Vanessa Fisher, Director of the Frisoli Youth Center, tells us how she engages families by building dialogue & relationships: "I don't think there is any single way you can be in touch with a family without really knowing who that youth is". 

​We join Vanessa at the Frisoli Youth Center to learn how a new approach to family phone calls has helped strengthen their family partnership practice.

​To support you in using these resources with your staff, download our UPDATED Facilitator's Guide here!

Guiding Questions

• Are there small things that you can change about your family engagement strategy that will shift the quality of conversations with families?
• How often do you talk with families for more than 60 seconds?
• How does the way young people engage with your program change if their family has a meaningful connection with your program staff?

Going Deeper 

• Video of Vanessa Fisher Explaining the Family Engagement Continuum
• Listen to Karen Mapp explain the 3 Prerequisites of Effective Family and Community Engagement

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