CCI provides a wide variety of workshops to enhance and strengthen the skills of parents, guardians and other adult caregivers to help them guide their children through schools and their community. CCI parent workshops improve their knowledge and skills related to education, economics, community resources, adolescent sexual health and risky behaviors. Workshops can be conducted at the school or community location of the client. with parents alone and/or with their children to improve communication skills. Workshops are facilitated by a variety professionals, including educators of representatives of social service providers with significant expertise in the training topics.
Financial / Money Matters Workshops
Each month during the school year, our Financial/Money Matters Workshops provides parents with strategies, opportunities, and resources to help improve their relationship with money.
The Head Start Initiative
In 2022, Community Change, Inc. partnered with Head Start of the New York City Department of Education to support agencies of a series of workshops focused on strengthening their ability to engage fathers in their programs. Below are the workshop outlines from this project.
Breaking Down the Barriers to Father Engagement Workshop
Identifying strategies and resources for father engagement
The Fatherhood Initiative
In 2019, Community Change, Inc. partnered with the New York City Department of Youth & Community Development to support agencies of its Fatherhood Initiative to design and implement family literacy programs in their communities. Below are the workshop outlines and tip sheets from this project.
Creating Our Own Superheroes
Dealing with Bullying
Dealing with Homework Frustration #1
Dealing with Homework Frustration #2
Getting Books For Fathers
Helping Fathers Use Reading to Connect with Their Children
Helping Kids Enjoy Writing
Helping Kids to Enjoy Creative Expression with Words
Increase Literacy Through Dioramas
Increase Literacy Through Karaoke
Learning About Bullying Through Reading
Leveraging the Arts to Connect Fathers to Children Literacy
Teaching Responsibility Through Reading #1
Teaching Responsibility Through Reading #2
Teaching Your Child To Read #1
Teaching Your Child To Read #2
The Importance of Communication
Understanding Different Learning Styles #1
Understanding Different Learning Styles #2
Understanding Different Learning Styles #3
Understanding Learning Styles #1
Understanding Learning Styles #2
Using HipHop as a Learning Tool
Using Technology Video Games to Increase Learning
Summer Learning Plan Parents Children
How can fathers help their children successfully deal with bullies?
Helping kids to enjoy writing
How can fathers address difficulties in helping their children do their homework?
How to Use Technology to Increase Learning
Increasing Father Engagement in their Children’S Literacy Through the Arts #1
Increasing Father Engagement in their Children’S Literacy Through the Arts #2
Increasing Father Engagement in their Children’s Literacy Through the HipHop Art and Poetry
Increasing Literacy Through Diorama
Increasing Literacy Through Karaoke
How to Identify Children’s Learning Styles and Intelligence #1
How to Identify Children’s Learning Styles and Intelligence #2
The Importance of Communication
How to Inform Parents on How to Help their Kids Enjoy Creative Expression with Words
How to Obtain Books for Fathers to Read to their Children
Arts / Creativity Workshops
Each month during the school year, our Arts/Creativity Workshops provide parents with fun, creative things to do with their high school child(ren) at home, as a way of helping to strengthen the parent-child connection as they get older.
To Be Announced