The Together for Families Conference is a unique new opportunity to gather various stakeholders from across the country in the Family Support and Strengthening Field.
Conference Goals:
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To focus attention at the national, state, and local level on supporting and strengthening families through Family Support, Strengthening Families, and the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support.
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To provide an opportunity for peer sharing on effective practice at various levels of responsibility - system, program, and funder.
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To provide opportunities for those with shared interests to learn about each other's work and network.
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To energize and motivate all stakeholders to continue this critically valuable work.
Who Should Particpate:
National, state, and local policy makers, public departments, children's trust fund staff, private funders, state and community Strengthening Families leadership team representatives, Family Support and Strengthening network representatives, program directors, managers, direct service staff, and parent leaders
Parent Leader Involvement
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Conference content will be geared towards professionals in the Family Strengthening & Support Field, so it would be most relevant for parents in leadership roles.
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Organizations are welcome to bring Parent Leaders and are asked to support their participation - such as by providing the registration payment, travel, child care, and interpretation/translation if needed.
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Scholarship funds may be available to help defer some expenses of Parent Leader participation if Sponsors are secured. Please contact Samantha Florey, NFSN Director of Training, if your organization would like to apply for a scholarship, or if you would like to sponsor a Parent Leader to participate.