Families Rising

🌟 We're proud to present this four-part virtual training series that delves deep into the difficult truths of adoption and the foster care system. 🌟 Join us 10/16 for the first session, "Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation in Indian Child Welfare," led by Sandy White Hawk, to explore insights from the first study on Native American birth mothers and the largest study of mental health outcomes of adoptees and former foster youth. Secure your spot and help us spread the word! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gxCbc3ZB

Recordings will be available for Phoenix Santiago, MSW's session for 90 days! Register and learn more about the two remaining sessions: https://lnkd.in/gxCbc3ZB

Have you registered for the next session of our lived expert-led training series? Phoenix Santiago’s interactive training is designed to strengthen collaboration between child welfare professionals. Supervisors and staff will gain best practices for regular check-ins, maintaining professional boundaries, overcoming imposter syndrome, and more to build stronger, healthier teams. 🗓️ Date: November 6, 2024 🕒 Time: 1-2:30PM EST 📍 Register to attend or receive the recording here: https://lnkd.in/gxCbc3ZB

Every child has a right to a permanent, loving family. For thousands of children in foster care each year, adoption helps achieve that. This National Adoption Month, we celebrate the adoptive families that embrace young people for who they are and allow them to feel proud of where they come from. This year’s theme "Honoring Youth: Strengthening Pathways for Lasting Bonds" emphasizes the importance of meaningful community connections and sense of identity for youth throughout their lives. Placing young people in foster care with families that understand and affirm their identity paves the way for long-term stability and well-being. Learn more from the Children’s Bureau: https://lnkd.in/gvSUTRd

Families Rising's Director of Training Barb Clark is finishing up her second day of FASD training in Massachusetts with MassFASD. The room was full, with even more folks tuning in virtually! 🌟 Barb is happy to say that we now have a whole new group of people who are more aware of FASD completing action plans for their organizations on how they can better serve this population. 

Children have a right to be connected to family and members of their community, and we encourage kinship foster care when possible. From the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network, six reasons why we should support kinship families: https://lnkd.in/gebyyu2y

Couldn’t make yesterday’s virtual training session? There are still three more to go, plus recordings are available for 90 days! Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/gxCbc3ZB

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As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, hear from Families Rising's CEO Ligia Cushman on the importance of honoring and celebrating the rich diversity of Latinx communities: https://lnkd.in/gsx_bnDX

This Indigenous People’s Day, Families Rising is honoring the rich cultures and inherent sovereignty of tribal nations while also reflecting on the long-lasting harms of colonialism and white supremacy. It is past time for all of us in the U.S. and Canada, and especially those of us in child welfare, to look closely at this difficult history, acknowledge the wrongs that were done, and recommit ourselves to addressing the racism and legacy of trauma still affecting Indigenous children and families today. We will continue our work to decolonize child welfare by uplifting Indigenous voices in the field of child welfare, providing education directly from experts in the field, and advancing current and emerging Tribal child welfare professionals to better represent the children they serve.