Event Category: ERSEA Specialized

Family Engagement: Managing the Partnership Development Process (Hybrid) (In-Person – Chicago, IL and Virtual)


  • Day 1
     July 16, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     July 17, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm

HGJA’s Family Engagement Training Session will demonstrate the critical elements of Family Engagement and Development with specific activities to understand the mandates, organize families, and increase outcomes. The session provides CDC Planning Guides and Resources related to COVID-19. In addition to the OHS PFCE framework and tools on how to encourage, involve, and measure families’ involvement at different levels, it provides early childhood and human/social services practitioners and professionals with the core fundamentals of enhancing and building sustainable partnerships with families intentionally and reciprocally.

ERSEA Re-Certification and Alumni Cohort Reunion – (Hybrid) (In-Person, Chicago and Virtual)


  • Day 1
     July 22, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     July 23, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm

This training is designed to support current ERSEA Certification holders in exploring innovative ideas, effective strategies, practical solutions, and best practices for successfully leading, managing, and implementing ERSEA processes. Ultimately, the session will help programs deepen their understanding that ERSEA is about ensuring access to services—not about delivering the services themselves.

ERSEA Re-Certification: Building on Established Foundations – (San Juan, Puerto Rico)


  • Day 1
     November 17, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     November 18, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm

This session will strengthen participants’ knowledge and skills for meeting the requirements outlined in Part 1302 of the federal regulations regarding Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA). Participants will explore new ideas, strategies, solutions, and best practices for successfully leading, managing, and implementing ERSEA processes. Ultimately, the session will assist programs to understand better that ERSEA means access to services, not service delivery.