The object of the research is state authorities and non-profit organizations supporting families with children. Subject of the research - the mechanism of interaction between public authorities and non-profit organizations in the field of supporting families with children in the Sverdlovsk region. The goal is to analyze the specifics of interaction between public authorities and non-profit organizations in the field of supporting families with children and develop recommendations for improving this interaction. The solution of the tasks set in the work was carried out on the basis of the application of such research methods as the analysis of theoretical and regulatory documents, the analysis of statistical data. A sociological study was carried out using the method of secondary data analysis and expert survey. The study examined theoretical and regulatory issues of interaction between government bodies and non-profit organizations in the field of supporting families with children; the analysis of the state of this interaction in the Sverdlovsk region is carried out, the main problems are identified. The result of the work was the development of recommendations to improve the forms of interaction between government bodies and non-profit organizations in the field of supporting families with children. / The object of the research is state authorities and non-profit organizations supporting families with children. Subject of the research - the mechanism of interaction between public authorities and non-profit organizations in the field of supporting families with children in the Sverdlovsk region. The goal is to analyze the specifics of interaction between public authorities and non-profit organizations in the field of supporting families with children and develop recommendations for improving this interaction. The solution of the tasks set in the work was carried out on the basis of the application of such research methods as the analysis of theoretical and regulatory documents, the analysis of statistical data. A sociological study was carried out using the method of secondary data analysis and expert survey. The study examined theoretical and regulatory issues of interaction between government bodies and non-profit organizations in the field of supporting families with children; the analysis of the state of this interaction in the Sverdlovsk region is carried out, the main problems are identified. The result of the work was the development of recommendations to improve the forms of interaction between government bodies and non-profit organizations in the field of supporting families with children.