Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families
BrainWise
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesBrainWise provides a comprehensive package of ideas, providing a framework and tools to help teachers teach what children at a young age need to possess the social, emotional, and critical thinking skills necessary to analyze and respond to complex situations and to recognize, understand, and appropriately manage their own emotions. This training will offer strategies […]
A Deeper Dive into Suspension + Expulsion Practices
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThis training is for individuals who have completed the PDIS training “Ending Suspension and Expulsion in Early Care and Learning Settings.” Participants will review material covered in the PDIS training and have the opportunity to engage with colleagues around this difficult topic. Instructor: Erika Cincotta, Foundations Mental Health Practitioner
GRAND OPENING of Juvenile Assessment Center
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoint Initiatives and School District 11 have partnered to launch a new youth center at Galileo Middle School. Services provided to El Paso and Teller County youth: Crisis intervention Educational enrichment Family Counseling Substance abuse treatment Tutoring Mentoring Individual plans based on assessments Wraparound, multi-agency supports for youth and their families Direct financial support for […]
Beyond the ACEs Score | Parts 1, 2, and 3
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesPromoting Positive Childhood Experiences: Through the Lens of the Neurosequential Model in Early Childhood Education. Parts 1, 2, and 3 build upon each other. Children’s mental health training provides early childhood educators an opportunity to better understand the impact of childhood trauma and how to implement strategies to prevent or reduce the effects. Through building […]
Beyond the ACEs Score | Parts 1, 2, and 3
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesPromoting Positive Childhood Experiences: Through the Lens of the Neurosequential Model in Early Childhood Education. Parts 1, 2, and 3 build upon each other. Children’s mental health training provides early childhood educators an opportunity to better understand the impact of childhood trauma and how to implement strategies to prevent or reduce the effects. Through building […]
Beyond the ACEs Score | Parts 1, 2, and 3
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesPromoting Positive Childhood Experiences: Through the Lens of the Neurosequential Model in Early Childhood Education. Parts 1, 2, and 3 build upon each other. Children’s mental health training provides early childhood educators an opportunity to better understand the impact of childhood trauma and how to implement strategies to prevent or reduce the effects. Through building […]
Understanding Resiliency in Young Children
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesChildren and youth with special healthcare needs (CYSHCN) experience childhood adversities and trauma at a much higher rate (2X) than children without special healthcare needs. CYSHCN are more susceptible to trauma for a variety of reasons. Join us to learn about trauma and resiliency in CYSHCN and how to help them gain skills to face […]
Verbal De-Escalation and Active Shooter Survival Skills
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin Officer Brian P. Corrado for the emergency preparedness training on verbal de-escalation and active shooter survival skills. Topics will include: Warning signs of hostile behavior, listening skills, Personal Safety, Situational Awareness, Run/Hide/Fight, preparation and planning.
Collective Impact Committee
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJanuary 31, 2024, meeting canceled due to unforseen circumstances. Please stay tuned for the rescheduled date! Collective Impact is the commitment of a group of important actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem. Key ingredients of successful community efforts to move “from fragmented action and results” to “collective […]
ChildcareRead
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThe ChildcareRead 4-hour workshop provides certification for people who work directly with children birth-5 years old. In this training, participants will gain ideas and strategies to energize storytime, make reading fun, and expand literacy into other parts of the child care day. They will participate in sample lessons from the Story Exploring® curriculum and learn […]
ChildcareRead
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThe ChildcareRead 4-hour workshop provides certification for people who work directly with children birth-5 years old. In this training, participants will gain ideas and strategies to energize storytime, make reading fun, and expand literacy into other parts of the child care day. They will participate in sample lessons from the Story Exploring® curriculum and learn […]
CPR/AED + First Aid Training
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThe Foundations program of JI is partnering to host a quarterly CPR/AED & First Aid Training and Medication Administration at our new office! Cost: CPR+AED+First Aid (9-11 am) is $69.00 paid to the vendor at the time of registration online MA (11 am - 12 pm) is $59 paid to the vendor at time of […]