Newcomer Families

Welcoming Newcomer Families Just Got Easier

Tap into the power of partnerships. Join our Welcoming Newcomer Families online community of practice, or reach out to organize a custom training on family engagement with newcomer families.

Custom Trainings & Consultation for Educators and Professionals

We would love to partner with you to develop custom professional development sessions for educators, healthcare providers, and human services professionals. Topics we can explore in your professional learning program include:

  • Partnering with Immigrant Families to Promote Student Success
  • Cultivating Connections: The Role of Cultural Brokers in Promoting Meaningful Family Engagement with Newcomer Families
  • Unlocking the School System: Strategies to Guide and Assist Families
  • Language & Cultural Access
  • Leveraging Parent Run Groups to Support Newcomers
  • Fostering a Welcoming Environment in Parent Led Groups

For more information, please contact Ann Teng at ateng@fcsn.org.

Professional development opportunities from MASFEC, a program of FCSN

Welcoming Newcomer Families Community of Practice

The Federation warmly welcomes educators and professionals to learn, share, and contribute to a new virtual community focused on welcoming, supporting, and partnering with immigrant newcomer students and families.

You can join us on Zoom for virtual workshops and continue to learn, connect and share via our online learning platform. This program is free, thanks to a grant from the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

A Venn diagram with the word "Belonging" in the center highlights areas of work that must take place including Understanding context, Accessing Basic Needs, Respecting Language & Culture, and Partnering with Communities. At the overlap between these are Knowledge of immigration background to inform the provision of basic services and regulations; Language access in basic services to provide culturally relevant resources and infoemation, partnership with community networks to provide culturally sustaining support and initiatives, and Community collaborations to navigate legal processes and access educational rights

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