Center for Families

Family Impact Seminars have been well received by federal policymakers in Washington, DC, and Indiana is one of several states to sponsor such seminars for state policymakers. The seminars provide state-of-the-art research on current family issues for state legislators and their aides, governor's office staff, state agency representatives, educators, and service providers. 

One of the best ways to help individuals is by strengthening their families; therefore, Family Impact Seminar speakers analyze the consequences an issue, policy, or program may have on families.

The seminars provide objective, non-partisan information on current issues and do not lobby for particular policies. Seminar participants discuss policy options and identify common ground where it exists, illustrating the central role of families in addressing social problems.

Indiana's Family Impact Seminar, is coordinated by the Consortium of Family Organizations, which includes:

• Indiana Council on Family Relations
• Indiana Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
• Family Service Council of Indiana
• Indiana Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
• Center for Families, Purdue University
• The Institute for Family and Social Responsibility, Indiana University
• Purdue University Extension, Consumer and Family Sciences
• Indiana Division of Family and Consumer Sciences
• Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Ball State University
• Indiana Extension Homemakers Association®
• Indiana Youth Institute Howard, Indianapolis 

For more information on Family Impact Seminars, contact Karen DeZarn.