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Community Family Support Forum

Shared Vision: Keeping Families Safe and on a Path that is Self-Sustaining

Our goal: to provide an open forum and a call to action for state and community organizations to share resources, ideas, and activities they are using to connect directly with children, families, and vulnerable adults to prevent abuse and neglect while promoting resilient communities.

The ask: to grow a network of state and community-based organizations with common purpose and to develop and elevate community-level strategies that strengthen families and build resilient communities.

Our next meeting will be held on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:00am. See below for meeting information or register to receive future calendar invitations. Note – the meeting link is the same each month.

Community Family Support Forum
Friday, June 11, 2025 · 10:00 – 11:00am
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/sst-ggrv-vwn
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 575-323-9011‬ PIN: ‪121 097 204‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/sst-ggrv-vwn?pin=4934075981801

If you have general questions, feedback, or would like to present at a future forum, please contact Danielle Marks at danielle.marks1@wyo.gov.


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Monthly Calls

Monthly Calls

June 13, 2025

  • Recording
  • DFS Economic Security Programs Slides

May 9, 2025

  • Recording
  • General Slides
  • WyoText Slides

April 11, 2025

  • Recording (featuring Wyoming 211)

March 14, 2025

  • Recording (featuring DFS, WDH and WDE legislative updates)

February 14, 2025

  • Recording
  • Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (Waiver) Slides

January 10, 2025

  • Recording
  • Slides

December 13, 2024

  • Recording
  • Plans of Safe Care Update Slides

No Meeting in November 2024.

October 11, 2024

  • Recording
  • APS Survey Summary Slides
  • LIEAP Update Slides
  • Kinship Connections 101 Slides

No Meeting in September 2024.

August 9, 2024

  • Recording
  • Slides

July 12, 2024

  • Recording
  • Slides
  • MCH Needs Assessment Update Slides

June 14, 2024

  • Recording
  • Slides

May 10, 2024

  • Recording
  • Slides

April 12, 2024

  • Recording
  • Slides
  • Epidemiology and Latest Trends of Substance Use Slides

March 22, 2024

  • Recording
  • Slides

February 9, 2024

  • Recording
  • Slides

No Meeting in January 2024 due to scheduling conflicts.

December 8, 2023

  • Recording
  • Slides - RISE presentation

No Meeting in November 2023 due to holiday.

October 13, 2023

  • Recording
  • Slides

September 8, 2023

  • Recording
  • Slides

August 11, 2023

  • Recording
  • Slides

June 9, 2023

  • Recording
  • Slides

May 12, 2023

  • The May 12th meeting was a community partner focus group for the Child and Family Services Review. No meeting recording is available.

April 14, 2023

  • The May 12th meeting was a community partner focus group for the Child and Family Services Review. No meeting recording is available.

March 3, 2023

  • Recording

February 10, 2023

  • Recording
  • Slides

January 13, 2023

  • Recording
  • Slides
  • Child and Family Services Review Presentation Slides

December 9, 2022

  • Recording
  • Slides

October 14, 2022

  • Recording
  • Slides

September 9, 2022

  • Recording
  • Slides

August 12, 2022

  • Recording
  • Slides

July 8, 2022

  • Recording
  • Slides

June 10, 2022

  • Recording
  • Slides

May 13, 2022

  • Recording
  • Slides
  • SNAP Presentation Slides

April 8, 2022

  • Recording
  • Slides

March 11, 2022

  • Recording coming soon!
  • Slides

No Meetings in January and February 2022

December 10, 2021

  • No recording or slides available

November 12, 2021

  • Recording (ends at 48:00)
  • Slides

October 8, 2021

  • Recording
  • Slides

September 10, 2021

  • Recording

July, 13, 2021

  • Recording

June 11, 2021

  • Recording
  • Slides

January 8, 2021

  • Recording
  • Comments

December 11, 2020

  • Recording
  • Comments

November 13, 2020

  • Recording
  • Comments

October 9, 2020

  • Recording
  • Comments

September 11, 2020

  • Recording
  • Comments

August 14, 2020

  • Recording
  • Comments

July 10, 2020

  • No Recording
  • updated child protective services and adult protective services intake data 
  • overview of a statewide effort forming around prevention and treatment of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)

