• Adolescent2Adult: An Overview of Medicaid/Health Coverage for Alumni of Foster Care – Passport to Careers State Conference 2020

    Coordinated Care’s Apple Health Core Connections is the Medicaid program that serves youth in foster care and alumni of foster care (ages 18-26). For youth not covered by AHCC, the workshop will address how youth can enroll in Medicaid. As youth transition from adolescence to adulthood, AHCC believes that youth and their advocates should know...

  • Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care – Passport to Careers State Conference 2020

    Research suggests that between 60-80% of the population experiences at least one traumatic event during their lives, and prevalence of trauma is higher still for youth who have been homeless or involved in the foster care system. As communities respond to ongoing stress and potential traumas related to COVID-19 and its impacts, trauma-informed care is...

  • Secondary Traumatic Stress and Self Care – Passport to Careers State Conference 2020

    Working with youth who have experienced trauma can be difficult, draining, exhausting, and frustrating.This training will help professionals to understand the differences between Secondary Traumatic Stress, Compassion fatigue and Vicarious trauma, as well as gain awareness of the impact of organizational stress. Participants will also be able to recognize warning signs and personal triggers, as...

  • Working With and Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care

    LGBTQ+ youth are overrepresented in the foster care system, and often experience discrimination and rejection at a higher rate than their non-LGBTQ+ peers. Professionals who work with these youth need supportive resources and educational information about how to support LGBTQ+ foster youth so they can play an active role in promoting their healthy development and...

  • Effective Use of Passport Student Support Funds

    Join us for a discussion on effective use of your Passport Student Support Funds (formerly Incentive Grants) during these times. We will share examples to generate concrete and actionable uses for these funds. This webinar is geared toward Passport Designated Support Staff and Financial Aid Administrators, but all WPN members are welcome to participate. Register...

  • Webinar: Uprooting Racism with April Bowman of Bowman Global

    Join us for an anti-racism training that addresses racism and oppression at the root, in order to build a more equitable, just and unified world. This training is designed to help you do this hard, heart work truthfully and gracefully. It will empower you to grow from where you are and embrace the change process. From the...

  • Mental Health First Aid: Suicide and Self-Harm

    Suicidal ideation and self-harm continue to be prevalent areas of concern among partners working with young people. While rates of completed suicide have decreased over the past 10 years, we are all aware of the immense stressors of the past year and anecdotally have experienced an increase in reports of suicide ideation and self-harm. Join us for a webinar on mental health first...