Webinars
Creating brave spaces for bold conversations
The Institute for Family is dedicated to strengthening and uplifting families by fostering meaningful conversations and collaboration across key sectors, including Education, Public Health, Child Welfare, and Community Development. We bring together experts and influencers to explore solutions that impact families’ daily lives while ensuring their well-being.
Light Lab Live
Join us for Light Lab Live, the Institute for Family’s monthly lunch and learn series where we dive into timely topics that shape the lives of families and the professionals who support them across sectors.
Each session will be held via Microsoft Teams from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Bring your lunch, your curiosity, and your lived or learned expertise as we work together to create community conditions that uplift and strengthen the whole family.
Past Webinars
The Mission InCommon Webinar Series
These compelling conversations feature professionals in key sectors like education, public health, child welfare and community development who share a common mission: Working in sync to keep families safely together, outside of systems whenever possible.
Empowering Families & Building Community: Schools as Hubs for Cross-Sector Collaboration
Our second Mission InCommon Webinar will featured an in depth discussion with Greg Schermbeck, the founder and principal of SchermCo. SchermCo. is a national social-impact implementation firm that offers strategic advising, organizational development, and implementation services to schools and social-impact organizations that support underserved communities.
In this conversation, Schermbeck shared his bold vision for empowering families and building cross-sector partnerships that transform schools into vibrant centers of support, equity, and innovation. The session explored real-world strategies, inspiring case studies, and future-forward thinking that challenge the status quo and invite us to reimagine how education systems can work hand-in-hand with health, housing, and advocacy sectors. Whether you’re an educator, policymaker, nonprofit leader, or community advocate, this is your chance to be part of a conversation that puts families at the heart of change.
View the recording here.
From Fragmented to Fortified-Building Bridges for Family Well-Being
Our first Mission InCommon Webinar featured an in-depth discussion with Omari Richins, a dynamic and influential fresh voice in the field of public health. Omari will share his thoughts regarding how the various disciplines in public health must come together to form strong, resilient systems for our communities.
View the recording here.