June 5, 2020

  • Recording
  • Comments

May 22, 2020

  • Recording
  • Comments

May 8, 2020

  • Recording
  • Comments 
  • Slides

April 24, 2020 Meeting

  • Recording
  • Agenda

April 10, 2020 Meeting

  • Recording
  • Agenda
  • Slides
Resources

Resources

  • Wyoming 2-1-1
  • Wyoming Quality Counts - resources for early childhood, professionals and parents.
  • Salvation Army
  • The Foundation of the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming has given every Episcopal church across the state $10,000 to help with community needs. Dan Mayer can assist with making connections if needed.
  • Flyer - Protecting At-Risk Students from a Distance - DFS flyer with tips and strategies for professionals to assess children for abuse and neglect from a distance.
  • Donations Flyer
  • AARP Mutual Aid Groups
  • Protective Factors in Practice - a training tool using vignettes to identify protective factors that strengthen families under stress.
  • Educational videos from the YES House Learn & Grow team
  • A series of informational videos for older teens and young adults from the YES House Independent Living & Transitional Living team
  • WDH, Behavioral Health Division COVID-19 webpage
  • WDH Covid-19 webpage
  • Applications are open for assistance from the COVID 19 Community Crisis Fund for Laramie County, through United Way.
  • The WDH, Maternal & Child Health Unit can provide care coordination and gap-filling financial assistance to families with children with special healthcare needs who need to travel for health care.
  • St. Joseph's Children's Home is offering outpatient mental health services for youth ages 6-18 through telehealth, including evaluation, medication management, individual, and family therapy.
  • Strong Families Academy - online learning sessions for building family engagement
  • Family Wellness Check-In Tips from the Flamboyan Foundation
  • U.S. Office of Head Start resources
  • Dr. Gilmartin's slides
  • Interested in learning more about protective factors and how to use them to serve your clients? The WY Children's Trust Fund and Wyoming Kids First can provide training. Contact Becca Steinhoff at director@wyokidsfirst.org
  • Slides from the 5/22 "WY Home Matters" presentation
  • Video of Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, Surgeon General of CA, and Angelina Jolie discussing safety of children at home and self-care for advocates
  • CA's ACES Aware campaign
  • Tip Sheets for strengthening families from the Children's Bureau (in both English and Spanish)
  • Child Well Visit flyer
  • Community Opportunity Map from the Casey Family Programs
  • Tools to Thrive - mental health resources from Mental Health America
  • Upcoming webinar on June 11th - "Resources for Supporting the Mental Health and Well-being of Children and Families During COVID-19" from the Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
  • My Life Youth Festival - virtual events sponsored by Magellan for youth with experience with mental health and substance abuse issues and/or foster care
  • WYSAC Survey - Impact of COVID-19 on Women, Children, and Families in Wyoming -  Survey Questions.  Publication of the results is pending.
  • Family Voices United Survey Results. Family Voices United works with youth, birth parents, and relative caregivers with lived experience in the child welfare system. This survey asked what supports are needed for reopening.
  • The Title IV-E Clearinghouse was established by the Children's Bureau (CB) as part of the Family First Prevention Services Act. The clearinghouse contractor reviews the evidence for prevention services and provides a rating the CB uses to determine federal reimbursement for prevention services. You can sign-up for their email list to be the first to know when new services are added.
  • DFS intake data and DFS FFPSA slides (9/11/2020)
  • October 9 Slides
  • Wyoming 2-1-1 Flyer
  • DFS intake data and presenter contact information
  • Wyoming 2030 flyer
  • Parenting Check-In Challenge Flyer
  • Lessons from the First Wave: Resilience in the Age of COVID-19, a collection of stories from Shareable about community-led mutual aid efforts during the pandemic.
  • A resource for trauma-informed care: https://teenpregnancy.acf.hhs.gov/resources/creating-safe-spaces-facilitators-guide-trauma-informed-programming
  • Casey Family Program: Community Opportunity Map
  • Title IV-E Approved Prevention Plan

 

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