Staff Working with Families
Where you start in your journey with FEM support will depend on your relationship with a family, your own comfort in your role, and more. Choose the tools and path that are right for you.
Where you start in your journey with FEM support will depend on your relationship with a family, your own comfort in your role, and more. Choose the tools and path that are right for you.
Learn how to make meaningful connections with your staff to work toward the best outcomes for families across a variety of situations. Find ideas and tools to help you plan your FEM program work.
You can help families make progress toward long-term economic goals no matter what your experience level. Learn how to support families while increasing your own knowledge, confidence, and skills.
Your attitudes toward families affect your behaviors with them. Learn how strengths-based attitudes can improve relationships and outcomes as you work with families around sensitive economic mobility issues.
You don't need to be a financial expert to partner with families on economic mobility! Learn how you can make a difference from any starting point.
Explore ideas, techniques, and conversation starters that can improve your skill and confidence in sensitive conversations about money.
Learn how to set the stage for productive conversations about family economic mobility.
Learn more about the impact of economic mobility on family program eligibility. Find tips on how to manage challenging discussions on this topic.
When you engage in economic mobility conversations, remember that families are the experts on their children and their situation. Find out how to succeed when you let the family lead.
Refresh or deepen your knowledge about economic mobility with this list of commonly used terms and their definitions.
HeadStart.gov
official website of the Administration for Children and Families