About CPPR

We seek to optimize the well-being of children, youth, and families.
Father and mother carrying their smiling children on their backs

Vision

We envision healthy, happy, thriving communities for us all.
Jackie Counts

Adapting to the changing needs of communities and families is challenging work, but we put our energy towards long-term futures in which significant change is possible. CPPR imagines–and then leads–transformative change today.


Jackie Counts
AAI Director

The Achievement & Assessment Institute

CPPR is one of the founding centers of the Achievement and Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas. AAI and its centers partner with numerous agencies to improve the lives of children and adults through academics, employment, career advancement, and building healthy environments, as well as to enhance the capacity of organizations that help children, adults, and communities succeed.