This virtual coaching session is designed to help participants prepare for the FCN Foundation Action Lab.

The Action Lab is a working session focused on helping adults with personal foster care histories move forward on personal, professional, financial, or wellness goals. Preparation increases the likelihood that you will leave the Lab with measurable progress.

During the Pre-Action Lab Group Coaching Session, participants will:

• Identify one clear goal to focus on during the Action Lab
• Define what success looks like
• Assess the current stage of their idea or initiative
• Clarify what support or resources they need

This session is appropriate for individuals who are planning to attend the Action Lab or who want support refining their focus before registering.

Participants should come prepared to reflect, think strategically, and engage in discussion. There is no cost to attend.

About the Action Lab

What It Is

The Alumni Movement Action Lab is a HYBRID (virtual and in-person) quarterly, full-day working session focused on execution rather than just planning. This hackathon-style experience is specifically built for professionals with foster care histories who are ready to take concrete action on their goals.

This September 26th event will be in-person (RISE Demonstration Center - 2730 Martin Luther King Jr, Avenue SE, DC) AND virtual, (9AM - 4PM EST).

There will also be an informal in-person networking meet up the night before (9/25, 7PM-9:30PM). Details soon to follow.

The FCN Foundation hosts a Monthly Virtual Speaker Series to propel foster youth, alumni, & supporters forward in their personal and professional lives.

Step 1: Each month, visit our #AlumniSuccess Library and watch the featured speaker(s).

Each month, #AlumniSuccesses share a special topic and engage Alumni through a monthly pre-recorded webinar (20-60 minutes) that is posted to our youtube channel.

January 2021: Alexis and Justin Black

March 2021: Rhonda Scriortino

Step 2: Members can attend our Quarterly #AlumniSuccess Speaker Summit(s)

Upcoming Summits: April 3, 2021; July 10, 2021, and October 2, 2021, January 8, 2022

The #AlumniSuccess Success Speaker Summit is a unique opportunity for our members to engage #AlumniSuccesses and learn more about the speakers and their journey. Members will be emailed an invitation.

Not a member? Please visit our website to join for free.

*Additional details will also be included in the membership portal.

4.3.21

Countdown to Nurturing Your Voice: An #AlumniSuccess Speaker Series Summit

Featuring Authors, Rhonda Sciortino, Alexis & Justin Black & Angela Quijada-Banks

On April 3, 2021, our featured #AlumniSuccess Speakers will answer your questions during a special panel. Each speaker will also offer a 45-minute break-out session to share their authorship journey, lessons learned, and an in-depth look into one of their books! During our closing, we will also give away some books! This is an experience you do not want to miss!

April 3, 2021, 2:00-4:30 p.m.

2 p.m. EST - Welcome & submit questions

2:15 p.m. Author intros

2:30 p,m. - 3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion/Q &A session

3:30 -4:15p.m. Break-out Session with each Author

4:15-4:30 Wrap Up & Book Giveaways!

Questions about membership or event registration? Please email kimberly@fcnfoundation.org

An intentional community for everyone to BE your authentic self & connect, thrive, and grow.

This celebration is for everyone and will include artwork by mentoring circle participants. Over the course of 12 weeks, creative expression was the focus of Mentoring Circles. This event will feature artwork and one final art project. This is an opportunity for alumni to connect and have some fun at the end of the year!

Spring 2021 Mentoring Circles will be announced January 15, 2021. and begin February 15, 2022

Meant to Belong | Believe | Be creative | Become

As long as there is a willing group of people who share a common goal or pursuit – you have a mentoring circle. Our mentoring circle connects us as a community of alumni- We seek opportunities to grow, heal, and connect with purpose. We focus on self-care, lifting each other up & providing a safe space where we can be authentic.

The FCN Foundation\Mentoring Circle Team thanks everyone for a great semester!

The purpose of the FCN Foundation Global Ambassadors Program (GAP) is to help Alumni of foster care launch non-profit and for-profit endeavors that will give back to their communities. Although these endeavors do not need to be child welfare focused in any way, it is expected that they and/or their entity will create opportunities to Pay it Forward to young adults in/from foster care through mentorship or internship/apprenticeship opportunities.

GAP plans to accomplish this by placing Ambassadors through a 12-month Fellowship that will assist them in creating and implementing solutions that will fill a need in their industry of study and/or community in which they live.

It is the FCN Foundation’s goal to help Alumni of foster care around the world secure social and monetary capital to change their own lives and the lives of the young people that live in their communities.

Join us to learn more about the FCN Foundation, our programming and resources we offer to individuals 17 and over that have lived/are living with people other than their biological parents at any point in their childhood.

The FCN Foundation hosts a Monthly Virtual Speaker Series and they propel Alumni forward in their personal and professional lives.

Step 1: Watch the featured Speaker

Each month, #AlumniSuccesses share a special topic and engage Alumni through a monthly pre-recorded webinar (20-60 minutes). We post these videos on Facebook and Youtube within the first 7 days of the month. During the third week of the month, members only are invited to attend a Q&A (via Zoom) featuring our #AlumniSuccess Speaker.

