GRANDcares teams participate in the CYFAR Professional Development Workshop

Last month, GRANDcares team members from Colorado State University and the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, participated in CYFAR’s Professional Development Workshop. The GRANDcares project would not be possible without the generous support from a grant from CYFAR-SCP (Children Youth and Families At Risk- Sustainable Community Projects.) GRANDcares project is a proud recipient of a CYFAR grant that will allow our programming to reach families through 2019 in both Colorado and Hawai’i states.

The CYFAR-SCP grant is on behalf of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).  This year, CYFAR commenced twenty-five years of work and community service, with programming that now reaches over 600 communities. CYFAR grants span over 47 states in the United States, with the singular goal of having a lasting impact on the children, youth, families and communities they serve.

CYFAR’s Professional Development Workshop 2017, offered a multi-disciplinary blend of workshops, speakers and presentations; focused on maximizing the success of CYFAR programs at large. GRANDcares team members were involved in a collection of classes with topics that ranged from; building community partnerships to implement evidence-based prevention programs, communication strategies for increasing program participation and best practices for collection, assessment and evaluation of program data.    

We would like to take this moment to extend our heartfelt thank you, to the people who make CYFAR-SCP funding possible for GRANDcares program and the families we serve.

                       Above: GRANDcares Team Members at CYFAR Professional Development Workshop 2017