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Trusting relationships are at the heart of meaningful and effective family engagement

Because we have been working directly with families across the state for over 40 years, we are often asked by organizations and communities how to get the families they serve further engaged in their work. The truth is, there isn’t a single process or formula. Each community has different strengths, challenges, priorities, and perspectives. However, one thing all successful family engagement efforts have in common is that building trusting relationships is at the heart of this work. Meaningful and effective family engagement does not just happen. It is an intentional process where collaborative, and trusting relationships are developed over time.

Bringing Families on Board: A Roadmap

Designed for those who want to bring families on to their individual councils and committees to collaborate and inform their practice and service delivery, this general roadmap outlines what to consider when making families powerful partners in our work.

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Building it Together: A Systems Approach to Family Engagement

These 7 components are needed to integrate, scale, and sustain a meaningful family engagement framework throughout any system that serves families and children.

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Family Engagement Webinars

These brief webinars are under 15 minutes each. They are designed for leaders in education, healthcare, social services, and family support to serve as an introduction to making the family engagement work you are already doing, or planning to do, more meaningful and impactful.

Local Stories

Learn about some of our family engagement work with the Preschool Development Grant Explore the stories and see how three very different Granite State communities are partnering with families to inform their work, improve outcomes for their youngest citizens, and make family engagement truly meaningful.

Have Questions?

TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT VISION

We have been working with families and professionals for over 40 years to make their family engagement journeys meaningful and achievable. Let’s talk about yours!

This project was made possible by the NH Preschool Development Grant, grant number 90TP0060. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.”