islander Family Resources Network
APIFRN is comprised of 27 public and private agencies in San Francisco
who work to strengthen families and reduce the risk of abuse and neglect
in the community. Dedicated to increasing the availability of neighborhood
based services and programs for families with children ages 0 to 12, APIFRN
provides crisis intervention, support groups, workshops, case management,
and other vital services available through the 27 collaborating agencies.
PRINCIPALS
OF FAMILY SUPPORT
All APIFRN agencies abide by the principals of family support:
- Staff
and families work together in relationships based on equality and respect.
- Staff
enhance familiesŐ capacity to support the growth and development of
all family members - adults, youths and children.
- Families
are resources to their own members, to other families, to program and
to the community.
- Programs
affirm and strengthen familiesŐ cultural, racial and linguistic identities
and enhance their ability to function in a multicultural society.
- Programs
are embedded in their communities and contribute to the community-building
process.
- Programs
advocate with families to mobilize formal and informal resources to
support family development.
- Programs
advocate with families for services and systems that are fair, responsive
and accountable to the families served.
- Programs
are flexible and continually responsive to emerging family and community
issues.
- Principals
of family support are modeled in all program activities, including planning,
governance and administration.
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