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Description: Join SPACEs In Action for our end of the year Healing Justice: Parent Cafe celebration on December 3, 2020 from 6-8 pm! The Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors we will be focusing on are Relationships: Positive Social Connections and Communication: Social and Emotional Competence. Parent Cafés are structured discussions that use the principles of adult learning and family support. They are...

Description: DDS invites those that we serve, self-advocates, providers, community partners, and ​other stakeholders to participate in an hour-long WebEx discussion about the state of disability services during COVID-19. The conversation ​takes place Friday, December 4, ​2020, from 1​2 - 1 pm. Participants have the option of logging or calling in (details below). Due to technical...

Have you signed up for the big summit to restore community voice in DC education? It's time to move past mayoral control-towards a system with real checks & balances that values students, teachers, parents & community voices. #EndMayoralControl Description: Help us put the public back in public schools and help us form a concrete vision...

The Kids We Lose provides an unflinching look at the use of restraint and seclusion in the US. This 90-minute documentary film chronicles the human side of being a child or student with behavioral challenges, and the struggles faced by parents, educators, staff in facilities, mental health clinicians, and judicial and law enforcement professionals in trying...

Join us at the next meeting as we further discuss the plan to ensure B23-0150 “Addressing Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties Amendment Act of 2020,” gets full funding. The bill needs to be signed by the Mayor, and we must work to secure funding. Register HERE

Teen Night | Friday December 11 | 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (ET) | Online via Microsoft Teams Dance, play and chat with Kids in Action Teen All-Stars! To register for a select date, go to https://kidsinactionteennight2020.eventbrite.com.

ZamDance | Saturday, December 12 | 10:00 am - 10:45 am (ET) | Online via Zoom ZamDance is a high-impact dance class for children with developmental differences and their families. To learn more and register for a select date, go to https://zamdancekidsinaction2020.eventbrite.com.