Press Release-The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.), Styles 4 Kidz and Jockey Being Family Join Forces to Offer Educational Haircare Workshops to Transracial Adoptive, Foster Parents and Caregivers

Prince George’s County, MD —

On Saturday, April 13, 2024, The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) ™ and Styles 4 Kidz (S4K) will hold a free, fun and educational Haircare Workshop at Prince George’s Community College for transracial adoptive and foster parents/caregivers with a focus on textured hair basics for children of color.

Two workshops are offered – 9:00am-12:00pm or 12:30pm-3:00pm. Parents will receive hands-on instruction and practice with the guidance of S4K experts on several basic hairstyles for long hair and hands-on instruction on styling and moisturizing shorter hair. All products and materials are provided.

“We are excited to host the Styles 4 Kidz Haircare Workshop, specifically designed for transracial families. This workshop plays a vital role in enhancing parental confidence in styling their child’s hair, while also fostering the child’s self-assurance and strengthening the bond between parent and child. By providing practical skills and knowledge, this workshop aims to empower families to embrace and celebrate their unique haircare needs. Join us in this collaborative effort to promote confidence, connection, and inclusivity within transracial families,” Debbie Riley, C.A.S.E. CEO and Adoption-Competent Therapist.

These workshop sessions are FREE thanks to our generous partner Jockey Being Family.

About The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) ™

The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) ™ is a nationally recognized nonprofit that improves the well-being and permanence of children and families by delivering adoption competent mental health services, training a national network of professionals, and informing the field through research and advocacy. C.A.S.E. has trained more than 25,000 mental health and child welfare professionals in 32 states. With offices in the greater Baltimore-Washington metro area, C.A.S.E. has provided clinical services for more than 6,800 clients and their families since its founding in 1998.

About Styles 4 Kidz (S4K)

Styles for Kidz (S4K) was originally founded in 2010 by Tamekia Swint as Styles for Girlz, NFP, to provide hair care education to multiracial families and transracial foster and adoptive families throughout Illinois. Since then, it has grown to serve families across the United States with the mission to provide high-quality, compassionate hair care education and services for kids with textured hair in foster care and transracial adoptive or biracial families.

About Jockey Being Family Foundation

The Jockey Being Family Foundation, a non-profit 501c (3) organization, helps to support and strengthen adoptive families. The foundation allocates financial resources and support to assist organizations on the front lines of the adoption process for post-adoption support.

For additional questions or information, please contact:
Felecia Woodard, Marketing and Communications Coordinator, woodard@adoptionsupport.org