Join us as we discuss the immigration process and the rights of families or children who encounter the child welfare system. This webinar will help child welfare staff and stakeholders to understand the foundational concepts in working with unaccompanied children and families within the child welfare system and the resources available for this population. We will highlight policies that provide context for the UAC process to include the description of who unaccompanied children are, the implications of current policies, and strategies that help change the narrative. Also, we will discuss how to activate community members in supporting unaccompanied children. Register here.

Sharing Peace-Based Skills with the Families We Serve. January 11, 2023, 2:00 PM ET

Founder of Pax in Familia, Dr. Christauria Welland, a Catholic psychologist with more than 25 years of experience working separately with survivors as well as those who use abuse will share effective strategies that have helped people learn and use peace-based behaviors. She will briefly describe neurological processes of emotional regulation. Participants will learn several personal and relational consequences of not knowing basic self-management and violence prevention skills to enhance family relationships. Particiants will practice skills and receive a copy of the presentation to teach to families they serve.

This webinar offers 1.0 Continuing Education Credit. To earn CE credit, participants must log in at the scheduled time, attend the webinar and complete an online course evaluation and CEC post-test. Certificates of credit will be emailed within 10 business days of each course completion.

Register in advance for this webinar.

Financial Empowerment Capacity Building Youth and Family Webinar Series

Join us at the 13th annual National Mentoring Summit – the mentoring movement’s biggest event of the year! Convened by MENTOR, the Summit is an opportunity for mentoring practitioners, researchers, philanthropic investors, youth leaders, government and civic leaders and Affiliates from across the country to unite under the shared goal of driving positive change for young people. Attendees will learn from one another, form new connections and explore best practices for strengthening and expanding mentoring opportunities. Learn more and register.

AmeriCorps VISTA Funding Opportunity. Applications Due Monday, January 30, 2023, 8:00 PM ET

CCUSA is taking applications for our Family Strengthening AmeriCorps VISTA program! Watch this webinar and review these slides to learn more about AmeriCorps VISTA and how this program could help expand your existing programming through the power of national service. The Family Strengthening program focuses on the foundational services that Catholic Charities provides, allowing it to be a broad-based program that can support a variety of program types and interventions. VISTAs in this program support strengthening families through indirect activities, capacity building activities, such as fundraising and resource development, communications and social media, outreach, partnership building, volunteer management, and parish outreach, and much more! Bring your creative ideas to the session and consider if this program is right for your agency. Apply here!

Please feel free to contact Abby Qualliotine, [email protected] if you have any questions.

Outsmarting Poverty. April 13 and 14, 2023, in South Bend, IN

CCUSA is committed to building evidence about what works to reduce poverty in America. The Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) at the University of Notre Dame, a domestic poverty lab that helps social service providers apply scientific evaluation methods to better understand and share effective poverty interventions is hosting a 2-day event this spring to convene poverty-fighters from across the country for a time of learning and connection. Learn more and register.