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21st Century Advancing Family Engagement (21stCAFE) is a virtual professional learning community for first or second-year grantees of 21st Century Community Learning Centers(21st CCLC). The 21stCAFE is sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce with the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center. 

The purpose of 21stCAFE is to increase the expertise and aptitude of 21st Century program staff to implement high-quality family engagement strategies in Ohio’s 21st CCLC programs. Ultimately, this project would lead to improved family-program partnerships to support the needs of the whole child using a comprehensive approach, consistent with Ohio’s Whole Child Framework. 21stCAFE will bridge 21st CCLC programming between the school day and home life and provide benefits for both 21st Century program staff and students. 

21stCAFE 24-25 Schedule
21stCAFE 24-25 Timeline
First, think about this question: "Have you taken and completed the 21stCAFE Foundations of Family Engagement seminar?" If not, please enroll in the Foundations of Family Engagement seminar. If yes, think about this question: "Have you taken and completed the 21stCAFE Engaging Every Family seminar?" If not, please enroll in the Engaging Every Family seminar. If yes, think about this question: "Have you taken and completed a 21stCAFE Mini Module seminar?" If not, please enroll in a Mini Module seminar. You can check our schedule for all seminars on our webpage (https://ohiofamiliesengage.osu.edu/21stcafe-3/). If yes, congratulations! You have completed all 21stCAFE seminars. Stay tuned for our new seminars.
Foundations of Family Engagement

The seminar and community of practice aim to build foundational knowledge and skills for effective family engagement.  This is the first seminar and community of practice in the series and is REQUIRED for everyone who received a new grant for FY 25. 

Engaging Every Family

The seminar and community of practice aim to build multi-tiered knowledge and skills for family engagement.

*This is the second seminar and community of practice in the series – for graduates of Foundations of Family Engagement during FY 23-24.

Grantees who completed Foundations are REQUIRED to attend Engaging Every Family.

Family Engagement Mini Modules

This is the third seminar and community of practice in the series-for graduates of Foundations and Engaging Every Family.