Filling the family policy void by providing evidence-based research, practical tools, and education focused solely on the American family—from birth to beyond retirement.
The Center for the American Family (CAF) is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to strengthening families as the foundation of America’s social and economic well-being.
We fill the family policy void by translating data into action—equipping leaders, communities, and families themselves with the resources they need to thrive.
About CAFTo advance family-forward policies and programs that enhance the stability, prosperity, and well-being of American families through rigorous research, advocacy, and education.
The family is the origin and engine of the American economy. Flourishing families make a flourishing economy.
Ask the right questions and be humble with the answers.
Play is the brain’s favorite way to learn. We do serious work but keep our sense of humor.
Uphold the highest standards of research while speaking candidly about the results.
Information we give should be easily digestible, clean, and attractive.
Families come in many forms, share common functions, and those functions are key inputs to a thriving economy.
Nuclear, single-parent, multigenerational, blended, chosen—all families matter.
Caregiving, economic production, social reproduction, and transmission of values.
Family functions power the workforce and sustain American social fabric.
A familiar case—and why it’s not enough for family policy.
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