Programs & Initiatives
Family Strong! Family Fun Fest
More than just a day of entertainment, the festival serves as a platform for fostering long-term relationships between families and community partners, ensuring ongoing support that promote well-being and resilience throughout the year. This annual tradition where fun meets purpose aims to strengthen family bonds, nurtures community connections, and encourages sustained collaboration, making it an important cornerstone for lasting family and community growth.
Illinois DCFS Statewide Youth Advisory Board
The IDCFS Statewide Youth Advisory Board (SYAB) is committed to creating a caring and supportive environment for all youth in care regardless of race, citizenship status, sex, national origin, ancestry, language, disability, religion, or authentic self. SYAB works to educate, advocate for and empower youth in care across Illinois.
Community Violence Prevention
Be Strong Families has always realized the importance of community violence prevention, understanding the important role that parents play in raising children to be non-violent.
Environmental Justice
Like climate change, environmental injustice affects communities of color and vulnerable communities disproportionately and consequently there is a natural intersectional opportunity to bridge the climate change activism and environmental justice fields with family-serving programs.