Allen, John. “Year 2000 Child Abuse and Neglect Findings Released”. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services News. (19 Apr 2002).

--This fact sheet is an attachment from the FRIENDS website. This site emphasizes the need for family support programs for the purpose of decreasing the number of instances of child abuse.

Cheyney, Arnold B. Teaching Culturally Disadvantaged in the Elementary School. Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co.; Columbus, Ohio, 1967.

--This source helps to understand the problems that family resource centers face in their development of their tutoring programs, like the Afterschool Program at the OCFRC.

“FRIENDS”. Family Resource Information, Education, Network Development Services. (4 Nov 2002).

--A link from the OCFRC website, "FRIENDS" talks more broadly on family resource centers and emphasizes the importance of the centers as a means to stop child abuse through family support. Other sources were also found through this website.

The National Resource Center for CBFRS Programs. “The Community Based Family Resource and Support Program”. (March 2001).

--This fact sheet informs the public about a new program within the FRIENDS network. This new legislation focuses on early prevention; stopping child abuse before it even happens once.

Orange County Family Resource Center website. The Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project, Inc.    (3 Nov 2002).

--Information on the Orange County Family Resource Center and of the programs it offers. Contains links to other sources about family and community support.

Prokopy, Joshua J. “Social Movement Theory and Participation in a Family Resource Center”. Thesis;   Dept. of Sociology. Chapel Hill 1999.

--A thesis from the UNC-Chapel Hill Davis Library, focusing on the levels of residental participation in leadership roles in family resource centers. Prokopy researched "why the rate of participation in center governance has been so low" and the influencing factors that discourage residents from serving in FRC governing boards. .

Reglin, Gary. Mentoring Students At Risk: An Underutilized Alternative Education Strategy for K-12 Teachers. Charles C Thomas, Publisher Ltd.; Springfield, Illinois,1998

--Researches the difficulties of teaching underprivileged children and includes different tactics for teaching of different school grades.

Solomon, Karen. Email Interview. 21 Nov 2002.

--Ms. Solomon's interview covered the Orange County Family Resource Centers in more general terms than Ms. Stegman's interview. Interview topics included funding, program participation, and her personal opinion on the need for more family resource centers.

Stegman, Karen. Email Interview. 26 Nov 2002.

--Ms. Stegman's interview covered the Trinity Court/Pritchard Park Family Resource Center of the OCFRC branch. Interview topics included funding, program participation, and her personal opinion on the need for more family resource centers.

Velazquez, Sonia. “Family Support and Child Protection”. National Resource Center for CBFRS Programs. Fact Sheet No.6. (Jan 2002).

--This document holds information on the generic reasons for family resource centers, highlighting on child abuse and the need for family support in order to prevent child abuse.