Lambda Legal
Lambda Legal works at every level of government to stand up for the LGBTQ+ community and everyone living with HIV.
Family & Community Context
Language Matters
This brief video provides guidance on why doing no harm with the language we use is important as we work with diverse groups of students, staff and families.
Leading by Convening: A Blueprint for Authentic Engagment
This module provides an overview of the IDEA Partnership blueprint on Leading by Convening. It outlines the essential habits that leaders need to cultivate authentic engagment and build allied relationship across groups. The tools and learning activities help groups identify their values and shared interests, and work together to improve practice.
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Ke ala i ka Mauliola: Native Hawaiian Youth Experiences with Historical Trauma
This qualitative study used Indigenous talk story interviews with 34 NH ʻōpio (youth) and ka lawelawe (service providers) to explore how NH ʻōpio understand and experience historical trauma. Eight themes and 35 sub-themes were identified covering individual, community, and systemic domains representing the first step in addressing NH historical trauma.
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Illinois Resources for Immigrants, Refugees and Asylees
The purpose of the ICIRR Family Support Network (FSN) is to connect immigrant communities throughout Illinois to a full range of support – social services, legal aid, policy updates, financial assistance, law enforcement – in collaboration with member organizations. The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights partners with over 60 nonprofit organizations that provide services throughout Illinois.
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Implicit Association Test
IAT) measures attitudes and beliefs that people may be unwilling or unable to report. The IAT may be especially interesting if it shows that you have an implicit attitude that you did not know about.
Identity Project
This intervention targets adolescents’ ethnic-racial identity development. The Identity Project curriculum was designed to provide adolescents of any ethnic-racial background with tools and strategies that help them explore and understand their constantly evolving identity in relation to their race and ethnicity.
Gender Inclusive Schools
Gender Inclusive Schools provides parent and educator training to proactively create safe learning environments for LGBTQ+ young people. Their website has resources on sample policies, practices, and interpretations of state and federal laws that affect LGBTQ+ young people.
Family Engagement Surveys
Compilation of survey tools to use with families that you can save and download.
Five Plliars to Support Educational Equity
Look to Illinois School District 214 for ideas to make educational equity a reality in your district. SD 214 addresses educational equity through 5 pillars: Systemic; Employment and Retention; Professional Learning for Student Success; Student Voice, Climate, and Culture; and Family and Community Engagement.