Consultations & Trainings
Empowering Families, Educators, and Youth Through Knowledge & Tools
At the Center for Urban Excellence, we recognize the essential role families and communities play in youth development. Our trainings and workshops are designed to equip families, educators, and young people with the strategies, tools, and support needed to create lasting change.
Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, educator, or young adult, our sessions provide practical knowledge to strengthen relationships, build resilience, and promote educational and personal success.
Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, educator, or young adult, our sessions provide practical knowledge to strengthen relationships, build resilience, and promote educational and personal success.
Family & Caregiver Workshops
Workshops to Equip, Educate, and Empower Families
CUE’s family-centered trainings offer practical guidance to help parents and caregivers support their child’s educational success, emotional well-being, and long-term growth. These sessions are designed to build confidence, provide clear information, and foster stronger family and community connections.
Education Rights: Transition Back Home
Supports parents of justice-involved or foster youth with the tools to advocate for their child's education during reentry. This training equips parents with essential skills, tools, and resources to support their child's educational success during the transition back home and beyond. It educates and empowers families to actively engage in their child’s schooling, fostering a sense of community. This initiative not only inspires families but also strengthens their ability to advocate for and enhance their child’s educational journey.
Caring for Youth with Special Needs
Gain insight into navigating the special education system. This session provides guidance on navigating educational resources, managing behavioral challenges, accessing services, understanding IEPs and 504 plans, and supporting youth with behavioral and learning differences using effective, strength-based strategies.
Fostering Resilience in Difficult Times
Introduces CUE’s Fostering Resilience Framework—a strengths-based approach to overcoming adversity. Families learn how to identify and build on existing strengths, set achievable goals, and foster supportive relationships that encourage growth during difficult times.
Strengthening Parent/ Young Adult Relationship
This workshop offers tools to improve communication, build trust, and deepen connection between parents and young adults. Learn how to navigate transitional life stages while fostering mutual understanding and emotional support within the family.
Career Readiness: Fostering Resilience Workforce Program
The Fostering Resilience Workforce Program supports youth and young adults ages 16 and up who face barriers to graduating, gaining employment, or starting a career. We provide holistic case management, training scholarships, educational support, and wraparound services to help participants build the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to thrive in today’s workforce and academic settings.
Community Resilience Model
The Community Resilience Model (CRM) is a training program that empowers communities to enhance their resilience against trauma and adversity. It teaches three key skills: tracking personal wellness, resourcing to tap into internal and external supports, and grounding techniques to maintain stability in challenging times. Through CRM, communities learn to collectively harness these skills, strengthening their ability to face and overcome difficulties.
Supports parents of justice-involved or foster youth with the tools to advocate for their child's education during reentry. This training equips parents with essential skills, tools, and resources to support their child's educational success during the transition back home and beyond. It educates and empowers families to actively engage in their child’s schooling, fostering a sense of community. This initiative not only inspires families but also strengthens their ability to advocate for and enhance their child’s educational journey.
Caring for Youth with Special Needs
Gain insight into navigating the special education system. This session provides guidance on navigating educational resources, managing behavioral challenges, accessing services, understanding IEPs and 504 plans, and supporting youth with behavioral and learning differences using effective, strength-based strategies.
Fostering Resilience in Difficult Times
Introduces CUE’s Fostering Resilience Framework—a strengths-based approach to overcoming adversity. Families learn how to identify and build on existing strengths, set achievable goals, and foster supportive relationships that encourage growth during difficult times.
Strengthening Parent/ Young Adult Relationship
This workshop offers tools to improve communication, build trust, and deepen connection between parents and young adults. Learn how to navigate transitional life stages while fostering mutual understanding and emotional support within the family.
Career Readiness: Fostering Resilience Workforce Program
The Fostering Resilience Workforce Program supports youth and young adults ages 16 and up who face barriers to graduating, gaining employment, or starting a career. We provide holistic case management, training scholarships, educational support, and wraparound services to help participants build the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to thrive in today’s workforce and academic settings.
Community Resilience Model
The Community Resilience Model (CRM) is a training program that empowers communities to enhance their resilience against trauma and adversity. It teaches three key skills: tracking personal wellness, resourcing to tap into internal and external supports, and grounding techniques to maintain stability in challenging times. Through CRM, communities learn to collectively harness these skills, strengthening their ability to face and overcome difficulties.
