Webinar
Wednesdays
WEBINAR WEDNESDAYS
The National Family Support Network's Webinar Wednesdays series raises awareness of valuable work in the Family Support and Strengthening Field. An overview of the Standards of Quality is provided on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
Upcoming Webinar Wednesdays
September 22, 2021, 2:30pm - 3:45pm ET
Network Spotlight: Strengthening Indiana Families
This webinar will highlight the development of the newly-launched Strengthening Indiana Families Family Resource Centers. The four FRCs are co-located in churches and community organizations in targeted rural counties throughout the state, and leverage multiple community partners to assist families in a single hub of connections. Register here.
September 29, 2021, 2:30pm - 3:45pm ET
Family Resource Centers: Supporting Grandfamilies and Kinship Navigation
Co-presented with Generations United
This webinar will illustrate how FRCs support grandparents and kin caring for children, illustrating New Hampshire’s effective leveraging of its Network of FRCs for federally-funded kinship navigation. Register here.
October 13, 2021, 2:30pm - 3:45pm ET
An Overview of the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support
This webinar will provide an overview of the nationally-adopted newly-revised version of the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support. It will include the experience of Colorado's Family Resource Center Association implementing the Standards at its Family Resource Centers, including through the Standards Certification Training which more than 10,400 people have successfully completed in the U.S. and Canada. Register here.
Recent Webinar Wednesdays
August 25, 2021
Report Release: Cost Savings FRCs Yield for Rural and Urban Child Welfare Systems
How do FRCs save Child Welfare systems money and reduce families' involvement in them? This webinar, co-presented by Casey Family Programs and the OMNI Institute, releases and discusses two new research reports detailing the return on investment of FRCs in Teller County, Colorado and Orange County, California.
Presenters:
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Melissa Richmond, Vice President, OMNI Institute
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Sara Bayless, Director, OMNI Institute
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Kim Mauthe, Teller County Department of Human Services, Colorado
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Jodi Mijares, Executive Director, Community Partnership Family Resource Center
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Angela Pool, Parent Representative, Community Partnership Family Resource Center
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Jill Bright, Administrative Manager, Orange County Social Services Agency
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Gina Nunes, Supervisor, Westminster Family Resource Center
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Valerie, Parent Representative, Westminster Family Resource Center
Moderators:
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Andrew Russo, Co-founder & Director, National Family Support Network
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Nicole Dobbins, Child Welfare Partnership Advisor - National SI Partnerships, Casey Family Programs
August 18, 2021
FRCs: Advancing Equity Every Day
This webinar provides a framework of how FRCs advance equity through how they are developed, structured, work with families, and address systematic barriers and features examples of FRCs in Washington, DC, and San Francisco, California striving to end inequalities in their communities.
Presenters:
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Julieta Dominguez, Senior Director of Family Services, Good Samaritan FRC, San Francisco, California
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Cherie Craft, CEO & Founding Executive Director, Smart from the Start, Washington, District of Columbia
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Corey Chandler, Learning & Development Consultant, National Family Support Network
July 7, 2021
Developing Family Resource Center Networks: Where Do We Start?Webinar Link • Materials Link
This webinar provides information and tools to support next steps in developing a Family Resource Center Network and includes a detailed review of two Network development continua developed by the NFSN.
Presenter:
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Julie Matusick, Membership & Administration Manager, National Family Support Network
Core Webinar Wednesdays
These two recurring Webinar Wednesdays provide foundational understanding of the Family Support Field. Viewing them for valuable context in advance of participating in other sessions is highly encouraged.
September 8, 2021, 2:30pm - 3:45pm ET
An Overview of the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support
This webinar provides an overview of the nationally-adopted Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support.
Presenter:
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Julie Matusick, Membership & Administration Manager, National Family Support Network
June 16, 2021
Uncovering America's Best Kept Secret: Family Resource Centers and Family Support & Strengthening Networks
This webinar sheds light on the often under the radar work and impact of the more than 3,000 Family Resource Centers organized into Family Support and Strengthening Networks in 33 states and the District of Columbia that support more than 2 million people annually.
Presenter:
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Julie Matusick, Membership & Administration Manager, National Family Support Network
Webinar Wednesdays Library
Recordings and materials from previous Webinar Wednesdays are available. Click on a category to explore them.