In 2000, the SMEFC Program was
selected by over 30 groups as part of the Federal
SAMSHA Family Strengthening Grant. That same year,
the  Racial
Equality Foundation (REF) introduced the Program
in England.
REF successfully obtained funding to expand the
Program each year, and in 2006-2007 the Dept. of
Education initiated the Pathfinders Program, which
provided $6 million to six communities for SFSC
training and implementation.
The loss of funding for families, and the curriculum’s
rating as a “Promising Program” have both contributed
to the decline of trainings observed for the US.
There is now a substantial body of evidence to support
SMEFC as "Best Practice" (see Research), and we are
hopeful that US funding priorities will change in
the near future. |
