A strengths perspective on Black families: then and now / Sadye L.M. Logan -- Building on the strengths of Black families: self-help and empowerment / Harrison Y. Smith -- Caregiving in African American families: caring for children with sickle cell disease / Shirley A. Hill -- Helping Black families who are providing care to persons with AIDS / Sadye L.M. Logan and Jerome Joyce -- Homelessness among African American families / Edith M. Freeman -- Revisiting youth violence: implication for positive change / Sarah G. Mitchell and Sadye L.M. Logan -- Effective programs and services for African American families and children: an African-centered perspective / Brenda H. Crawley -- Racial identity issues for Black children in foster care / Ruth G. McRoy -- Resiliency and the African American family: a model of family preservation / Ramona W. Denby -- Strengthening family ties: working with Black female single-parent families / Sadye L.M. Logan -- The Black church as a resource for change / Freda Brashears and Margaret Roberts -- Epilogue: understanding help-seeking behavior and empowerment issues for Black families / Sadye L.M. Logan.