The Center for Families
The Center for Families harnesses the power of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends to improve our quality of life. We increase and enhance collaboration among academic disciplines, professionals, policymakers, corporations, and community organizations to build a better world for all families.
How we bring about change focused on families . . .
LATEST RESEARCH AND NEWS
- CFF Speaker Series: Kanter Lecture to explore the implications of ‘invisible family load’ for employee health & well-being, job attitudes, and family-to-work spillover
On April 8, Kanter Award Winner Dr. Julie Holliday Wayne brings her research that draws on five different studies to - Real Family Dinner Projects: The Purdue Center for Families
2025 marks the fifteenth anniversary of The Family Dinner Project, and while we’re celebrating our anniversary, so is one of - How PTSD Service Dogs Are Transforming Military Family LifeLeanne Nieforth – Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects nearly 23% of veterans who served after 9/11, creating challenges not just
Families, in all their diverse forms, are the foundation of society. No culture has been able to provide anything better than the family for producing strong individuals for the journey of life.
—Dr. Donald Felker, Dean of College of Consumer and Family Science, 1987-1992
150+ Faculty Members
have engaged in projects that have added to the creation and dissemination of new knowledge
Who are our Faculty Partners?$700 Thousand+
of funding provided directly to support over 100 students and faculty in the early phases of their research
Read about funded research30 Years
of harnessing the power of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends to improve our quality of life.
Learn about Center milestonesYOUR SUPPORT MAKES AN IMPACT
Every gift, no matter how large or small, makes it possible for the center to be involved in innovative initiatives that impact individuals and families.
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