Bridging the Gap: How Parents, Youth & Community Can Lead Together
This webinar from the American Bar Association will feature the Thriving Families Safer Children (“TFSC”) Florida Team as they share their restorative, community-led approach to engaging parents, youth, and community members as authentic partners in systems change. Moving beyond traditional models of participation, presenters will explore how intentionally designed spaces can foster trust, elevate lived expertise, and create meaningful opportunities for shared leadership and decision-making. The discussion will highlight practical strategies for building collaborative partnerships, strengthening community engagement, and developing sustainable models that can be adapted by organizations and communities across the country. Participants will be encouraged to reimagine engagement not as consultation, but as a shared commitment to transforming systems alongside those most directly impacted.
