Susie Cambria, MSW

Public Policy Consultant

Training Opps (05/10)

Free Nonprofit 911 Teleconference: 8 Online Fundraising Changes You Must Make
in 2010, May 4 at 1:00 pm ET: What resources do you need to have in place to get your
program going or boost an existing online presence to the next level? Learn from the
experts; more info and to register: http://web.networkforgood.org/nonprofit-911-050410 .

Creating Trauma-Informed Programs: Youth Drop-in Centers and Beyond, May 5,

Noon-1:30 pm ET: This Webcast explores strategies and challenges to creating trauma-
informed services in a drop-in center for youth and young adults experiencing
homelessness. Ayala Livney from Youth on Fire, a drop-in center in Cambridge, MA, will
share her program's experiences with trauma-informed care, along with trauma expert
Kathleen Guarino of the National Center on Family Homelessness. This dialogue will offer
important information about the basics of becoming trauma-informed and about best
practices in drop-in centers. Who Should Attend? Direct service providers, outreach
workers, case managers, peer-support specialists, project directors, team leaders,
consumers, and policy makers can all benefit from this Webcast.

More information and to register: http://homeless.samhsa.gov/Resource/View.aspx?

id=48347

Building Ongoing Stakeholder Involvement in Program Improvement and the Life

of the Agency, May 6, 2:30 pm EST: As child welfare agencies increasingly recognize
that the outcomes of safety, permanency and well-being cannot be achieved by an agency
acting alone, agencies are exploring how to build a culture that makes collaboration a way
of life for the agency versus a sporadic event. This session will explore approaches agencies
are taking to structure ongoing stakeholder involvement in the continual work of making
program improvements. Presenters will describe strategies that can be used to build
collaboration, and the structures agencies are using to continually work with partners
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement
Teleconference/Webinar.

More information and to register:

http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/tele_detail.htm#050610

Secondary Trauma, May 12, 3:00-4:30 pm EST: This free teleconference presentation
offered by the National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections will focus
on secondary trauma. Space is limited – register using the link below. Once you register,
you will receive a confirmation email with the teleconference call-in information.

More information and to register:

http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/teleconferences/teleconference_schedule.html

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Phone: 301.832.2339 • Email: secambria@gmail.com • Web:
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Using ARRA Funds for State Infant/Toddler Initiatives Conference Call, May 18,
2:00 pm: To find out how states are using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) funds to improve infant/toddler care and to explore what impacts these initiatives
and activities are having for children, families, providers, and communities, CLASP and the
National Women's Law Center are hosting this free conference call.

More information and to register: http://action.nwlc.org/site/Survey?

SURVEY_ID=10020&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&autologin=true

The Public Benefits Boost: New Strategies for Increasing Take-Up Conference Call,
May 26, 12:30-1:30 pm ET: CLASP will co-moderate this audio call. They will discuss the
role that public benefits can provide toward family stability. It will also provide an overview
of the latest legislative developments, new lessons from research that can help practitioners
deliver access to public benefits, and one state's success in dramatically boosting Medicaid
uptake.

More information and to register: http://www.clasp.org/news_room/calendar?id=0089

4006 Hamilton Street • Hyattsville, MD • 20781

Phone: 301.832.2339 • Email: secambria@gmail.com • Web:
http://susiecambria.blogspot.com