Science of Hope - August 27th 430pm to 630pm - We are excited to welcome Linda Segur and Jeff Allen as part of our Vashon Beloved Community virtual workshop series. Both facilitators are Hope Ambassadors with years of experience. Hope is the belief that the future will be better, and you have the power to make it so. Hope is based on three main ideas: (1) the ability to set desirable goals, (2) ability to identify viable pathways to these goals, and (3) the capacity to dedicate mental energy or willpower to pursue these goals. The science demonstrates that hope is a critical psychological strength. Hope is easily measured in children, adults, and communities. Hope can be increased and sustained through effective programming. Hope is one of the most important predictors of positive outcomes for human service agencies.

Introduction to Community Accountability for Gender Based Violence, Nov 5th, 1-3pm - What are the historical and current implications of the anti-violence movement's focus on the criminal justice system as the front-line approach toward ending gender-based violence? Survivors deserve responses to harm that meet their immediate needs, long term safety, self-determination and well-being, and that take accountability seriously. Join API Chaya for an exploration of frameworks to community-based responses to harm, and to build concrete skills and strategies to engage with ourselves and others to transform the conditions that allow violence to happen.

Providing Culturally Competent and Humble care, October 11, 10-12pm, Maestra Grace provides culturally relevant advice, counsel, and support to Mexican, Chicano, Indigenous, Native and Non-Native individuals, in the workplace or in community organizations, who are affected by problems arising from cultural differences, in the following manner:​ Shares knowledge of traditional concepts and beliefs, protocols, spirituality, and healing practices; Provides opportunities for staff and board members, administrators, and volunteers to become knowledgeable about and sensitive to the historical experiences of Indigenous peoples of Mexico and the United States, their contemporary situation, and their vision for themselves and their community.

Protective Factors and Risk Factors: Expanding Perspectives, October 16th 4-6pm: Charlyn Harper Browne is primarily responsible for contributing to research and the racial equity agenda that is foundational to projects within CSSP’s Young Children and Their Families and Youth Thrive bodies of work, as well as other partnership projects, including the Quality Improvement Center on Domestic Violence in Child Welfare. She will share more about the Strengthening Families, Youth Thrive and Protective Factors Framework in response to an urgent need in the fields of child maltreatment prevention and youth services to shift from a primary goal of identifying risk factors "fixing" problems to ELEVATING the goal of building attributes, relationships, knowledge, skills and resources to maximize the potential of children, youth, and families.

Mandatory Reporting is Not Neutral, October 23rd 1-3pm: Hear from a local Seattle/King County group, Mandatory Reporting Is Not Neutral (MaRNN) Project, who works to share survivor stories about the impact of mandatory reporting, educate communities on harm reduction practices, and change the conditions that lead to violence and abuse. Presenters will share findings from a 2016 survey that examined how mandatory reporting affects the help-seeking of domestic violence survivors. Presenters also identify practical strategies service providers can use to decrease negative consequences of reporting and increase survivor safety and self-determination. Also learn about the MaRNN storytelling project and campaigns.

Balance of Poverty with Drayton Jackson, November 13th 10-12pm: Hear about the impacts of Poverty on families and learn from firsthand experience from Drayton, whose mission is to change the narrative about homelessness and poverty across the country. Jackson eventually freed himself from the grip of homelessness, and he's using his experience to help others. In addition to being a member of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Poverty Reduction Workgroup, Jackson is the founder and executive director for The Foundation for Homeless and Poverty Management.

Balance of Poverty with Drayton Jackson, November 13th 10-12pm: : Jennifer Sack is a meditation and mindset mentor with over a decade supporting others in the wellness industry. Her mission is to empower others to build confidence & self-trust while decreasing stress & and mental mayhem by capitalizing on their own ability to self-source insights, create energetic guardrails, and alter their mindset using guided immersive meditation, pen-to-paper, and energetic tools. Let's get down to the heart of the matter; stress starts in our mind and generates imbalance. Together we'll define what balance is (mental, physical & energetic) and recognize the indications & implications of imbalance, address beliefs and behaviors that keep us stuck in the cycle of stress and explore 3 strategies to make moving back into alignment more attainable.