New York State Network for Youth Success

Health and Safety for SAC Directors
2023-01-04 18:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Health and Safety for SAC Directors
Directors are responsible for hiring, training, and maintaining staff who provide a healthy
and safe environment for children. This course will help directors look at policies and
procedures that reinforce high-quality health and safety practices. Directors will get the
most out of this training if they bring a copy of the policies and procedures from their
program.
January 2023
Wednesday, January 4
Thursday, January 5
Wednesday, January 11
Thursday, January 12
Wednesday, January 18
Thursday, January 19
Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm
This is a six day course. You must attend all sessions.
Instructor: Diane Shirley
Cost $300.00
Location: This is a Virtual Event

Deepening Allyship for LGBTQIA Children & Youth
2022-12-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-12-16 11:00 - 12:00
Take your allyship to the next level with an introspective exploration. We usually don’t even realize how our own experiences of gender and attraction shape how we provide care and education for youth. Allyship isn’t about being “tolerant” or even “supportive.” It’s about ACTION – so let’s dive in. Prerequisite: LGBTQIA 101

Traditional Teaching of the Good Mind
2022-12-14 10:30 - 12:00
This presentation will feature many traditional teachings and concepts of Haudenosaunee and Native cultures and perspectives that help us all relate to each other and understand our connections to the natural world. These perspectives are very helpful to develop and maintain healthy, positive relationships with many others as well as with Native Americans.

Grant Writing: Fund Development for Sustaining High Quality Programs
2022-12-07 12:00 - 13:00
Presented by:
Holly Dickinson is the Director of Grants and District/Community Programs at the Lockport City School District. In this role she oversees ESSA program compliance; school and district comprehensive improvement and strategic planning; preparation, submission, and project direction of all competitive and non-competitive grants; family and community engagement; and the district’s community schools initiative. Holly has been leading program design teams and preparing and implementing federal, state, and foundation grants for the past 12 years and has been awarded more the 50 million dollars in grant funds during this time. In addition, she has conducted grant writing and evaluation workshops at the Grant Professionals Association national conference.

Bret Ratner is the Vice President of Grants at Good Shepherd Services (GSS), a large NYC-based nonprofit that serves more than 28,000 children and families annually through over 90 programs. In this role, he supervises a team of six Grants Managers and Grant Writers that are responsible for securing funding from NYC, NY State, and federal government agencies as well as a robust portfolio of over 50 private foundations and corporations. Prior to working at GSS, he was the Director of Institutional Advancement at the Educational Alliance and has also been a Development Officer at ExpandED Schools. Finally, Bret has his Master’s in Journalism from Marquette University and completed Columbia University’s Developing Leaders for Nonprofit Professionals program.

Moderated by:

Jay Roscup has served as an afterschool youth worker, ELA teacher, non-profit Executive and school administrator. He operated as the Safe Schools Healthy Students Project Director role at Sodus CSD and the Director of the Community Schools Initiative in Lyons for a competitive NYS grant. In those roles, he organized building supports, served on student intervention teams, and worked in areas ranging from early childhood to juvenile justice and mental health. Currently, Jay is the Community Schools Director for Wayne County Community Schools where he supports coordinators at four schools on the journey to being Full Service Community Schools and is a Project Director for a Full Service Community Schools grant.

Windows & Mirrors: LGBTQIA-Affirming Programs and Curriculum
2022-12-07 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-12-02 11:00 - 12:00
Adults in childcare and education settings have a unique opportunity to provide programming and materials that allow youth to see themselves and their families represented, while preparing them for interacting with the world around them and helping them be better friends. This session introduces the “Mirrors & Windows” learning theory (coined by educator Emily Styles in 1988) and provides examples for improvements to curriculum and programming. Prerequisite: LGBTQIA 101.

Two Spirit and LGBTQ+ Considerations
2022-12-01 10:30 - 12:00
This discussion will provide insights into specific issues, challenges, and opportunities that are relevant to Native American persons who may identify as being Two Spirit and the importance of recognizing cultural differences among all groups who may or may not be affiliated with LBGTQ+ communities.

Site Leader Institute for Fall 2022
2022-11-29 09:30 - 12:30 | Virtual
Are you a new site-level manager? Are you starting an afterschool program with a new grant? The Site Leader Institute can help you grow into your new role. Visit our Site Leader Institute webpage for more details and to register.

Getting Gender Right: Role Modeling Support of Gender Diversity & Individuality
2022-11-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-11-18 12:00 - 13:00
Many childcare workers want children to grow in environments free from gender stereotypes and restrictions, yet often end up subconsciously reinforcing society’s messaging. From a young age, we have an opportunity to shift our language and behavior to improve mental health and stronger connections with children. Learn tools for reducing the pressures experienced by children of all genders! Prerequisite: LGBTQIA 101.

New Laws and New Talent: Attracting & Retaining LGBTQIA Employees
2022-11-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-11-02 10:30 - 11:30
Do you know the new NYS laws pertaining to trans and gender-nonconforming people in the workplace? Wondering how to be an attractive employer to LGBTQIA talent? Designed for HR and leadership, this session provides workplace policies and practices for creating affirming environments for current and future LGBTQIA staff, while reviewing laws that many employers in NYS are unaware of. Prerequisite: LGBTQIA 101.

Native American Cultural Competency
2022-11-01 12:00 - 13:00
This presentations will brief overviews of Native cultures, health challenges facing many communities, and historical traumas. Emerging strategies to engage with Native American peoples more respectfully, and efforts to restore community wellbeing will also be discussed.