Step 2: Members can attend the Q & A

The #AlumniSuccess Q&A sessions are opportunities for our members to engage #AlumniSuccesses and learn more about the speakers and their journey. Members will be emailed a zoom invite and they can also find it on our Membership FB page (for members only).

Not a member? Please visit our website to join for free (or make a monthly donation).

Fall Q&A Sessions, featuring #AlumniSuccesses

September 18: Ivory Bennett

October 23: Angela Quijada-Banks

November (TBA): Isabel Soto Wallace

December 15: Kimberly Rhyan

We are currently booking January- April 2021. Do you want to be featured as an #AlumniSuccess Speaker? Please complete this interest form here.

Join us to learn more about the FCN Foundation, our programming and resources we offer to individuals 17 and over that have lived/are living with people other than their biological parents at any point in their childhood.

REGISTER HERE!

REGISTER HERE!

Christian Benjamin (Founder of Creative Agency Story MKTG, Alumni of foster care and FCN Foundation Board Member) is here to help you #BuildYourBRAND on social media! 

FCN MEMBERS ATTEND LIVE. RSVP via the Member Portal. Not a Member? Join at www.fcnfoundation.org/membership. You don’t have to be an Alumni of Foster Care to Join.

Today, there are more influencers, brands, and organizations than ever who are able to raise awareness and make a living because of their social influence. Not only are they reaching their goals, but they are inspiring others with their knowledge and personality.

Whether you are looking for a better job, freelancing for other businesses, or building your own business, you’re going to need social media marketing skills to build your digital brand and leverage social media to attract a bigger audience.

If you’re ready to start improving your social media marketing skills, this course will help you learn how to create a strategy, and be efficient with your efforts.

What will you learn:

• Setting Brand Goals that Matter

• Raising Awareness Creating

• Consistent & Valuable Content

• Influencer Marketing

• Running Ads under a Budget

• Scaling Up

Foster youth and Adults with histories of living with someone other than their biological parents as children: Here is an opportunity to have your voice heard in child welfare legislation with the Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children (CPMC).

To learn more about the CPMC and what participation would look like, JOIN Us on December 18th at 6PM for a Voices That Create Change Webinar. REGISTER HERE

HERE is little more about the Coalition to Protect Maryland’s Children!

FCN Members are welcome to join us.

Not an FCN Member? JOIN HERE. You don’t have to be an Alumni to Join.

The Holiday Season is a joyous time but it also a sad and lonely time for many people as well. As Alumni of foster care, the holidays are bittersweet but, we're not the only ones that need a little Healing through the Holidays.

Hosted by our very own Board Member, Rachel Dolcine (Author, Entrepreneur and Alumni) we welcome you and our Special Guest, Dr. Maya Rockeymoore-Cummings, on 12/19 6PM-9PM for gift-wrapping for Baltimore City foster youth and crafting (wreaths and coasters that you can gift to your friends/family or keep). Come make authentic connections with authentic people.

You don't have to be an Alumni of foster care to attend. All ages are welcome so, bring your family and friends.

We'll have holiday music, light food/refreshments and holiday cheer!

We would like to sincerely thank Dr. Rockeymoore-Cummings and her team for reaching out to us to partner around a Gift Drive for National Center for Children and Families (NCCF), Challengers Independent Living Program and the YES Drop in Center. In honor of her late husband, Congressman Elijah Cummings and their connection to an alumni on their team and part of their family, they wanted to contribute to a group of disconnected young adults and foster youth in congregate care for the holidays but, she also wants to establish an ongoing partnership to ensure their voices, along with those of other young people in Baltimore City, are an active part of the work she is involved in all year long.

We hope to see you soon!

RSVP Here

Are the holidays tough to get through for you?

Each person's story of overcoming trauma is unique but we can strive to move beyond our current (or past) challenges by making a plan for practicing self-care right now & during the next year. 

This webinar will take a look at strengthening resolve and  resiliency while building a positive identity.  Addressing mental health is an opportunity to intentionally focus on our own wellness. As Alumni Successes,  it is important to be honest with ourselves and have a vision/plan for our self-care. We grow when we move from resolutions to achieving solutions. Sometimes our coping strategies help us get through the moment, but we can do better - we can do more- we can heal. 

Please join Kimberly Rhyan, FCN Foundation Education and Career Specialist, as she shares her mental health journey towards healing and becoming her own mental health advocate. She will teach participants how to practice daily affirmations through meditation, reflection, and journaling. She will also equip participants to create a holistic vision board for 2020 focused on the eight dimensions of wellness. This will be a purposefully lead webinar to close out 2019 and begin 2020. Please mark your calendars and R.S.V.P. now. 💙

Follow Kimberly's mental health and soul-inspired journey via @soulinspiredkcr.

