webinars
Bright Promises hosts free, educational webinars to increase awareness and understand of the urgent, underrecongized needs our initiatives address. Webinars feature experts from Bright Promises community partners who are leaders in developing and delivering innovative programs for disadvantaged children and youth.
Past webinars
During this webinar, you will learn how to support youth leadership development that builds collective empowerment and helps drive systemic change. You will hear from experts who will give you specific strategies to engage, equip, and empower youth as leaders. You will also hear tips for overcoming some of the challenges that you might encounter when giving leadership over to youth.
Featured Panelists:
- Tony Alvarado Rivera, Executive Director of Chicago Freedom School
- Essence-Jade Gatheright, Youth Organizer from Chicago Freedom School \
- JJ McNeal, Bright Promises Youth Council Guide
- Catherine Stapleton, Youth Leadership Coordinator at Build Inc., and
- Sabrina Woo, Youth Program Coordinator at Project:VISION
This webinar is the kick off of the “Promising Practices” webinar series. This series spotlights some of the most innovative and exciting practices Bright Promises' community partners are using in their work with children and youth. These webinars will also provide you with strategies and resources for you to incorporate these innovative practices into your work with children and youth.
This podcast was created by Amira and Mohammed, two youth leaders on the Bright Promises Foundation Youth Council representing Arab American Action Network, as part of Trauma Informed Awareness Day 2023.
During this one-hour webinar presented by Bright Promises Foundation, you will hear directly from experts in racial trauma about the role of the arts in supporting youth healing from racial trauma, and see first-hand examples of young people engaging in healing through the arts.
During this panel discussion, leading experts in the field of race-based trauma discuss how to recognize trauma caused by racism in children youth and how adults can help empower youth and support their healing.
This webinar about the impact of historical and community trauma features a panel of Chicago youth leaders sharing how racism has impacted their lives, and how they are confronting racism and promoting healing for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Featuring a panel of leading experts in the field of race-based trauma, this webinar highlights how adults can help youth to exercise their own agency and to feel empowered, and how these actions can help support healing from racially based traumatic stress.