Enrollment offers many opportunities to talk with families and learn about the strengths, hopes, and challenges that can shape their FEM goals.

Assessment presents an opportunity for staff to listen to families and learn more about their strengths and basic needs. Through a FEM lens, listen carefully for references associated with economic growth.

Communication with families is key to building the strong relationships necessary to support family economic mobility. Learn how to leverage techniques for sensitive conversations.

Learn how to use the seven steps for setting and reaching goals with families to provide family economic mobility support.

Situations can change quickly for families. Discover strategies for evaluating and adjusting your approach as you help families work toward their economic stability and mobility goals.

Learn how evaluating family goals at the program level can help ensure that your program is well-situated to support the families you partner with.

Family service managers can make use of these fillable seasonal planning worksheets to meet the needs of their program and staff and track work efficiently.

When planning your year, assess which virtual engagement strategies work best for your program and families. Then, use the Virtual Engagement Planning Tool to develop your action plan.

These supplemental materials to support the professional growth of the family services manager and their team.