Eval 2016 Session: Human Service personnel are often focused on the necessity of attending to funder and regulatory requirements and the immediate need of serving their clients. These daily rigors allow little time for reflection or staying cognizant of the relevant academic literature and research practices. This session will describe the unique opportunity for non-profit social service agencies to leverage relationships with public and private research entities to infuse research into their practice and also of equal benefit how agencies are able to use their practice to guide research.#Eval2016 #PracticetoResearch #nonprofit #HumanServicesTIG