Strategies for Facilitating Inclusive STEAM Learning
2022-10-27 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
Learn ways to engage all learners when doing science, technology, engineering, and math activities. We will develop conflict resolution strategies for scenarios in STEM and identify strategies for facilitating inclusive STEM learning experiences. Participants will also create a SMART goal to support all students in an inclusive STEM learning environment.
Join TTAP Professional Development Specialist Natalie Scavone for this engaging workshop with practical tips.
You must register in advance for this session. It is provided at no cost thanks to the Million Girls Moonshot.

Supporting the Needs of LGBTQIA Children & Teens
2022-10-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-10-19 18:30 - 19:30
Research shows that having just ONE supportive adult can reduce suicidality for LGBTQ youth. This session provides insight into their psycho-social-emotional needs with the aim of assisting staff in creating affirming environments and improving mental health. Plus, attendees will learn their legal obligations when working with LGBTQIA youth, especially those with unsupportive homes. Prerequisite: LGBTQIA 101.

Youth and the Right to Privacy
2022-10-13 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-09-29 18:00 - 19:30
Is it ok for our kids to keep secrets from us?

In this session, we will explore the tricky balance between young people’s inherent right to privacy and our responsibility as caregivers to keep them safe. How can we protect young people from very real dangers without sheltering them entirely from a world they need to be prepared to navigate? How can we incorporate technology – smartphones, social media etc. – into a changing conversation about privacy? And most importantly, how can we challenge ageist norms that strip youth of their agency and right to privacy in the name of safety?

Youth Autonomy, Empathy, and Ageism
2022-10-12 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-09-28 12:00 - 13:30
As youth mature, having control over their decisions, bodies, spaces, relationships and self-expression becomes an increasingly important part of their development, the formation of their identities, and their readiness to exist in the world as independent individuals. But as caregivers and mentors, we often fail to recognize early opportunities to sew the seeds of independence in young people.

In this interactive session, participants will be invited to reflect on their own experiences and to interrogate the ageist assumptions that underpin our interactions with youth. We will seek to answer questions such as: How does fear drive us to exert more control over youth than is necessary, and how can we manage those fears? How can I safely introduce more autonomy into the expectations I set for youth, while providing the tools for them to meet those expectations successfully? How can I access empathy as a resource to build a strong foundation of trust and honesty in my relationships with youth?

Participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of the role of ageism in youth work, a range of tools to approach youth work with empathy, respect and trust, and practical, actionable strategies to cultivate responsible independence in the youth they work with.

POSTPONED Understanding the Difference and Significance of Trauma Informed Care as compared to Historical Traumas, including the impacts on cross-cultural relationships
2022-10-11 10:00 - 11:30
THIS SESSION HAS BEEN POSTPONED. AN UPDATED DATE/TIME WILL BE SHARED WHEN AVAILABLE.
Trauma-Informed Care is very helpful to understand how an individual person may be impacted by trauma. This session expands TIC to entire communities and focuses on how various factors and residual consequences of historical and continuing challenges may create walls or barriers that may impede developing cross-cultural interactions and relationships.

Systems Update: Enhancing Documents & E-Forms to Better Serve LGBTQIA Youth and Families
2022-10-04 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-09-19 18:00 - 19:00
Noticing that your electronic and paper forms don’t give all the information your staff need, or that they don’t work for all of your families? Geared towards directors and other leadership, this interactive session provides practical examples for adjusting forms and for how to work around 3rd-party systems. Bring your forms to help us work through real examples!
Attendance of Names & Pronouns session encouraged.
Prerequisite: LGBTQIA 101.

Names & Pronouns: Making Mistakes and Getting it Right
2022-09-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-09-07 10:30 - 11:30
Adjusting to a youth’s new name? Struggling with they/them pronouns? Wondering what to do when the family isn’t on board? This session provides attendees with tips, tools, and NYS laws applicable to communicating with and about youth & staff who are trans and/or nonbinary. Prerequisite: LGBTQIA 101

LGBTQIA 101: UNDERSTANDING GENDER AND ATTRACTION (PREREQUISITE FOR ALL OTHER LGBTQ SESSIONS)
2022-09-07 19:00 - 20:30
An interactive [re]introduction to terminology and key concepts related to sexual orientation and gender identity expression. This session serves the foundation necessary for exploring the skills, practices, policies, and NYS laws in the upcoming LGBTQIA sessions. Individuals wishing to attend other sessions from the facilitator must first attend this session.

Health and Safety Course for SAC Directors
2022-09-06 18:30 - 21:30
Directors are responsible for hiring, training, and maintaining staff who provide a healthy
and safe environment for children. This course will help directors look at policies and
procedures that reinforce high-quality health and safety practices. Directors will get the
most out of this training if they bring a copy of the policies and procedures from their
program.
Course dates:
Dates: September 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21
Time: 6:30- 9:30 PM
This is a 6 day course, you must attend all sessions

LGBTQIA 101: Understanding Gender and Attraction
2022-08-23 18:00 - 19:30
*This is a prerequisite for all other LGBTQ sessions.
An interactive [re]introduction to terminology and key concepts related to sexual orientation and gender identity expression. This session serves the foundation necessary for exploring the skills, practices, policies, and NYS laws in the upcoming LGBTQIA sessions. Individuals wishing to attend other sessions from the facilitator must first attend this session.

LGBTQIA 101: Understanding Gender and Attraction*
2022-07-11 12:00 - 13:30
