Erase the Belonging Gap
May 8, 1-2:30 P.M. ET
Webinar Overview
Belonging is an innate and fundamental need we all have. Whether we realize it or not, it influences many of our decisions daily. Research and experts have shown the exponential impact of genuine and authentic experiences of belonging. Family, school and community are widely discussed as the top three ways for youth to develop, experience and feel belonging. Unfortunately, we also know that if a youth has experienced childhood adversity of any sort, their relationship with family, school or community is often destroyed in the process — and sometimes all three. Adversity and trauma directly impact experiences of belonging.
Backed by research and lived experience, this webinar will offer ways you can begin to erase the belonging gap, and how belonging can make a difference in the lives of the youth you serve. You will be informed, challenged and inspired to continue life-changing work, but with a different perspective and intention.
Attendees will:
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Learn and comprehend the innate, fundamental nature of belonging
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Discover what the CORE 3 components of belonging are and how to utilize them
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Identify the unique gap in belonging that youth with ACEs must navigate
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Equip yourself to be the belonging difference for youth in foster care
Gaelin Elmore
Gaelin is a keynote speaker, trainer and belonging expert. His time in the child welfare field formally began in 2019, with years of advocacy before that.
For most of his early childhood and adolescence, Gaelin lived in environments that made it nearly impossible to thrive. Constant instability, abuse, neglect and homelessness led him down paths of isolation, survival, distrust and despair.
But luckily for him, there was another option. Through an environment of belonging, he was given a chance to forge a completely new path. He believes that everyone should have access to environments that provide another option.
