FAM Basics Clinic Registration

Learn how to care for vulnerable kids and their families through a step-by-step model called Family Advocacy Ministries (FAMs)!

FAM Basics - In this introductory course, you will learn the essentials of engaging your church in caring for vulnerable children and families. This 1.5 hour-long live webinar is ideal for all levels of engagement. Whether you’re looking for new resources, acting as the Point Person at your church for meeting physical needs through CarePortal or Gateway, or leading support groups for foster families, this webinar will support you in the work of serving vulnerable children and families.

The FAM Basics Clinic is a 1.5 hour live webinar that will be hosted on April 8 at 7 PM.
TO REGISTER, please find and contact your County Director at projectbelongva.org/our-team.

Tales and Ales is a curated storytelling show that features regular people telling true, extraordinary stories.

7 storytellers + the hilarious Beth Erickson as emcee + live music from Melissa Pillor.

Live music and food truck goodness begins at 6:15 p.m. The show begins at 7 p.m.

Facebook Event Here

Bring your lunch and join us on this Zoom discussion!

Everyone can do something. We believe that everyone - young, old, married, single - can bring something to the table when it comes to caring for the vulnerable children of our region. In fact, we need you and your gifts. Not sure what to do? Come learn more about Project Belong and find your something! These meetings are held on Zoom. You will receive the link to attend after registration.

This event is for volunteer supporters in our Social Stars program.

Please join us on the evening of March 26 for a Social Star Supporter Idea Share!

“I don’t know what else to do to encourage my social worker.”
”I don’t hear back from my social worker.”
”It doesn’t feel like I’m making any difference.”

If you’ve experienced sentiments like this, you are not alone. It can be confusing to know how to support social workers well. Join us for this Zoom gathering with Social Star Supporters across the region to share ideas and encourage one another.

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

6:45 - 7:45 PM

RSVP: https://forms.gle/WssVbYc8xCDfSjRG6

• This is a mandatory training for those becoming Mentor Individuals and Mentor Families in the Don’t Go Alone program.

  • TIME: Saturday, March 16 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

  • LOCATION: Stafford Crossing Community Church, 1420 Forbes St, Fredericksburg, VA 22405

• To learn more about becoming a mentor or to access the training, please fill out this interest form, and the Don’t Go Alone Director will be in touch with you.

Bring your lunch and join us on this Zoom discussion!

Everyone can do something. We believe that everyone - young, old, married, single - can bring something to the table when it comes to caring for the vulnerable children of our region. In fact, we need you and your gifts. Come learn more about Project Belong and find your something! These meetings are held on Zoom. You will receive the link to attend after registration.

• This is a mandatory training for those becoming Mentor Individuals and Mentor Families in the Don’t Go Alone program. It will be a one-session event lasting from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm happening over Zoom.

• To learn more about becoming a mentor or to access the training, please fill out this interest form, and the Don’t Go Alone Director will be in touch with you.

This is a mandatory training for those becoming Mentor Individuals and Mentor Families in the Don’t Go Alone program. It will be a one-session event lasting from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm happening over Zoom.

To learn more about becoming a mentor or to access the training, please fill out this interest form, and the Don’t Go Alone Director will be in touch with you.

Everyone can do something. We believe that everyone - young, old, married, single - can bring something to the table when it comes to caring for the vulnerable children of our region. In fact, we need you and your gifts. Not sure what to do? Come learn more about Project Belong and find your something! These meetings are held on Zoom. You will receive the link to attend after registration.

This is a mandatory training for those becoming Mentor Individuals and Mentor Families in the Don’t Go Alone program. It will be a one-session event lasting from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in person.

The training will be held at: Grace Covenant Church, 4600 Brookfield Corporate Dr, Chantilly, VA 20151

To learn more about becoming a mentor or to access the training, please fill out this interest form, and the Don’t Go Alone Director will be in touch with you.

This is a mandatory training for those becoming Mentor Individuals and Mentor Families in the Don’t Go Alone program. It will be a one-session event lasting from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm happening over Zoom.

To learn more about becoming a mentor or to access the training, please fill out this interest form, and the Don’t Go Alone Director will be in touch with you.

Grace Community Church wants to say thank you to Alexandria’s kinship, foster, and adoptive parents! Drop off all children living in your home (ages 13 & under) and trained background-checked volunteers will provide an afternoon of fun while you enjoy an afternoon off! Kids will enjoy lunch, crafts, movies, and more. This event is scheduled for September 16 from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm.

This is a mandatory training for those becoming Mentor Individuals and Mentor Families in the Don’t Go Alone program. It will be a one-session event lasting from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm in person.

The training will be held at: First Baptist Church, 13600 Minnieville Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22193

To learn more about becoming a mentor or to access the training, please fill out this interest form, and the Don’t Go Alone Director will be in touch with you.

Everyone can do something. We believe that everyone - young, old, married, single - can bring something to the table when it comes to caring for the vulnerable children of our region. In fact, we need you and your gifts. Not sure what to do? Come learn more about Project Belong and find your something! These meetings are held on Zoom. You will receive the link to attend after registration.

This is a mandatory training for those becoming Mentor Individuals and Mentor Families in the Don’t Go Alone program. It will be a one-session event lasting from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm over Zoom.

To learn more about becoming a mentor or to access the training, please fill out this interest form, and the Don’t Go Alone Director will be in touch with you.

This is a mandatory training for those becoming Mentor Individuals and Mentor Families in the Don’t Go Alone program.

This is the second session of a two-part training. You must attend the first session on Thursday, June 15 (5:45 to 8:15 pm) to attend this portion of the training.

