; (4) promotes improved access to family strengthening services for diverse populations and ensures that the services address identified needs of all families; and (5) demonstrates an understanding of the sources of child and family trauma and the strategies that mitigate the impact of and prevent adverse childhood experiences. (c) Local uses of funds Grant funds from the lead entity shall be used for community-based family strengthening services designed to prevent child abuse and neglect, which may include the following: (1) Developing a strategy based on supporting a comprehensive continuum of preventive, family-centered services that strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect, especially to young parents, to parents with young children, and to parents who are adult former victims of domestic violence or child abuse or neglect, through public-private partnerships. (2) Addressing the needs of families in hard-to-reach areas by creating access to place-based family strengthening services. (3) Performing an assessment of community needs, including by partnering, at the option of the grantee, with an organization that already has performed a needs assessment (such as a Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program under section 511 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 711 ) or a Head Start program under the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.). (4) Supporting outreach for services, including by coordinating with existing family strengthening services such as home visiting and other early intervention programs. (5) Providing, promoting the development or enhancement of, or connecting families to, core services that include— (A) parenting support and parent education programs, including services that help parents and other caregivers support children’s development; (B) parent leadership skills development programs that support parents’ personal growth as leaders in their families and communities