Educator/Stakeholder Trainings
Professional Development for Those Supporting System-Involved Youth
CUE offers targeted trainings for educators, service providers, and caregivers working with youth involved in foster care, probation, and special education. These sessions provide clear guidance on rights, responsibilities, and best practices to support equitable and legally compliant educational outcomes.
Understanding SPED - Students with Disabilities (IEP/504)
Gain a foundational understanding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This training explains the differences between IEPs and 504 Plans, outlines the evaluation process, and offers strategies to effectively support students with disabilities in the classroom.
Supporting System-Involved Youth in Schools
Learn essential strategies to support students involved with the court or child welfare systems. This session covers legal mandates such as immediate enrollment, school of origin protections, partial credit policies, graduation exemptions, and disciplinary safeguards. This session is essential to creating supportive and compliant educational environments for students.
Probation Youth & Foster Youth Rights (WIC 602)
A training session that provides an overview of the definitions of foster youth under WIC 602. This session will clarify key legal definitions and distinctions. This training is crucial for professionals dedicated to understanding and supporting probation youth in various settings.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Education Rights Holder
A training session for Education Rights Holders to learn about their critical function in supporting the educational needs of their student. This session will cover legal responsibilities, decision-making authority, and best practices for advocating for students' educational rights. Essential for parents and caregivers, this training ensures you are equipped to effectively support foster youth in achieving academic success.
Gain a foundational understanding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This training explains the differences between IEPs and 504 Plans, outlines the evaluation process, and offers strategies to effectively support students with disabilities in the classroom.
Supporting System-Involved Youth in Schools
Learn essential strategies to support students involved with the court or child welfare systems. This session covers legal mandates such as immediate enrollment, school of origin protections, partial credit policies, graduation exemptions, and disciplinary safeguards. This session is essential to creating supportive and compliant educational environments for students.
Probation Youth & Foster Youth Rights (WIC 602)
A training session that provides an overview of the definitions of foster youth under WIC 602. This session will clarify key legal definitions and distinctions. This training is crucial for professionals dedicated to understanding and supporting probation youth in various settings.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Education Rights Holder
A training session for Education Rights Holders to learn about their critical function in supporting the educational needs of their student. This session will cover legal responsibilities, decision-making authority, and best practices for advocating for students' educational rights. Essential for parents and caregivers, this training ensures you are equipped to effectively support foster youth in achieving academic success.
Youth Workshops
Skills and Strategies to Build Confidence, Resilience, and Readiness
CUE’s youth workshops are designed to equip young people with the knowledge, tools, and life skills they need to thrive in school, work, and life. These sessions center youth voice, promote self-awareness, and encourage critical thinking as part of their journey toward success.
The Media and Me: A Guide to Critical Medial Literacy for Young People
Build the skills to think critically about digital and social media. This workshop teaches youth how to evaluate and interpret the messages they see, understand the impact of media on identity and culture, and become more responsible and informed media consumers.
College & Career Readiness
Offered through the Fostering Resilience Workforce Program, this initiative supports youth and young adults ages 16 and up who face barriers to graduating, securing employment, or launching a career. Participants receive holistic case management, training scholarships, educational support, and wraparound services—empowering them to build the skills, confidence, and knowledge needed to succeed in both academic and professional environments.
Community Resilience Model
The Community Resilience Model (CRM) is a training program that empowers communities to enhance their resilience against trauma and adversity. It teaches three key skills: tracking personal wellness, resourcing to tap into internal and external supports, and grounding techniques to maintain stability in challenging times. Through CRM, communities learn to collectively harness these skills, strengthening their ability to face and overcome difficulties.
Build the skills to think critically about digital and social media. This workshop teaches youth how to evaluate and interpret the messages they see, understand the impact of media on identity and culture, and become more responsible and informed media consumers.
College & Career Readiness
Offered through the Fostering Resilience Workforce Program, this initiative supports youth and young adults ages 16 and up who face barriers to graduating, securing employment, or launching a career. Participants receive holistic case management, training scholarships, educational support, and wraparound services—empowering them to build the skills, confidence, and knowledge needed to succeed in both academic and professional environments.
Community Resilience Model
The Community Resilience Model (CRM) is a training program that empowers communities to enhance their resilience against trauma and adversity. It teaches three key skills: tracking personal wellness, resourcing to tap into internal and external supports, and grounding techniques to maintain stability in challenging times. Through CRM, communities learn to collectively harness these skills, strengthening their ability to face and overcome difficulties.
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