Webinar Series

Enhancing and Empowering: Conversations for Positive Change

We started daily “by the community—for the community” webinars in English and Spanish in 2020 as a response to the entropy and social isolation of the pandemic. Now, our webinar series Enhancing and Empowering: Conversations for Positive Change fosters conversation, connection, and community. Currently, webinar presenters are providing free content to the Be Strong Families community both live and on demand. The presenters are also providing deeper-dive fee-based workshops on the same topics. 

Upcoming Webinars:

  • October 8, 2024, 12:00pm CT

    Register Here

    Intentional structures and systems drive sustainable fatherhood and male engagement initiatives. This includes establishing roles, responsibilities, male engagement champions, research-based practices, and coordinated communication and relationship development plans. This training promotes systems thinking in male engagement practices, establishing enduring responsivity, evaluation, and improvement planning into fatherhood initiatives. Attendees will learn how to create a new male engagement program or evolve its current practices into more effective research-based plans and practices. Participants will learn how to go beyond baseline engagement and learn proven techniques for creating powerful and rich male engagement practices that nurture the self-efficacy and self-esteem of all children’s most prominent male role models. This session will highlight leveraging community and program resources to foster male engagement activities that improve family and child outcomes and strengthen DEI initiatives.

Upcoming A Taste of Cafés:

Our A Taste of Cafés series gives you a preview of Cafés—Be Strong Families’ internationally known, structured, small group conversations! Join us for a free session where you can take part in peer-to-peer conversations that facilitate transformation, healing, and strength within families. Held every 1st and 3rd Fridays at 12:00pm and every 2nd Wednesdays at 6:00pm (CT).

  • Friday, October 4, 2024, 12 – 1:30 pm CST, and
    Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm CST

    Theme: Picture Perfect (Vitality Café –Social)

    If social media is to be believed, then we are all living fabulous lives filled with amazing moments all captured in Instagram-worthy poses for the whole world to see. The reality is that life is complicated. It is filled with good times, bad days and everything in between. The people we share our lives with, make it worth remembering. Join us for a conversation about living memorable days.

    Friday, October 18, 2024, 12 – 1:30 pm CST

    Theme: We Are Family (Parent Café for LGBTQIA+ children)

    Every family is unique. Families with children who identify as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community experience challenges unique to their situation. How can a family support their child while navigating emotions, seeking resources, and living everyday life? Join our safe space in this conversation for parents because you are not alone.

  • Friday, November 1, 2024, 12 – 1:30 pm CST, and
    Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm CST

    Theme: Below the Surface (Vitality Café)

    The story goes that while we can see the swan gliding gracefully across the water, what we cannot see is how furiously it is paddling beneath the surface so that it can stay afloat. It isn’t easy to show the world our struggles. But how does this affect our vitality? Let’s talk about it at this vitality café.

    Friday, November 15, 2024, 12 – 1:30 pm CST

    Theme: The Game Plan: (Dad’s Café)

    The goal of every game is to win. The strategy: prepare well, always do your best and show up. When it comes to creating a strong family, what is the game plan? How do you prepare to be a good dad? Join our candid conversation about different strategies for a winning game plan.

  • Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm CST, and
    Friday, December 6, 2024, 12 – 1:30 pm CST

    Theme: Instructions Not Included (Teens & Emerging Adults)
    When do you begin to teach your child how to be an adult? As they grow and change from children to teenagers and then young adults, what lessons are vital to their becoming adults? How long do you take care of them and when do you let them go? Because every child came without instructions on how to grow into an adult, we would like to share our thoughts and experiences. You are invited to join our Café and talk about it.

    Friday, December 13, 2024, 12 – 1:30 pm CST

    Theme: Time Well Spent: The Joys of Aging Gracefully  

    Growing older means more than just worrying about health challenges and maintaining your independence. Many people are facing new challenges such as having to raise their grandchildren or learning new skills in order to keep up with a tech-centric world. It’s important to understand and share the positive aspects of aging as well. Come join our interactive Taste of Café conversation that uses questions from an upcoming Be Strong Families Café in a Box for Senior Adults as we talk about what it means to grow older.

Webinar Archive

In the table below, you can find recordings and presentation slides of all our past webinars. You can also find specific webinars by searching keywords, filtering or sorting.