Register Now for Military Cultural Competent Services Workshop

Alliance for Children and Families is offering a new workshop June 4-5 in Chicago. Serving Those Who Serve: Providing Military Cultural Competent Services is designed to build a caring nonprofit human services community that is sensitive to military culture and its unique issues.

The workshop will highlight the importance of understanding military culture and the stigmas around seeking help for mental health issues.

The two day workshop will cover: … more

Member Polling Project

This Week’s Poll

The Alliance for Children and Families’ Membership Polling project is designed build a collection of information about its network of members.

Simple Input Translates to Big Impact

By completing the brief polls, members strengthen the Alliance’s ability to secure funds, partnerships, and other supports that will directly benefit the membership network.

In addition, it will better enable the Alliance to facilitate valuable connections among members.

The polls also feature live reporting. Already submitted results will display when a poll is completed. Staff can see how their agencies compare. … more

2012 Alliance National Conference Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for the 2012 Alliance National Conference in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 17-19, with pre-conference sessions Oct. 16.

This year’s theme Breaking Through: Disruptive Forces refers to the report, Disruptive Forces: Driving A Human Services Revolution and how it can impact the nonprofit human services sector. … more

New Publication Articulates Findings of Alliance Civic Engagement Program

The Alliance for Children and Families and its sister organization United Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA) recently released, Civic Engagement: The Next Chapter.

This piece communicates the key findings and beliefs of the Alliance and UNCA Civic Engagement Steering Committee, following the first seven years of the Alliance and UNCA Civic Engagement program. This program is a joint effort to encourage members to work for social change in their communities. … more

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