Family Resource Centers are focused on strengthening parenting capacity and supporting ALL families.  Although funded by the state, families do not need to be connected with state services to receive information and referral services, or access to a wide range of parent education classes, workshops, support groups, youth peer support, and parent and child activities and playgroups. In fact, each FRC will sponsor at least one Grandparent and Relative caregiver support group locally. Families will also be given help to apply for needed services such as TANF, Food Stamps, Fuel Assistance and WIC. FRC staff will be community resource experts, trained to help families navigate the social service, financial, health, mental health and education systems that grandparents come in contact with raising a child. The FRC will also work directly with families seeking services for their child who qualifies under the new CRA, or Children Requiring Assistance law, passed last year which replaces the former law known as CHINS, to better support children with truancy, runaway, and other behavioral problems.