Join Friends of CASA for Spooky Bingo, a frightfully fun evening of bingo, community, and Halloween spirit. Enjoy exciting bingo games, great prizes, delicious food, and festive fun, all while supporting the Kids' Enrichment Fund for youth served by CASA of Ventura County. Costumes are encouraged but not required. Gather your friends and be part of a fun and meaningful fall event!

Instructor: Dwayne Dunlevy and Anne Rodriguez
Preparing for adulthood involves more than learning to manage money, find housing, or apply for a job. Young people with lived foster care experience also need dependable relationships, opportunities to make choices, and support as they discover what they want for their future.

In this class, Anne Rodriguez and Dwayne Dunlevy combine practical guidance with Dwayne’s perspective as a former foster youth. Through a facilitated interview, instruction, and discussion, participants will examine how adults can support a young person’s goals without taking over, help build everyday skills through practice, and remain a source of connection as the young person moves toward greater independence.

Your Instructors:
Dwayne Dunlevy’s journey from foster care to overcoming constant struggles for stability shaped his passion for resilience and growth. With over 18 years of experience in consulting, training, and entertainment, he has taught and developed programs for The California Chancellor’s Office, and John Casablancas International. Through his company, New View World LLC, Dwayne leads EmpowerED Programs and corporate training that combine his lived experience with his expertise in coaching, curriculum design, and public speaking to inspire resilience, confidence, and success.
Anne Rodriguez is a seasoned trainer and former Child Welfare Services social worker with over two decades of experience supporting foster youth, caregivers, and professionals. She trains statewide for agencies like California Community College Chancellor’s Office and facilitates Foster and Kinship Care Education (FKCE), ILP, and YESS programs. Anne’s trauma-informed approach blends professional expertise with lived understanding, empowering youth and caregivers to build healing, resilience, and connection.

CE Hours: 2

Presented by CalTrin

The October Protective Factor of the month is Concrete Support! This webinar is designed for child- and family-serving professionals at all levels of Protective Factors knowledge or experience.

During this session, we will discuss everyday strategies for increasing access to concrete support for families. This session will be presented in an engaging lecture format.

In this engaging lecture-format webinar, we will:

Review how Concrete Support helps keep families strong and prevents child abuse and neglect
Identify key strategies and everyday actions that help families access Concrete Support
Explore what it means to help families develop tools and skills in a strengths-based way
Share Protective Factors resources for providers and families

CE Hours: 2