1. What is the purpose of the Center?
The Center on the Family was established in 1991 to enhance interdisciplinary and collaborative research, service, and education that support and strengthen families. Most often, our work focuses on the multicultural families of Hawai‘i.

2. Who does the Center serve?
The Center's research, education, and service add to the body of knowledge on families and are intended to improve policies and practices that relate to families. We work closely with colleagues across disciplinary fields at our own and other academic institutions. Our collaborators also include non-profit and community organizations, governmental agencies, and private businesses. Rather than working directly with families, the Center multiplies its outreach and impact on families by working with a network of professionals and para-professionals in the field. In addition, the Center's faculty are involved in the education of undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Hawai‘i.

4. How is the Center supported?
The Center is supported both by general funds from the State of Hawai‘i and by extramural funds from federal agencies and private foundations. Some of the Center's educational products are sold, and the Center is further supported by financial donations and contributions of services and products.

6. How does the Center relate to other University units?
All of the Center's projects and activities involve the participation of faculty from other University units in significant roles; for example, as co-prinicipal investigators on grants, paid consultants and contractors, advisory council members, and presenters in workshops and forums. The Center conducts the Hawai‘i Family Seminars series, an interdisciplinary research forum for faculty and students on the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa campus. It also reports on family-related activities in units throughout Hawai‘i's higher education system in the Hawai‘i Family Report, a periodic newsletter.

• Economic strain and families
• Family resiliency and the healthy development of children
• The consequences for children of parental childrearing beliefs and practices
• Monitoring the well-being of families, children, and the aging in Hawai‘i

10. Does the Center accept volunteers or other forms of support?
The Center is in need of volunteers on both an ongoing and occasional basis. Please contact the Center so that we can explore how your skills and interests can be used to the best advantage.
You can also support the Center in other ways, including:

• Providing services and goods (for example clerical, graphic art, and computer skills; printing services)
• Donating funds to the Center on the Family
• Participating in Center workshops, seminars, and other activities
• Contributing to the Hawai‘i Family Report series
• Using the Center's educational materials in your classes and agencies
• Providing feedback to the Center on materials

For Counseling and Parenting Classes:

• Parents and Children Together, 847-3285
• The Institute for Family Enrichment, 596-8433
• Catholic Services to Families, 536-1794
• Child and Family Services, 521-2377
• Family Services Center, 472-4222

For Information and Support:

• The Parent Line, 526-1222

For Information and Referral:

• ASK-2000

The Center on the Family
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2515 Campus Road, Miller Hall 103
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: 956-4132
Fax: 956-4147
E-mail: cof@ctahr.hawaii.edu