Family & Community Engagement
This webinar explored different frameworks of youth engagement in the decision-making processes of workforce development. During this webinar, participants:Gained insights into the value and benefit of youth voice and the role of supportive adults in fostering youth participation. Understood the spectrum of youth engagement by exploring various frameworks and models. The ...
Family and community engagement is a shared responsibility in which schools are committed to reaching out to engage families in meaningful ways and in which families are committed to actively supporting their children’s learning and development. These infographics, designed to strengthen student learning and advance equity, share evidence-based practices for collaborative ...
This report provides recommendations and best practices for safer social media and online platform use for youth. Learn more.
These conversation guides are designed to help service providers engage caregivers in personalized conversations about protective factors. Guides for each of the following protective factors are provided:Nurturing and AttachmentKnowledge of ParentingParental ResilienceSocial ConnectionsConcrete SupportSocial/Emotional CompetenceEach set includes a guide for service providers and a worksheet for caregivers that can be ...
This fact sheet (PDF, 6 pages) provides parents with tips, information, and activities on successful virtual family time sessions. Family time, also known as parent-child visits, is critical to promoting family bonding and setting the stage for successful reunification for families impacted by incarceration. Learn more. ...
This bulletin (PDF, 23 pages) provides an overview of the intersection of child welfare and parental incarceration. The resource highlights practices to facilitate parent-child visits during incarceration, include parents in case planning, and work toward reunification; and shares resources to help caseworkers in their practice with these children and families. Learn ...
This resource (PDF, 35 pages) discusses the importance of targeted recruitment and support for engaging families of color to help address racial inequities in the child welfare system. The resource shares background information about the disproportionate number of children of color in the child welfare system and provides tips and ...
This NOFO will support applications to develop and implement a Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for a multi-site clinical trial among young adults without clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). It will utilize a milestone-driven cooperative agreement mechanism of award and runs in parallel with a companion NOFO that encourages applications for ...
This news release announces the 2024 winners of the Children and Youth Resilience Challenge. The Children and Youth Resilience Challenge award prizes to innovative community-led solutions to promote resilience in children and adolescents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and other man-made or natural disasters. Learn more. ...
This checklist (PDF, 4 pages) helps make sure young people and their families have the information and documents they need in case of an emergency. Learn more (PDF, 4 pages).
