“Ready Families, Ready Children” Family Engagement Approaches that Matter

This presentation will explore examples of successfully implemented approaches to family engagement in a community collaborative environment. Approaches include the Family Café model adapted to different neighborhoods, schools, and missions, and incorporating different styles of parent leadership and involvement. Participants will explore ingredients for success, gathering and using feedback from parents and other stakeholders, and learning from experience. Planning resources for developing an engagement activity in the participant\u27s setting will be shared

Family/Parent Cafes

Find out how a Catholic University partnership with Catholic and public schools, early childhood centers, an Archdiocese, faith based and non-profit community organizations shared Family Cafes with an urban community. Learn how Family Cafes, based on the five protective factors of the Strengthening Families Initiative, provided parents, grandparents, relatives and caregivers with a simple process for sharing support, practical parenting ideas, and community resources. Easy to replicate

Community Partners and School Readiness

Join in an interactive presentation on the successful development of a collaborative partnership in action between a Catholic University, Catholic and public schools, early childhood centers, an Archdiocese, faith based and non-profit community organizations to improve early childhood quality for school readiness and parent empowerment in urban neighborhoods through communication, family empowerment and professional development