Children’s Trust Fund Grantee Training Agenda

 

Date/Time Session
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
9:00 – 10:00 am Conference Registration
10:00-11:30 am General Session
Rashad Hayes
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Welcome Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
1. Am I Losing My Mind?
Paul Morin, Alabama DHR

2. Promoting Early Relational Health in Alabama’s Pediatric Practices
Linda Lee, Alabama Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
Elizabeth Dawson, Troy Resilience Project

3. Friends Update
Carolyn Abdullah, FRIENDS National Resource Center for CBCAP

4. TANF Track: Effective Engaging Fathers
Eugeen Scheenberg, Father’s Forward

5.  ED Track: Promoting Your Agency
Aimee Risser, BBBS Mobile
Danielle McInerney, BBBS Tuscaloosa
2:00 – 2:15 pm Break
2:15 – 3:15 pm Concurrent Sessions
1.  Family Healing Precedes Family Engagement
Frazelma Lynn, Parenting 911, Inc

2.  You’re Not Alone
Keith Lowhorne, Grandparents as Parents

3. Financial Q & A For New Grantees
Erin Cauthen, ADCANP

4.  TANF Track: Supervised Visitation: Returning Children to Families or Another Custodial Parent
Joe Nullet, Supervised Visitation Network (invited)

5.  ED Track: Team Building: Tips and Tricks
Ami Landers, Auburn University
3:15 – 3:45 pm Break with Vendors
3:45 – 5:00 pm General Session
The Abecedarian Approach to Healthy Development
Craig Ramey, Virginia Tech University
5:00 – 6:00 pm Resource Fair and Reception
Thursday, November 6, 2025
7:15 – 8:15 am Breakfast Buffet
8:15 – 9:15 am Concurrent Sessions
1.  Rooted in Resilience: Practical Self-Care for Professionals Supporting Children and Families in Crisis
Lashundra Lark-Darian, Lock and Key Wellness and Counseling Services

2.  Storytelling for Impact: Turning Organizational Transformation into Donor Impact
Frank Long, The Lovelady Center

3.  PR Communication for Child Abuse Prevention Month
Anna Graham, ADCANP

4.  TANF Track:  Facilitating Fatherhood Workshops in Correctional Facilities – 10 Engagement Activities
Patrick Patterson, Global Partners for Fathers and Families

5.  ED Track: Show Me the Money
Paul Morin, Alabama DHR
9:15 – 9:30 am Break
9:30 – 10:30 am Concurrent Sessions
1. Navigating the Digital Landscape: Promoting Well-Being with Safe Screens Sound Minds
Jeff Davis, Fowler-Davis

2.  Child Trafficking
Kara Huls, UAB Pediatrics

3.  Shifting Your Mindset: Explore Supporting before Reporting
Alicia Roper, ADCANP

4.  TANF Track: Adult Mentoring and the Role in Workforce
Ibby Dickson (invited)

5.  ED Track:  Supervision
Joan Witherspoon-Norris, Alabama Network of Family Resource Centers

6.  Auburn University Evaluation Q&A
Ami Landers, Auburn University
10:30-10:45 am Break
10:45 – 11:45 am Concurrent Sessions
1.  Presentation from the Parent Advisory Council
PAC Members

2.  Fostering Community
Erin Woods, Big Oak Ranch
Cathy Wood, Freedom Farm

3.  Comprehensive Approaches to Child Trafficking: What Every Agency Needs to Know
Jan Bell, Children’s Aid Society

4.  TANF Track: How to Secure Corporate and Grant funding for Your Fatherhood Program
Patrick Patterson, Global Partners for Fathers and Families, LLC

5.  ED Track: Public Policy and Advocacy
Amanda Lightsey, ADCANP
12:00 – 1:45 pm Lunch with Closing Keynote
Rev. Darrell Amrstrong, Shiloh CDC