Get practical guidance for building organizational capacity and for implementing flexible and innovate programs for youth engagement.

Explore the four thematic pillars necessary for organizational capacity that supports engagement with young people currently and formerly in foster care.

Find family engagement strategies for survivors, children, and perpetrators of domestic violence.

Discover a comprehensive range of information about domestic violence decision-making.

Learn about adolescent brain development, trauma-responsive care, and the importance of normalcy.

Learn how domestic violence documentation can help hold perpetrators accountable and promote survivor safety and well-being.

Learn to facilitate a normalcy conversation and to promote normal and developmentally appropriate experiences for youth in foster care.

Learn about quality contacts, why they are important, and how an agency can successfully implement them.

Learn how domestic violence and child maltreatment affect families and read about the risks, impacts, protective efforts, and other related topics.

Examine a five-step framework that helps organizations promote youth engagement in normalcy conversations about the youth’s own care.

Browse casework activities to use before, during, and after a caseworker visit with children, youth, and families.

Learn how to build capacity in each of four component areas to promote a culture and climate that encourages youth engagement at all levels of an organization.

Explore innovative programs and strategies that child welfare professionals can use to support reunification and emphasize caregiver and parent voice.

Explore strategies to recruit and support caregivers, strengthen their voices, and work together with them to meet the needs of children and youth.

Brandon is a 21-year-old alumnus of the foster care system. He was in the foster care system for about 10 years and serves as a foster care advocate, working in State government for the last 3 years. He feels that normal activities for all youth in foster care should include getting a driver’s license, going on out-of-State and overnight trips, and participating in sports.