In this course, narrated by a young adult with lived experience, participants will learn how to support and advocate for children and youth who identify as LGBTQ+. Participants will also learn common terms, research regarding outcomes, skills needed to provide a supportive home environment, and resources to learn more. (1 hr.) Take course…
In this course, participants will learn how to support and advocate for the educational needs of children and youth in care. Participants will also learn about educational outcomes, legislation that provides resources and supports including Individualized Education Plans and 504 Plans, as well as their role in supporting and advocating for the educational needs of children and youth in care. (1 hr.) Take course…
New Course – This course explains what human trafficking is, how to recognize it, and how North Carolina resource parents can respond. (90 min.) Take course…
This course provides North Carolina resource parents information about guardianship, which is a route to permanence for some youth in foster care. (1 hr.) Take course…
This 1-hour course helps resource parents understand suicide and non-suicidal self-injury in children and adolescents and teaches them how to respond. Take course…
This 4-minute video discusses adolescent brain development and ways child welfare systems inhibit or encourage opportunities for the successful transition to adulthood. To download the report this video is based on, click here.
This 13-minute video explains what CMEs are, who provides them, how to prepare for them, and how they can help you and your child.
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Listen as alumni of foster care show you what it means to embrace resilience as an identity. Come along as we share our journeys from trauma to triumph.
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This 3-minute video shows that when we invest in proven strategies that help strengthen families, we prevent child abuse and neglect before it even happens.
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