As a statewide center or partnership that supports state and local child‐ and family‐serving agencies in designing, implementing, and sustaining evidence‐based programs (Mettrick et al., 2015). A key characteristic of intermediary organizations is that they support more than one program or practice (e.g., PCANC’s array of program supports).

Mettrick, J., Harburger, D.S., Kanary, P.J., Lieman, R.B., & Zabel, M. (2015). Building Cross-System Implementation Centers: A Roadmap for State and Local Child Serving Agencies in developing Centers of Excellence (COE). Baltimore, MD: The Institute for Innovation & Implementation, University of Maryland. https://blueprintsconference.com/presentations/T1-C_Building_Cross_Syste...