Martha Reeder (standing left) and Pat Stanislaski (standing right) consultants from the National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds facilitate discussion during the three-day training.

Participants engage in role playing and discussion on linking families to services effectively.

Early childhood professionals participate in a group activity utilizing an “energy stick,” which helped professionals understand the importance of social connections for families.

Vera Blaz (left), Project Tinituhon, and Bertha Daimond (standing right), Project Kariñu participate in the “Balls in the Air” activity that reminds professionals that sometimes they can’t see the parents for all of the problems and stressors they are balancing, and the importance of making sure families have access to the services they need.