The Council on Children and Families is pleased to announce the release of the NYS Family Resources Website at: nysfamilyresources.org. This website contains a unique collection of information about contemporary family issues designed for parents, professionals and community leaders, particularly those who serve children and youth.

In 1986, the Council on Children and Families, with the New York State Citizens Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, published the Family Resources Book, an annotated bibliography of pamphlets and books, audiovisual materials, and a compilation of state and national organizations that served children and families. For the past 20 years, it has been a very popular publication. Due to its popularity and changes in the field and in technology, the Council began to revise and update the information contained in that publication and developed the NYS Family Resources website.

With the help of an advisory group of parenting educators, librarians and experts in family development and support, the Council on Children and Families assumed the task of compiling and evaluating materials for inclusion. The criteria were simple . . . the information would be up to date, generally accepted by the professional field, useful both to families raising children before birth to adolescence and to the professionals that support them.

The resources presented on this site are not all inclusive and do not imply endorsement of any particular methodology or parenting approach. The goal is to provide a user friendly site to locate high quality resources available on-line, in local libraries or by purchase in stores. We have attempted to provide a balanced, broad-spectrum of topics with resources that will be useful to all.