Children and Families

This page records CE Fellows activities related to supporting learning about children and families.

Please use it to find people with shared interests, exchange and share wisdom and knowledge, see what conversations we have had about this theme, and share valuable related resources.

If you'd like to be invited to events and activities of this group, please sign up on the member sheet below.

Note: The member list is only to be used for affinity group-specific event invitations and administration. Feel free to communicate with each other individually or in small groups; avoid sending emails to the whole group about non-group events and announcements.

Please send questions about this affinity group to the convening team:

Travis Tennessen, travis.tennessen@wwu.edu

Summer Starr, summer_starr@oppco.org

Related Design Clinics:

Jessica Bee: Supportive funding ideas for the Opportunity Council's Fair and Youth Program Support & Maintaining and finding reliable college student volunteers for summer programing

Kim Doyle: Addressing the the shortage of qualified and affordable child care providers in Washington

Debby Farmer: Encouraging personal growth amongst teens

Anna Groat-Carmona: Increasing access to STEM education for adults with an easily accessible and family oriented setting.

Brenda Henoch: Facilitating computer station ergonomics for Bellingham public schools

Kari Jo Hilgendorf: Achieving and maintaining buy-in and credibility with a high-risk child care facility for research study

Sunshine Nelson: Streamlining documentation and training of internship system preparing them for trauma related social work

Kim Reeves: Working with the community to broaden people’s understanding of autism

Cindy Reuther: Encouraging school districts to see Whatcom Intergeneration High School (a new charter school) as a partner and collaborator

Wa’Lynn Sheridan: Supporting coalition members addressing youth substance abuse to educate the community

Jeff Smith: Evaluating the success of a multi-grade level program aiming to build connections amongst students

Jen Thistle: Filling the gap of support for youth who use Augmentative and alternative communication (ACC)

Kevin Woods: Structuring an internship program at WWU to have students in public and private schools to assist band directors and teach/share the jazz arts