Families Rising

JUNE 19 — the oldest celebrated commemoration of the end to slavery in the United States.

Juneteenth marks the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to ensure all enslaved people would be freed. This was a full two and half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

This day is not just another "holiday" — we remember, honor, and stand with Black communities who have faced generational trauma at the hands of colonial America.

Juneteenth is also a reminder that it takes all of us — not just our policymakers — to ensure equity for all.

In child welfare, we can't simply rely on decision-makers to provide our kids and families with what they need. We must come together to provide the action, hope, and care we see lacking around us.

How will you stand with Black communities in child welfare?

Don't forget: Our one-day conference is this Monday, and YOU'RE invited.

Attend for as much as you can, then receive recordings of the rest. We've made it easy-peasy for you to get the best training for your family or the families you serve.

• Chauncey Strong—Foster and Birth Families Working Together

• Jaclyn Kodosky—Understanding the Arc of Escalation

• Michael Sanders—Creating the Soundtrack to Your Home

• Michael Harris—When You’re Triggered Too: Nervous-System-First Caregiving for FASD and High-Intensity Parenting

Register today and attend wherever you're located.
https://trainings.wearefamiliesrising.org/products/live_events/transformative-insights-webinar

(Psst: Minnesota community! Ask us how you can attend for FREE.)

"I've seen what it takes to get there."

NEW BLOG POST from CEO Ligia Cushman: https://wearefamiliesrising.org/reunification-month-what-reunification-taught-me-about-families/

Reunification can be a long process. It can mean hard work, accountability, and intense seasons of growth.

And it can mean new beginnings. Healing. Trust rebuilt. We celebrate the families who did the work and continue to do the work to reunify. We honor the children who waited, and the professionals who helped make healing possible.

There's still time to sign up! Join us for lunch TOMORROW and discover best practices in community behavioral health respite care.

BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPITE CARE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
June 17
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
$20 registration

Register to attend live OR receive a recording after the event:
https://trainings.wearefamiliesrising.org/products/live_events/behavioral-health-respite-care-live-event

Our one-day conference is in one week! While we wait for our annual conference this October, everyone's invited to this full day of keynote sessions on topics you've been asking for.

Attend for as much as you can, then receive recordings of the rest. We've made it easy-peasy for you to get the best training for your family or the families you serve.

• Chauncey Strong—Foster and Birth Families Working Together

• Jaclyn Kodosky—Understanding the Arc of Escalation

• Michael Sanders—Creating the Soundtrack to Your Home

• Michael Harris—When You’re Triggered Too: Nervous-System-First Caregiving for FASD and High-Intensity Parenting

Register today and attend wherever you're located.
https://trainings.wearefamiliesrising.org/products/live_events/transformative-insights-webinar

(Psst: Minnesota community! Ask us how you can attend for FREE.)

Catch up on best practices over your lunch break! It's hard to find time for training these days, we get that. We're offering monthly webinars at lunchtime so we can continue bettering ourselves for the sake of the kids and families we serve WITHOUT breaking the bank — or the clock.

Join us for this important session on community behavioral health respite care with Susan Ballard, MSW, LISW-S. Together, we'll better understand how we can support children and youth with behavioral health challenges.

In this live webinar, we'll:

- Discover how behavioral health respite care can reduce caregiver stress and support youth

- Learn about the best practices in community behavioral health respite care for children and families

- Understand the importance of behavioral health respite and its difference from child welfare respite

- Get practical recommendations for expanding access to quality behavior health respite services

BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPITE CARE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
June 17
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
$20 registration

Register today to save your spot!
https://trainings.wearefamiliesrising.org/products/live_events/behavioral-health-respite-care-live-event

All children deserve loving homes. Kids and families who are part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community are worthy of respect, kindness, and dignity.

Together, let's create a child welfare system that bestows dignity on everyone, and let's love our LGBTQIA2S+ community every month of the year.

And register for Unicorn Solution's Pride Zoomathon: Visible and Unstoppable on June 30!
https://www.unicornsolutions.org/visible-and-unstoppable

When Chase* was adopted, he heard everyone around him call his parents "heroes," but all he felt was insurmountable grief at losing his first family.

When Yolanda* made the decision to become a foster parent, she didn't know how lonely the journey would get, or that her family just wouldn't understand.

And when Silvia* became a social worker, she never thought she'd have kids sleeping on her office floor because they had nowhere else to go that night.

When you donate to Families Rising, you're helping real people with stories like these.

Consider what you might give to families in need today, and together we can build a better world for children everywhere.

wearefamiliesrising.org/donate

*Names have been changed to protect privacy.

❗ ADVOCACY ALERT ❗ Tell your Senators to become co-sponsors of the Promoting Strong Native Families and Children Act!

Introduced by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Catherine Cortez Masto on May 26, the Promoting Strong Native Families and Children Act (S. 4638) would:

1) expand Tribal access to federal human services funding by $94 million

2) ensure grant amounts better reflect the true costs of administration and community needs

3) strengthen collaboration among states and Tribes when Native children are placed in out-of-home care in state child welfare systems

4) support Tribes in effectively meeting program and administrative requirements that align with operational conditions in Tribal communities

Take action TODAY to support this legislation by telling your Senators to co-sponsor the bill: https://www.nicwa.org/take-action/ #/