The 2009 Northeast Strengthening Families Conference was a wonderful success! We invite you to enjoy this virtual version of the conference.
2009 Northeast Family Strengthening Conference
Empowering Families: Tools for Healthy Marriage, Responsible Fatherhood and Family Finances
May 27-28, 2009
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May 27, 2009
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Welcome
Mary Ann Higgins, Regional Administrator, ACF Region
Keynote Address: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood before Marriage
Maria Kefalas, Associate Professor of Sociology, St. Joseph’s University
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Workshop Session 1
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
a) What’s Working in Marriage and Relationship Education?
Presenters: Diane Sims-Moore, DC Healthy Marriage Coalition and Josephine Hauer, Administration for Children and Families
b) The Fundamentals of Family Finance: Where Can I Begin?
Three Rules for Financial Success
Add It Up for Families
Marriage and Money
Wise Up Handout
Presenters: Kip Child, Federal Deposit Insurance Company; Dawn Nock, North Philadelphia Head Start; Vernon Williams, The Vernon Williams Co.; and Jacqueline Cooke, US Dept. of Labor Women’s Bureau
c) Designing the Blueprint: Introduction to Capacity Building
Self Assessment Handout
SWOT Handout
Presenters: Ilene Marcus, Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty; David Wright, Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston; and Samuel Acevedo, HERC, Congregacion Leon De Juda
d) Parenting as Partners
Parenting as Parnters Handout
Presenter: Haji Shearer, Massachusetts Children’s Trust Fund
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Lunch and Plenary Panel: Beyond Blame
www.endabuse.org
Introductory Remarks
Joyce A. Thomas, Regional Administrator, ACF Region II
Panel: Juan Carlos Arean, Family Violence Prevention Fund; Joe Jones, Center for Urban Families; Maria Teverovsky, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society and Nisa Muhammad, Wedded Bliss Foundation
Workshop Session 2
2:45 pm – 4:45 pm
a) Keeping a Roof Overhead
Presenters: Carrie Zaslow, Local Initiatives Support Corporation; Arthur Haywood, Esperanza; Edward LaPorte, New Jersey Dept. of State Office of Faith-Based Initiatives; and Nancy Smith Greer, US Housing and Urban Development
b) Understanding Cultural Issues in Marriage and Family Strengthening
Presenters: Nisa Muhammad, Wedded Bliss Foundation; Rev. Danny Cortes, Esperanza; and Maria Teverovsky, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
c) Going High Def: Perception of Fathers in the Media
Presenters: Kenneth Braswell, Fatherhood Initiative NY State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and Haji Shearer, Fatherhood Initiative Massachusetts Children’s Trust Fund
d) Growing Your Organization: Investing in Staff Development
Presenters: Joe Jones, President, Center for Urban Families and Aimee Mitchell, Children’s Friend
May 28, 2009
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Welcome
Dave J. Lett, Regional Administrator, ACF Region III
Keynote Address: Fatherhood in the Lives of Low Income Men
Timothy Nelson, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
Workshop Session 3
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
a) Nail It Down: Revenue Development Strategies
Nail It Down Handout
Presenters: Ilene Marcus, Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty and Joan Gibson, Administration for Children and Families
- From Prison to Re-entry: Working With Incarcerated Parents and Their Families
Exodus Strategic Model
Families in Crisis Handout
Presenters: Richard Claytor, MA Department of Revenue/Child Support Enforcement Division; Joelle James, Career Development, Fortune Society; Susan Quinlan, Families in Crisis; and Rev. Dr. Janice I. Thompson, River of Life-Line Ministries
c) Being Married to the Army: Supporting Military Families
Presenters: Ronald Martin-Minnick, Family Ministry; Marie C. Kuhn, RI National Guard; and Toni Nuttall, RI Yellow Ribbon
d) Engaging Fathers in Child Welfare
Presenters: Fernando Mederos, MA Dept. of Children and Families and Greg Owens, NY State Office of Children and Family Service
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Lunch and Keynote Address:
Bringing It All Together for Successful Collaboration: What tools do I need in my toolbox?
Julie Baumgardner, First Things First
www.firstthings.org
2:45 pm
Conference Ends
