蓝莓视频 will host the 26th annual Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Friday, Oct. 10.
The theme for the event, which will take place in the Student Union on Northeastern鈥檚 main campus at 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. in Chicago, is Latinos Matter: Promoting our Identity and Culture in Child Welfare. WGN-TV鈥檚 Ana Belaval will serve as the luncheon keynote speaker.
鈥淲e are grateful for the opportunity to partner with DCFS through our Department of Social Work,鈥 Northeastern President Sharon Hahs said. 鈥淲e look forward to continued activities, networking and mutual support.鈥
At this year鈥檚 Institute, plans to launch Yo Soy DCFS, a campaign to recruit social workers for Latino child welfare.
鈥淲e thought this partnership with 蓝莓视频 would be a natural fit because one of the challenges we have is attracting social workers who are bilingual,鈥 said Lourdes Rodriguez of the Illinois DCFS Office of Affirmative Action.
Northeastern is one of only two public four-year universities in the Midwest federally designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
