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    Stronger Together: High‑Impact Family Engagement in OST

    Virtual

    This session explores how OST programs can build meaningful, strengths based partnerships with parents. Participants learn strategies for creating welcoming environments, establishing trust, and engaging families as co creators of student success. The session introduces practical communication practices that deepen relationships and ensure families feel valued. Staff will examine how cultural responsiveness, transparency, and shared decision making strengthen program quality and student outcomes. By the end, participants will be equipped with tools to amplify parent expertise and build collaborative partnerships that support young people holistically.

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    Disability Inclusion: Start Here

    Virtual

    Including children with disabilities in child and youth development programs can be very challenging, but nothing is more rewarding than witnessing a child make a friend, enjoy a game, or experience an accomplishment. This training is designed to help you explore your thoughts and feelings about disability inclusion, understand socially responsible language, and make a plan to overcome an inclusion barrier in your program.

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    Engage, Connect, Enroll: A Family‑Focused Approach to Recruitment

    Virtual

    This session focuses on effective, relationship-centered strategies for recruiting for OST programs. Participants will learn where and how to connect with parents authentically to spark interest and build trust. We’ll explore how to align messaging about program benefits with what families care about most. Attendees will gain practical tools to strengthen community presence and increase enrollment through connection rather than promotion.

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    Navigating Challenges Together: Collaborative Approaches for Family Support

    Virtual

    This session equips staff to partner with parents facing behavior challenges at home or in the program. We’ll practice empathy-based conversations, co-created behavior plans, and explore trauma-informed, culturally responsive supports. You will leave prepared to guide parents with compassion, consistency, and collaborative problem-solving, as well as with tools that can be used both at home and in OST settings.

  • Stay Ready…for Summer: Navigating Conflict and Activity Pivots (In-Person)

    Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance - Dixon House 1920 S 20th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Get summer‑ready with practical, trauma‑informed strategies for managing conflict, boosting engagement, and keeping learning on track. This fast‑paced session equips staff with de‑escalation, co‑regulation, and relationship‑building tools to adapt activities in real time when energy runs high or plans go off course. Through realistic scenarios, participants will practice flexible, lesson planning that turns challenges into connection and missteps into meaningful summer learning moments.

  • Mental Health First Aid (In-Person)

    United Lutheran Seminary 7301 Germantown Ave, Rm 304, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Mental Health First Aid gives you the skills to recognize when someone is facing mental health or substance use challenges — and the confidence to be a source of support! In this training, you will learn how to apply the MHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) to help someone in a variety of situations, from a panic attack to an overdose. Additionally, we will dive into self-help strategies and how to encourage people to use them. Then you can use those same skills to build your own resiliency and internal support system. Get certified and join a national network of first aiders with this 3-year certificate!