Linkages Convening 2026
Building Bridges for Families
Main Slide Deck
- Download here (Includes RDA's Linkages 2.0 Outcome & Evaluation presentation)
Day 1 - April 28th
Workshops
A1: Bridging Gaps: Lessons Learned from Our Screening Tool Pilot (Derek Slama, Prevention Program Director, CFPIC; Sophia Jeffe, Program Associate, CFPIC; Andrea Lewis, Senior Program Associate, CFPIC)
A2: Reimagining Family Support: Where Transforming CalWORKs Meets Linkages (Danna Fabella, Senior Program Advisor, CFPIC; Stuart Oppenheim, Director Emeritus, CFPIC; Damien Ladd, Family Engagement and Empowerment Division, CDSS)
A3: Bridging Practice Across Systems: Using Vignettes to Support Child Welfare–CalWORKs Collaboration (Melissa Connelly, Associate Director, CFPIC; Anita Sanchez, Field-Based and Trainer Development Specialist, Central Training Academy)
A4: Communication, Communication, Communication: Keeping Linkages Visible (Felix Minjarez, Erika Pena, Ruben Rangel, and Colette Crawford, Regional Managers, County of Riverside; Jennifer Marcelli, Linkages Program Director, CFPIC)
Day 2 - April 29th
Workshops
B1: Linkages 2.0 Evaluation: Impact on Local Practice (Jennifer Marcelli, Linkages Program Director, CFPIC; Fabian Rivera-Reyes, Senior Quantitative Analyst, RDA)
B2: I’m Stuck! How to Get Your Team Going (Danna Fabella, Senior Advisor, CFPIC; Roselinda Torres Rolph, WTW Program Specialist, County of Fresno; Lindsay Harris, Social Services Program Supervisor Outreach and Community Engagement, County of Fresno)
B3: AB 135 Policy Lab (Julia Perez, CalWORKs Early Engagement and Eligibility, CDSS; Terra Red, CalWORKs Early Engagement and Eligibility, CDSS; Carolyn Spain, CalWORKs Engagement Bureau, CDSS; Andrea Lewis, Senior Program Associate, CFPIC)
B4: Planning a Cross-System Learning Strategy for Linkages (Melissa Connelly, Associate Director, CFPIC; Dawn Carini, Child Welfare Program Specialist, Northern Training Academy)
Click here to view our lunchtime slideshow, featuring our amazing Linkages County Teams!
C1: Sustaining Linkages in Challenging Times (Mayle Johnson, HHSA Deputy Director, Social Services Calaveras County; Jennifer Marcelli, Linkages Program Director, CFPIC)
C2: Child-Only: A Potential Linkages Population (Andrea Lewis, Senior Program Associate, CFPIC; Stuart Oppenheim, Director Emeritus, CFPIC)
C3: Building Trust in Linkages: Trauma-Informed Practice with Tribal Families (Raquel Morris, LCSW, Tribal Consultant)
- Presentation
- Addressing Disparities report
- ICWA 2050 report
- Spirit of Communication pocket card
- First5 Supports for NA Infants, Toddler & Their Families brief
C4: Strengthening Linkages through ICPM, CPM & Transforming CalWORKs (Danna Fabella, Senior Program Advisor, CFPIC; Melissa Connelly, Associate Director, CFPIC; Andrea Sobrado, Senior Associate Director, CFPIC)
You can access the presentations and handouts from our 2024 Convening by clicking below.