We're Here to Help: Supporting Students with Learning Difficulties - Webinar, Weds, Nov 19

View in browser Free resources for caregivers and educators supporting foster youth! Supporting Every Learner with TriTogether Most students in TriTogether have an IEP (Individualized Education Plan)—a powerful tool that helps each individual learn and grow in the way that works best for them. At TriTogether, we believe education should be for everyone, and IEPs help make that vision a reality.   If you care for—or work with—a student in foster or kinship care who has an IEP or learning disability, and you're unsure how to best support them, we're here to help! We've invited Elizabeth McWhorter, CEO and co-founder of ThriveIEP, to share practical strategies and insights on supporting students with learning challenges. Join us next Wednesday, November 19, at 7:30PM EST on Zoom, where Elizabeth will offer expert advice and answer your questions live. Register Here! This free virtual talk is open to everyone—even those outside of TriTogether! If you know someone who would benefit, please invite them to register separately and join us. Additional Resources for Foster Families Being part of a foster, kinship, or adoptive family is no small task. At TriTogether, we see the difference that extra support can have. Here are a few amazing organizations ready to step in to provide that support: Foster Care Essentials is a Massachusetts-born-and-based nonprofit providing free essentials to foster or kinship care families—including clothing, toys, diapers, school supplies, and personal hygiene products. Second Nurture partners with community-based organizations to create consistent support systems for foster and adoptive families. They host monthly group meetings with free on-site childcare and provide additional resources and services to help families succeed. Check out their website or contact their Boston cohort representative, Molly at molly@2nurture.org. If you know a child with a birthday coming up, The Gifted Crate provides custom birthday boxes to Massachusetts youth involved with the Department of Children and Families (including those living in biological, kin, foster or congregate care).  We Can't Stop Growing! We're celebrating an incredible year of growth! Check out our recent Instagram post highlighting how much our student referrals have increased over the past year—thanks to you. Follow us @tritogetherorg to continue growing with us! How You Can Help Volunteer We are always looking to grow our team of enthusiastic volunteer tutors at TriTogether. If you're interested, click the button to apply.  Refer a Student Do you know a student who could benefit from TriTogether? Please fill out a referral form, and we'll be in touch as quickly as possible.  Donate Donations are a vital component of making our mission come true. You can easily make a donation online, or you can email us if you prefer to send a check.  Become a Corporate Donor If your company is looking to support a local organization, you can sign up to become a monthly corporate donor for TriTogether at the link above. If these options don't suit you but you would still like to get involved, send us an email at info@tritogether.org! Thank you to all of our donors for making our growth possible! www.tritogether.org Sent with Zeffy The only 100% free fundraising suite in North America. Learn more about Zeffy

Hannah talks about her drive to tutor students in foster care via TriTogether (audio)

FM #1528 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1528 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Hannah Sieber, Founder and Director of TriTogeher, to provide tutoring to students in foster care. We had our conversation virtually via the Zoom platform on Thursday, September 25, 2025. 

Discussion items: 

• Hannah’s background and development of TriTogether

• The learning triangle: student effort, fundamentals, and strategies

• Tutoring session delivered virtually via Zoom

• Spreading awareness of this key service

• Looking for additional Massachusetts students who would benefit

• Looking for additional tutors, who can be anywhere

• Starting fundraising efforts to enhance the tutoring delivery

• Free webinars with key speakers working in this arena

www.tritogether.org

The conversation runs about 30 minutes. Let’s listen in 

Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1528-hannah-sieber-tritogeher-09-25-25/

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Hannah Sieber, Founder and Director, TriTogether Corp

Email -> mailto:hannah@tritogether.org  

Website -> www.tritogether.org 

Webinar series -> https://www.tritogether.org/learntogether 

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