Meet the family
Start with strengths, aspirations, and the lived experience of carrying many systems at once.
Workbook pages 1–2Together for Families 2026 • October 20–22, 2026 • Virtual
From fragmented services to Family Success Infrastructure.
A conference learning experience for people who are ready to organize systems around families, not families around systems.
Selected workshop, Track 3. Session date and time will be confirmed through the official conference schedule. The workshop uses an independently developed alignment crosswalk and does not imply conference-organizer endorsement or certification.
The session promise
One family. One journey. Clear next steps.
The workshop uses the fictional Robinson family to make the Navigation Gap visible, then asks participants to design shared responsibility, trusted navigation, and accountable handoffs.
Start here
Audience: Family Resource Centers, family leaders, practitioners, researchers, funders, public partners, and community navigators.
Use this hub: Prepare before the session, follow the exercise, download materials, and continue the work afterward.
75-minute learning sequence00–08 minutes 08–23 minutes 23–35 minutes 35–55 minutes 55–71 minutes 72–75 minutes
Move from tension to a responsible next move.
See the Navigation Gap
Use the Fragmentation Map to name duplicated steps, missing owners, and avoidable friction.
Run of showDefine family success
Contrast institutional activity measures with family movement, stability, and opportunity.
Session deckDesign and debrief
Use six questions to replace cold referrals with visible responsibility and warm handoffs.
ToolkitReveal the infrastructure
Connect trusted navigation, aligned systems, learning, and the MATCH operating disciplines.
MATCH modelName one move
Choose an improvement that your organization, team, or partnership can begin this quarter.
Continue after the conferenceWhat you can take with youWorkbook Toolkit Session deck • release pending
Materials designed for application, not just applause.
Conference Design Lab Workbook
Seven print-ready pages: the Robinson family, a Fragmentation Map, six-question reflection, infrastructure design, standards reflection, and Your One Move.
Request the workbookDesign Lab Quickstart Toolkit
A curated collection of approved MATCH methodology, facilitator orientation, and participant workbooks to move from insight to practice.
Request the toolkitConference session deck
The 25-slide workshop deck is undergoing release review. The hub retains the sequence, evidence boundaries, and post-session learning pathway.
Read the deck statusContinue after the conference
What is one move your team can make before the next quarter ends?
Use the reflection to choose a partner, a friction point, and the smallest responsible next action.