The Severson Center is a signature service of the Alliance. Established in 1986, it provides staff at Alliance member organizations with a library of resources and support services.
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Family of knowledge products that includes annual report of top five trends in human services, in-depth statistical overview, and up-to-date trends website.
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Sign up for Severson Select Announcements to stay up-to-date about what's new in the human services sector.
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DocuShare is a search engine and Internet database of documents, including policies and procedures, manuals, and other COA-approved materials from Alliance members' self-studies.
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Looking for hard-to-find information? Require background information for a presentation? Ask a Severson Center librarian.
New Severson Center Favorite Resource: Social Impact Exchange
The Social Impact Exchange is a national membership association with a focus on innovative methods that support scaling and replication of high-impact nonprofit initiatives to improve the lives of millions.
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New Severson Center Favorite Resource: PerformWell
PerformWell is a collaborative effort initiated by Urban Institute, Child Trends, and Social Solutions. … more
New Severson Center Favorite Resource: Measure of America
Measure of America (MOA) has been named as the Alliance for Children and Families' Severson Center's newest favorite resource. It provides easy-to-use, methodologically sound tools for understanding the distribution of well-being and opportunity in America. It also offers fact-based dialogue about issues, including health, education, income, and living standards. … more
New Severson Center Favorite Resource: National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) is an Office of Family Assistance funded national resource for fathers, practitioners, programs/federal grantees, states, and the public at-large who are serving or interested in supporting strong fathers and families.
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Severson National Information Center
The Severson National Information Center is a library and knowledge source for members of the Alliance for Children and Families. Since it was established in 1986, it has been a highly utilized signature service of membership in the Alliance. … more
Evaluate Your Experience & Provide Feedback
Please select the appropriate survey to provide feedback related to:
- Severson Information Requests. Evaluate the quality of the resources and service you received.
- Top Five Trends. Provide feedback about Scanning the Horizons: 2009-2010 Top Five Trends.
- Statistical Trends Overview. Provide feedback about Scanning the Horizons: A Statistical Trends Overview.
Accreditation Assistance
Through the Severson Center, the Alliance for Children and Families provides members with unmatched support during the accreditation and reaccreditation process. Members also receive a discount from the Council on Accreditation (COA). … more
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