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  • Civic Engagement Workshop – RPSA Chicago, IL

    Please register for this required Civic Engagement Workshop. During this 90-minute virtual session, RPSA providers will review civic engagement initiatives, share promising practices, and collaborate on strategies to strengthen civic engagement efforts across their communities.

  • Casey Life Skills

    Please join us for this Casey Life skills training, developed by Casey Family Programs, which teaches youth providers how to use life skills assessments with youth in homeless youth and transitioning youth programs. Casey assessments also have applications in a variety of other youth service programs including basic centers, street outreach programs, educational outreach programs…

  • Student Loans Just Changed Again: What You Need to Know Before Fall

    RAP replaced SAVE, PSLF dodged a bullet, and one easy step can cut your interest rate by 1%. Here's what to do before the deadlines hit. Join SavvyFi and ICOY for a plain-English walkthrough of the biggest federal student loan changes this summer, and what they mean for you: SAVE is gone. A new repayment plan, RAP, has…

  • CCBYS Management Meeting

    Join us for the first management meeting of FY27. This virtual management meeting will be a DCFS 101 - we will go over everything you need to know about DCFS, now that CCBYS has transitioned there. This meeting is only for providers who receive CCBYS funding. As a reminder, each provider is required to send…

  • Caring for the Carer: Beyond Self-Care

    The concept of self-care is familiar within the human services field; however, the barriers to engaging in self-care are often overlooked. One of the greatest barriers is the individualistic framing of self-care. We know that relationships foster resilience, so why aren’t we talking more about collective and community care? In this training, participants will shift…

  • Building a Trauma-Informed Organization

    Creating a trauma-informed organization does not follow a one-size-fits-all approach. This training provides organizations with a foundational guide for developing and strengthening trauma-informed practices within their internal structures. Participants will explore ways policies and procedures can be revised through a trauma-informed lens while building strategies and organizational capacity to resist re-traumatization. By the end of…

  • CCBYS Supervisor Training

    Through interactive engagement, this training will define the role of CCBYS supervisor and administrators by looking at standards, juvenile court act, MRAI, and agency practice.  During this three-and half-hour webinar, we will share important skills and day-to-day learning needed for new staff.  We will also focus on how to engage discretionary clients, community outreach, and…

  • IYIP 101: Foundations & Contract Compliance

    This IYIP 101 training equips new program staff and case managers with the tools to successfully implement your IYIP program. We'll break down the NOFO, covering eligible populations, performance goals, and allowable costs, so you know exactly what you signed up for. We will dive into the PPR and learn how to avoid common errors.…

  • The Impact of Trauma on Youth

    During this session, participants will dive into understanding the profound impact trauma has on youth. Participants will receive a comprehensive understanding of trauma responses, including their relation to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), brain development, behavior, and more. Additionally, this training will explore the ways in which early trauma can breed negative mental health challenges for…

  • Older Youth Permanency Training

    Older Youth Permanency Training
    Goodwill Industries 3905 N. University Peoria, IL 61614 Goodwill Industries 3905 N. University Peoria, IL 61614, Peoria

    The session is designed for providers working in Family Advocacy Centers (FACs), with youth in foster care, foster parents, & local agencies Please join Sankofa Safe Child Initiative for a two-day, in-person training held from 9:00am-to 4:00pm each day on Older Youth Permanency. This training is designed for professionals and service providers working in Family Advocacy…

  • Grants, Funding & Sustainability 101

    Grants and funding can feel like a closed system to staff who haven't navigated it directly. This two-hour foundational training gives participants a shared understanding of how grant funding works, built around hands-on, interactive activities. Participants will learn to distinguish between public and private funding sources and apply a simple test for deciding whether a…

  • Restorative Justice 201: Practicing the Principles

    Building on the foundations established in RJ 101, this interactive session explores how restorative justice principles come to life in complex, real-world situations. Through facilitated discussion, applied scenarios, and opportunities for reflection, participants will deepen their understanding of shared power, trauma-informed practice, and restorative decision-making. The session also introduces transformative justice as a complementary framework…

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