Expertise that moves communities forward

Making an Impact

At CPPR, we help partners move from insight to action—giving partners clarity, funders confidence, and communities momentum for lasting change. Our approach blends rigorous research, community engagement, and implementation expertise to support ideas from development through sustained impact.

Our work is about more than projects—it’s about people. When communities, data, and lived experience come together, powerful things happen.

From Insight to Action

How Strengthening Family Well-Being Prevents Need for Foster Care

A growing body of research shows these separations are preventable. A study from the University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships and Research highlights that early childhood services remain underused tools for keeping families intact — and reducing long-term costs to the state.

Reducing Child Removals Strengthens Family Integrity and Well-Being

By swiftly identifying the underlying needs of children, youth, and families served by child welfare, the comprehensive array of Family First services was systemically responsive in connecting families to appropriate supports, such as mental health, parental skill-building, kinship navigation, and substance use disorder treatment.

Kansas Early Childhood Leaders Contribute to National Governance Study

CPPR staff contributed to a national case study on early childhood governance conducted by the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University.

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Elevating Community Voice in Child Welfare

CPPR featured in national video series on participatory evaluation. Produced by James Bell Associates on behalf of the Children's Bureau, the series showcases innovative approaches used by federally funded projects to strengthen families and communities.

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Our Commitment

We work alongside public agencies, nonprofits, funders, and community members to tackle complex challenges and create systems that help children and families thrive—now and into the future. We are devoted to advancing:
• Family well-being
• Physical and emotional health
• Economic stability for all