This workbook for delegates to the White House Conference on Families (WHCF) is intended to perform three basic functions: (1) focus attention on the themes of the WHCF; (2) provide brief background information on the issues to be discussed in the Conference workgroups; and (3) summarize recommendations for which there was consensus across most states. Six issue briefs provide background information in the areas of preparation for marriage and family life; specific support for families; parents and children; family violence; substance abuse; and aging and families. The briefs are organized into four sections: Introduction, Background Information on Major Issues, Current Programs and Policies, and Recommendations from the States. State recommendations were further divided by topic and issue. Similar recommendations were grouped together and a sample of these recommendations (for purposes of illustration) have been selected and included in this workbook. (Author/MP)