To learn more about becoming a mentor or to access the training, please fill out this interest form, and the Don’t Go Alone Director will be in touch with you.

This is a mandatory training for those becoming Mentor Individuals and Mentor Families in the Don’t Go Alone program.

This is the first session of a two-part training. You must attend the second session on Tuesday, June 20 (5:45 to 8:15 pm) to complete the training.

To learn more about becoming a mentor or to access the training, please fill out this interest form, and the Don’t Go Alone Director will be in touch with you.

This is a mandatory training for those becoming Mentor Individuals and Mentor Families in the Don’t Go Alone program.

This is the second session of a two-part training. You must attend the first session on Tuesday, May 23 (5:30 to 8:30 pm) to attend this portion of the training.

To learn more about becoming a mentor or to access the training, please fill out this interest form, and the Don’t Go Alone Director will be in touch with you.

This is a mandatory training for those becoming Mentor Individuals and Mentor Families in the Don’t Go Alone program.

This is the first session of a two-part training. You must attend the second session on Thursday, May 25 (5:30 to 8:30 pm) to complete the training.

To learn more about becoming a mentor or to access the training, please fill out this interest form, and the Don’t Go Alone Director will be in touch with you.

Everyone can do something.

We believe that everyone - young, old, married, single - can bring something to the table when it comes to caring for the vulnerable children of our region. In fact, we need you and your gifts. Not sure what to do? Come learn more about Project Belong and find your something!

These meetings are held on Zoom. You will receive the link to attend after registration.

Hope for the Journey Conference brings together proven, practical teaching and insight as well as everyday, hopeful wisdom—designed for parents and caregivers meeting the needs of children impacted by adoption and/or foster care.

For churches and organizations seeking to serve these children and families, you will gain a better understanding of their complex needs along with resources to equip you in your walk with them.

Please visit this page for the full details!

Hope for the Journey Conference brings together proven, practical teaching and insight as well as everyday, hopeful wisdom—designed for parents and caregivers meeting the needs of children impacted by adoption and/or foster care.

For churches and organizations seeking to serve these children and families, you will gain a better understanding of their complex needs along with resources to equip you in your walk with them.

Please visit this page for the full details!

Everyone can do something.

We believe that everyone - young, old, married, single - can bring something to the table when it comes to caring for the vulnerable children of our region. In fact, we need you and your gifts. Not sure what to do? Come learn more about Project Belong and find your something!

These meetings are held on Zoom. You will receive the link to attend after registration.

This is a gathering for Care Community Leaders for a night of encouragement and camaraderie. Glean from others to see what's working. Share in confidence and safety about what's difficult. We all are in it together!

Please fill out the registration form below, and you will be sent a Zoom link for our meeting.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Chris at chris@projectbelongva.org.

This is a mandatory training for those becoming Mentor Individuals and Mentor Families in the Don’t Go Alone program.

It will be a one-session event lasting from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in person.

To learn more about becoming a mentor or to access the training, please fill out this interest form, and the Don’t Go Alone Director will be in touch with you.

Wednesdays beginning March 1 for six weeks.

Cost: *There is a discounted cost of $25/individual per session for Project Belong families! Original price is $75/individual.

This psycho-education and processing group will provide attachment-focused parenting skills training and support for families with adoption and foster care in their story. They will use The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis and Traumaplay to introduce resources and training on how to enhance the attachment bond and de-escalate big behaviors.

Topics include:
The importance of attachment // Understanding your child's attachment history // Disarming the fear response with felt safety // Learning to be a “good boss” // Working with defiance // The importance of nurture // Strategies to improve family life balance // Handling setbacks // Healing yourself to heal your child

For more information, please contact Chin-Chin: Chin-Chin@gracenovacounseling.com

*Reach out to Chin-Chin regarding the discount for Project Belong families!

Brought to you by Foster the Family DC and Project Belong VA
And Presented By: Leslie Perez and Erica Mann of UMFS

When: Tuesday, February 28th from 6:00-8:00pm
(Dinner is provided and will be served at 6, training begins at 6:30)
Location: Holy Trinity Church: 850 Balls Hill Rd. McLean, VA 22101
Childcare can be provided upon request, while available
Registration: $10/person
Please Register Here by February 24th

MORE ABOUT THE TRAINING:

Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) offers a relational approach to building skills and resolving conflict in a way that creates lasting pathways in the brain. In this training, parents will learn how to equip their kids to build skills like flexibility, frustration tolerance, and problem-solving, rather than simply motivating kids to behave better. The CPS approach recognizes what research has pointed to for years – that kids with challenging behavior are already trying hard. They don’t lack the will to behave well. They lack the skills to behave well.

The CPS approach is  proven to reduce challenging behavior, teach kids the skills they lack, and build relationships with the adults in their lives. This approach works whether someone is momentarily “stressed out” or managing the long-term effects of trauma.

The process begins with identifying triggers to a child’s challenging behavior and the specific skills they need help developing. The next step involves partnering with the child to build those skills and develop lasting solutions to problems that work for everyone.

The CPS model includes a philosophy and intervention guided by three principles:

• People will do well if they can, because everyone wants to be successful.

• Challenging behaviors are best viewed as byproducts of lagging thinking skills such as problem solving, flexibility, and frustration tolerance, rather than a result of a lack of motivation.

• Teaching these skills is most effectively accomplished when adults and children learn to address conflict in a collaborative and mutually satisfactory manner rather than relying on systems of rewards and punishments.    

Effective implementation of this model has demonstrated:

• Reduction in restraints, seclusion

• Sustained reduction in challenging behaviors

• Increase in parent confidence

• Decrease in parent and teacher stress

• Increase in child’s sense of safety