Family Resource Centers operate independently from one another. They offer the services, programs and activities that reflect the priorities and needs of the local community in which it operates. However, it is important to note that all Family Support New Hampshire Family Resource Centers provide a common set of core services: parenting education; family support activities; information and referral to local health and other social services; and collaborative work with parents as partners. This may include Center-based classes in child development, nutrition, anger management, job preparation and parenting of children of all ages.

Centers may also provide home visits for families with newborns, screening and detection services for children at risk of developmental delays or disabilities, adult education classes and short-term childcare.

Family activities: Centers provide a range of fun, inexpensive, and educational activities for parents and children to help promote socialization and informal learning. Activities might include such things as "pot-luck" dinners, family reading night, movie nights, "open-mike" nights for teens, and learn and play groups for parents and their young children.

Referrals: Centers provide information about and referrals to medical and social services, including: family planning, mental health counseling, assistance and drug and alcohol abuse, fuel assistance, legal aid, health care, and help with violence in the home.

Community Development: Centers are local "hubs" for involvement in a range of other local community development projects. Centers often convene broad-based community discussion about juvenile delinquency, hate-crimes, lack of housing, and improving the local economy, and they can help develop community-based responses to these issues.