Upcoming STAR Training with Collaborative Family Engagement Team and a Spring Line-Up Advocate Supervisors Won’t Want to Miss!
⭐STAR Monthly Zoom Invites You to Celebrate 10 Years of CFE Collaboration!
Hello Advocate Supervisors! Please join us on Monday, March 30, from 12:00-1:00 p.m., for a special virtual panel celebrating 10 years of Collaborative Family Engagement (CFE). This session will provide practical strategies to strengthen collaboration between CASA programs, CPS, and SSCC partners. Meet our panelists:
- Alex Garcia, Advocate Supervisor, Big Country CASA
- Tressie Nichols, Program Specialist & CFE Lead, CASA of Southeast Texas
- Brandi Roundtree, FGDM Lead, DFPS – Region 7
- Robyn Smith, Family Engagement Specialist, Texas Family Care Network
They will share their experiences, highlight successes, and discuss opportunities for cross-agency collaboration while keeping families’ voices at the center. Gain insights, learn best practices, and connect with leaders advancing family-centered advocacy in Texas. Be sure to register here for the entire FY26 STAR Monthly Zoom Series or click the link below to learn more about our next training.
⭐ STAR in-person Strengths-Based Supervision for Volunteer Retention Training will be held on April 16 -17 in Dallas. Registration is open! Space is limited, and the last day to register is April 8. The link to register is HERE.
⭐ Spring STAR Monthly Webinars have some new dates and times!!
- Wednesday, April 22, 9:00–10:00 a.m. – STAR will host Renee Castillo from the Children’s Commission to discuss the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and how it affects CASA advocacy. A special Zoom link will be sent via the supervisor Google group.
- Monday, May 4, 12:00-1:00 p.m. – STAR will host the DFPS Texas Child-Centered-Care (T3C) Project Management Office for a presentation on T3C. (Use your same STAR Monthly Zoom link. If you do not have this link, register HERE.)
Questions email Leslie at lcocke@texascasa.org and Amanda Melancon, Advocacy Development Manager, at amelancon@texascasa.org.
