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May
1
Wed
Human Services Workforce Development Evaluation Symposium @ UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center
May 1 – May 3 all-day
Human Services Workforce Development Evaluation Symposium @ UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center

This symposium brings together evaluators and practitioners to share ideas, challenges, and methodologies for evaluating workforce development interventions and strategies across human services fields. For more than 20 years, the symposium (formerly known as the National Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium) has cultivated a unique learning space where attendees collaborate and support each other through constructive and respectful discussions. The symposium welcomes curiosity and a wide-range of experiences to enrich the exploration of challenges, innovative approaches to address these challenges, and new ways to approach future and/or ongoing work. Because of this environment, each year participants walk away with ideas and resources relevant to their evaluation work, as well as new and deepened relationships and sense of community.

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May
8
Wed
The Power of 100 Years of Research in Informing Policy and Practice for Black Families: Lessons Learned for the Future
May 8 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Power of 100 Years of Research in Informing Policy and Practice for Black Families: Lessons Learned for the Future

Join Child Trends for a webinar presentation on Wednesday May 8, from 2:00 pm ET to 3:00 pm ET to review learnings from our recently released 100-year Review of Research on Black Families. The review covers economic, demographic, and political shifts from 1920 to 2020, examining decade by decade the evolution of research methods, priorities, and funding over time. Study authors Dr. Chrishana M. Lloyd and Dr. Sara Shaw will highlight: the historical role of public agencies and academia in supporting research on Black families and the implications; how Black family demographics have changed over time; and the ways in which research, policy, and practice must shift to attend to historical and contemporary challenges important for Black families. Participants will also hear reactions from policy and research experts and plans for next steps related to the work. We look forward to sharing this groundbreaking work with you. Link to the report: https://www.childtrends.org/publications/100-year-research-black-families

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