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Hello Network Members!
Thank you to those who attended our June 2 TICN meeting.
Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) staff shared their emerging Teen Strategy, highlighting goals to better engage young people, create welcoming and responsive spaces, and align youth programs with trauma-informed principles such as safety, choice, and relationship-building. TICN members offered feedback on how the strategy could further reduce barriers and support teens with diverse needs.
Next, building on the April discussion about institutions and disability, members broke into small groups to explore how policies, norms, and environments can either add chronic stress or act as “safety nets” for people with disabilities—especially those with invisible disabilities—and to identify practical steps their own organizations and the TICN more broadly can take to build institutions that are more inclusive, healing-centered, and affirming.
Please check out the updates from our members below!
Sincerely,
Your TICN Coordinator
Finding real opportunities shouldn’t be hard for young people in our community. We want to hear from you about what’s working, what’s not, and what would actually help. Your voice can help improve jobs, programs, and opportunities in Fairfax.
Take the quick anonymous survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OurCommunityYOURFuture
Complete it for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card.
 All Fathers, Father Figures, and those who work with fathers are invited to this weekly workshop series to help enhance a father’s emotional and physical health, parenting and relationship skills, and provide access to community resources. Take time for these weekly conversations that can help you be a better dad.
Several local Northern Virginia governments are partnering to offer this series, so if you or your child live in Northern Virginia, you are welcome to join any session. Join Us!
The 2026 NOVA Regional Fatherhood Workshop Series | Family Services
 Join this discussion geared toward helping fathers develop effective parenting styles with each of their children. Every child is different, and sometimes it might seem like girls and boys require different approaches. Bring your questions and we’ll talk about adapting your parenting to meet your children where they are.
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 Navigating Fairfax Services Together: For People with Disabilities and Their Families
This free event is designed to connect you directly with county agencies and partners, get personalized assistance, and discover valuable programs designed to support you and your loved ones.
Thursday, July 30, 2026
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Fairfax County Government Center
12000 Government Center Pkwy
Fairfax, VA 22035
$50 transportation gift card giveaway to qualifying attendees. Limited quantity available!
Accepting applications for the coming school year. 6 weeks -4 year olds, FCPS Early Childhood Classrooms. Free for qualifying families.
More information at: PreK and Early Head Start | Fairfax County Public Schools
 Please save the date for the annual Venture into Volunteering fair:
Sunday, October 18, 2026
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Springfield Town Center in Springfield, VA
(in partnership with the 50+ Expo)
We’re excited to share that Positive Aging Community and The Beacon Newspapers have merged, and a new Northern Virginia Beacon is being developed. This means our reach will be even greater this year!
Venture into Volunteering is Northern Virginia’s premier volunteer recruitment fair, connecting organizations and community members eager to serve.
Additional details will be sent by early August, including a formal invitation and RSVP link.
 Are you an immigrant survivor of gender based-violence? Our online clinic provides free legal advice, safety planning, and referrals. Meet with a legal professional to learn more about your options for relief: Learn more here.
The 2nd Annual Youth Wellness Symposium for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington is taking place Friday, July 10th 2026 and we need volunteers! The link to sign up is here: Youth Wellness Symposium Volunteer 2026 – Fill out form
Seeking community members to join our Trauma Team at our Annandale location, and we definitely need bilingual therapists (Spanish).
Trauma Teams will meet virtually once per month to thoughtfully review member concerns and coordinate supports. All Trauma Team members will be trained in a basic overview of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework, which includes universal supports (Tier 1), targeted interventions (Tier 2), and intensive individualized supports (Tier 3). These supports may include therapy, targeted interventions such as the Skills for Psychological Recovery program (Tier 2), assessment to help determine appropriate services, and connections to community resources for basic needs like food or housing.
Therapists who are interested in joining our team may also sign up to receive FREE training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), which is roughly a $1000 value. Note: A Master’s degree in a clinical field is required for certification in the model.
Want to learn more? For local information, contact browne@stjohns.edu or
nicolosg@stjohns.edu
 
This 8-week course will teach you what behavior really is, and how to change it. Created by Robyn Gobbel and based on the USA Best Selling book by the same name, Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Parents. Make your child’s behavior make sense- even the ones that don’t. You’ll become equipped with interventions, tools, and techniques- that actually work! And in this no-shame, no blame approach to parenting, you’ll finally understand why knowing is only half the battle. The course is strategically designed so you don’t just learn a bunch of parenting tools and techniques. By the end, you’ll actually be able to do the powerful techniques you’ll learn.
Learn more: Events for June 2026 – FFF
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