FCN MEMBERS Attend LIVE (Accessing the Webinar through the Member Portal).

Not an FCN Member? JOIN HERE. You don’t have to be an Alumni to Join.

Fall in Love with Success at our Fall Mixer!

CONNECT with professionals with foster care and adoption histories while learning how to grow your brand, business or nonprofit endeavor.

REGISTER HERE: https://fcnfallmixer.eventbrite.com

Facilitated by The FCN Foundation Board Member, Alumni, Author and Entrepreneur, Rachel Dolcine.

JOIN US to connect with Kendrick "DJ5Starr" Tilghman as he shares how to Build a Social Enterprise that Gives Back to the Community.

RSVP at www.socialenterprise.eventbrite.com

Kendrick R. Tilghman is a Baltimore native, an entrepreneur, a DJ, educator, outreach specialist, and top Science Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.) advocate.  Known as the #1STEMDJ, Mr. Tilghman goes by the stage name "DJ 5Starr - The General." The vision of his company, 5 Starr Enterprise, is to become the number one resource for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) workforce diversity in the United States.  His company educates and empowers communities to play more active roles in S.T.E.M. related curricula and fields. He believes this foundation will create greater opportunities in advanced education training and contribute to a more diverse workforce. 

His company’s primary initiative, B.E. M.O.R.E. S.T.E.M. (Bringing Everyone More Opportunities and Relevant Experiences in S.T.E.M.) is a national initiative that engages and excites communities about S.T.E.M. careers. B.E. M.O.R.E. S.T.E.M. is founded on the belief that increasing creative thinking in students leads to their increased academic performance. Mr. Tilghman has been praised for putting the “WOW” in S.T.E.M. education. He has had the honor of being invited to the White House Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) initiative for his unique efforts in S.T.E.M. education. His company’s secondary initiative, D.E.N.T. Group (Delivering Educational Needs Together), offers information technology (I.T.) training courses to help adults find employment in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Mr. Tilghman has created a unique brand of educational entertainment that combines his Disc Jockey skills with his love for S.T.E.M. education. He conducts his “Edutainment” workshops at high profile events across the country. He has been the Master of Ceremonies at six Innovative S.T.E.M. conferences, has been featured at three National Society of Black Engineers National conferences, and has headlined the Becoming Everything You Are or (BEYA) S.T.E.M. conference.

Locally, Mr. Tilghman was the Keynote speaker for the Maryland Associate for Resources for Family and Youth (M.A.R.F.Y.) awards banquet and has presented at Reginald F. Lewis High School, Old Court Middle School and The Living Classrooms Foundation. He was the featured DJ at three Soulful Symphony concerts, was Pepsi’s “You be the DJ” contest winner, Baltimore Crown DJ of the Year, and the Living Classrooms Foundation Rising Stars winner.  He has received the Ray of Hope S.T.E.M. award from Black Professional Men (BPM) and the District 18 Communication and Leadership award from Toastmasters Internationals.  His most recent accomplishment was earning Competent Communicator status from MSU Toastmasters.  He has been spotlighted in multiple publications, including The Baltimore Business Journal.

Mr. Tilghman has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering, a Master of Business Administration and is pursuing his Doctorate in Engineering Research Education, all from Morgan State University.  He devotes time to his church, City Temple of Baltimore (Baptist), and is a loving, devoted husband to Carole L. Tilghman, whose contributions has been instrumental to his success.”

JOIN US for Networking and light refreshments as we celebrate the Support Our Foster Youth Program Participants and hear from Hasson Diggs, President of Professional Black Men, Inc. on Financial Principles of the Wealthy.  

If you're working towards establishing a legacy of financial stability and success or want to know how to do so, JOIN US! RSVP at www.financialprinciples.eventbrite.com

Hasson Diggs, Jr. was born in Buffalo, NY and was the younger of two children. Hasson grew up in a loving home with hard-working parents who emphasized the importance of not giving excuses. From an early age, Hasson was a natural entrepreneur, owning his first lawn care business at the young age of 11. He possessed an innate knowledge for business that he continued to nurture as he grew older. To afford his family a better life and escape the limited opportunities in Buffalo, his father joined the United States Air Force when Hasson was in grade school. Due to his father’s military career, the family moved often, living in various places around the world, including New Mexico, Mississippi, and Guam. After graduating from high school, Hasson decided to embark on a career in the United States Army. Hasson proudly served his country for 4 years and received numerous commendations for leadership. Hasson also received the rank of Sergeant/E5 in just 38 months, no small feat by any measure. 

Hasson belongs to the fraternal society of Prince Hall Masonry and is a proud member of Mt. Olive Lodge #25 in Baltimore, MD. As an active member, Hasson has led several community service initiatives with the lodge. Currently, he is also a member of Black Professional Men, Inc. – a non-profit organization that was established to address the social, economic, and political awareness needs of the African-American community; especially those of the African-American male. 

He is guided by the following principle:

“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is the best.”