Community Events with Be Strong Families:
Café Events
A Taste of Cafés
Our Taste of Café series gives you a preview of Cafés—Be Strong Families’ internationally known, structured, small group conversations! Join us Fridays and Wednesdays for a free session where you can take part in peer-to-peer conversations that facilitate transformation, healing, and strength within families.
Theme: Strength for the Journey: Vitality Cafe for Parents of children with different abilities.
Friday, April 10, 2026 – 12 -1:30 pm CST
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 – 12:00 -1:30 pm CST
(Vitality Café for parents of children with different abilities) Parenting a child with a disability is a journey filled with unique challenges, joys, and profound moments of growth. Strength for the Journey is a Parent Café designed to provide a supportive space where parents can pause, share experiences, and connect with others who truly understand their path. Through conversation and shared stories, participants will explore ways to nurture themselves, foster their child’s growth, and strengthen family bonds. Together, we’ll celebrate the courage, love, and determination that define this journey. We will honor the small victories, big breakthroughs, and the unwavering commitment that parents bring to their children’s lives. Strength for the Journey is a space to recharge, connect, and be reminded that you are not alone on this remarkable path.
Theme: Empowering Parents as Partners in Child Welfare. Parent Café.
Friday, April 24, 2026 – 12 -1:30 pm CST
Parenting can feel nonstop—and for parents involved in the child welfare system, it can also feel overwhelming, isolating, and at times disempowering. This Parent Café creates a space to pause, breathe, and feel seen as a valued partner in your family’s journey. Together, we’ll share experiences, build meaningful connections, and reflect on ways to find balance and moments of peace amid the challenges. Join us to connect with others who understand, gain encouragement, and leave feeling more grounded, supported, and empowered.
Una Probadita de Café
Nuestra serie Una Probadita de Café le ofrece una vista previa de Cafés: ¡las conversaciones estructuradas y de grupos pequeños internacionalmente conocidas de Cafés: Be Strong Families! Únase a nosotros para una sesión gratuita en la que podrá participar en conversaciones entre pares que transforman, sanan y fortalecen a las familias. Presentada cada mes en miercoles de 6:00 pm a 7:30 pm tiempo central. Invite a sus familiares y mejor amig@s.
Intro to Be Strong Families Parent Cafés
After you attend A Taste of Cafés, experience a free 1 hour Intro to Cafés session for more information and to get your questions answered. If you ever needed a place to learn how to keep your children safe and your family strong—this is it! Complete with an introduction to the history, benefits, major parts and roles of a Parent Café. These Cafés are a highly structured, small-group conversation process that promotes peer-to-peer learning and deep self–reflection.
Vitality Resources
We’ve been on a steadfast journey to vitality - boost yours! Check out our offerings for you and your community to nurture mind, body, and spirit.
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Beauty: An Essential Ingredient for Well-Being (June 6, 2019)
Maximizing Vitality When You’re Singin’ the Holiday Blues (December 9, 2019)
We’re a Member of the February #WECANSAVETHEWORLD Sustainability Challenge (February 4, 2021)
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What does Financial Vitality Feel Like to You? (April 26, 2021)
Social Vitality During and Post Pandemic (May 3, 2021)
What is Environmental Vitality? (May 10, 2021)
Nourishing Mental/Emotional Vitality (May 17, 2021)
Creating Your Strategic Plan for Holistic Vitality (May 27, 2021)
Physical Vitality & Body-based Grief (June 14, 2021)
Financial Vitality after Death of a Loved One (June 16, 2021)
Environmental Vitality: Preserving Memories and Clearing Spaces (June 21, 2021)
Social Vitality & Becoming Who We Are (June 23, 2021)
Spiritual Vitality in the Context of Grief, Trauma & Loss (June 29, 2021)
Intro to Family Vitality (July 6, 2021)
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This Café toolkit is based on the realization that a strong family is a healthy family. Each Vitality Café in a Box includes a full deck of bilingual (English/Spanish) question cards with over 200 questions that focus on the six Vitality Domains, as well as a link to an online Café guide.
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Vitality Cafés are peer-to-peer guided discussion groups that use the six Vitality Domains and empowered engagement techniques to help participants come up with strategies to improve their overall holistic health. RSVP with the section above.
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Please contact us!
Conferences
Join Be Strong Families at the Beyond School Hours Conference presented by Foundations, Inc.
Sessions that we will be leading:
Strength for the Journey Parent Café: Conversations for Parents of Children with Disabilities | March 1, 2026 | 2:45 PM - 4 PM EST
The Parent Influence: Best Practices for Sustaining Meaningful Parent Engagement (Session 1) | March 2, 2026 | 9:45 AM - 11 PM EST
The Parent Influence: Best Practices for Sustaining Meaningful Parent Engagement (Session 2) | March 3, 2026 | 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM EST
Meet us at a conference near you. Introduce yourself at our exhibit booths and engage with us in our sessions. We'd love to welcome you into our community, learn and grow together.