Resource Library

Spending time outdoors is one of the most overlooked yet generative ways to support mental health. In an era of heavy screen use and overburdened schedules, it takes great intention to partake of nature. Yet, with the benefits so clear, making a daily habit of being outside offers easy access to profound gains in flourishing.

Limiting screens for your family doesn’t have to an all-or-nothing approach. Numerous stories have found that even relatively small cuts make a really noticeable difference – and these differences have lasting effects.

Our annual conference is in Atlanta, GA this year! The CAFO Summit provides opportunities unlike any other for students preparing for a career in social work, cross-cultural ministry, or non-profit leadership to engage with other students and leaders and learn together about serving vulnerable children and families. CAFO provides a highly discounted registration fee and … Read more

Phones and apps are designed to grab your attention. Create simple boundaries for more focus, better sleep and more space for the things that matter most to you. Choose from the ideas below to create a tech rule for yourself that you and your parents will agree on.

Three key principles to keep in mind when preaching and teaching on God’s heart for the vulnerable, from the Preaching that Moves webinar.

As a CAFO Student Fellow, you will have the unique opportunity to learn, grow and explore your calling with other students and professionals who share your heart to care for the most vulnerable.

We all want to fill our summer with good things. It’s easy to imagine, as one activity is added after another, that each of these good opportunities piles more good into our summer. Yet, the reality is that so often as we do this, our lives become unintentionally overscheduled, leaving our days crammed and our spirits exhausted. Sometimes, in … Read more

Explore the Rationale, Purpose and Vision of the CAFO Family Institute.

Discover what the Justice + the Inner Life podcast is all about with this quick overview. Discover life habits and small choices that God uses to help us remain steadfast and vibrant in the long, hard work of justice and mercy.

A brief overview of CAFO’s Spiritual Formation Calendar Experience. The Spiritual Formation Calendar Experience is designed to help leaders of organizations, churches or networks to lead a team through biblically-rooted practices of spiritual formation. 

God designed us so that we grow and come alive as integrated beings – mind, body and spirit. As we engage the body in vigorous activity or even gentle movement, our mind, our emotions, and our spirit are more alert, more agile, and more well-off. This resource includes some sensible, easy ways to increase physical … Read more

The Scripture communicates that sleep is a gift from God, which we are invited to receive as part of a trusting relationship with God. We sleep knowing God doesn’t. This resource provides practical steps for how we can improve our sleep and help our children improve theirs.

Nutrition and mental health interact intimately. Across the lifespan, the developing human brain is profoundly impacted by what we eat. This resource provides research-based steps you can take that really make a difference in physical, mental and emotional health as it relates to healthy eating habits.

For those interested in current developments in trauma-related research and how it may intersect with their day-to-day work, the CAFO Institute for Family-Centered Healing & Health has created this collaborative review working document of current trauma research. Trauma-informed care is an emerging and dynamic field. It is rich in opportunity for fresh exploration, discovery, application … Read more