Children’s Trust Fund Grantee Training Agenda

 

Date/Time Session
Thursday, November 7, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 am Conference Registration
10:00-11:30 am General Session:
Stephen Taylor
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Welcome Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm Concurrent Sessions:

  1. Parenting 911: Building Strong Bonds
    Churmell Mitchell, Consultant, Churmell Mitchell, LLC
  2. Sextortion: The Growing Trend in Online Victimization
    Beth Jackson, Community Education Program Manager/Therapist, National Children’s Advocacy Center
  3. TANF Track-Mentoring Academy
    Jeffery Johnson, President, National Partnership for Community Leadership
  4. TANF Track-SNAP Pilot Program
    Beth Finch, Feeding Gulf Coast
  5. Auburn Evaluation—Home Visiting/Parent Education/Respite Care
    Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder, Dr. Ami Landers, Addison Braddock and Donna Roland, Auburn University
2:00 – 2:15 pm Break
2:15 – 3:15 pm Concurrent Sessions:

  1. Safe and Sound Initiative
    Travis Morgan
  2. Trauma-Informed Services and Drug Court
    Lori Derrick, Program Manager, PACT Family
  3. TANF Track- Recripting and Retaining Fathers
    Erik Vecere, Chief Partner Success Officer, National Fatherhood Initiative
  4. Auburn Evaluation – Youth Programs and Mentoring
    Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder, Dr. Ami Landers, Addison Braddock, and Donna Roland, Auburn University
3:15 – 3:30 pm Break
3:30 – 4:45 pm General Session: Using Life Lessons to Be a More Effecitve Child Advocate
Beth Chapman, President, Beth Chapman & Associates
4:45 – 6:00 pm Resource Fair and Reception
Friday, November 8, 2024
7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet
8:30 – 9:45 am General Session
Clare Anderson, Chapin Hall
9:45 – 10:00 am Break
10:00 – 11:00 am Concurrent Sessions:

  1.  Tuscaloosa Whole Child: Impacts from Sustainable School and Community Transformation
    Greg Benner, PhD, Helen and Pat O’Sullivan Professor, The University of Alabama
  2. PAC Update
    PAC Members, ADCANP
  3. TANF Track – Mobilizing Your Community Around Responsible Fatherhood
    Erik Vecere, Chief Partner Success Officer, National Fatherhood Initiative
  4. TANF Track-  Making Life Better through Financial Education and Workforce Readiness
    Gina Sian, Heading of Making Life Better Institute, Regions Bank and Cecelia Bailey, VP, Financial Education Manager, Regions Bank
  5. Auburn Evaluation – Public Awareness
    Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder, Dr. Ami Landers, Addison Braddock, and Donna Roland, Auburn University
11:00 -11:15 am Break
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Concurrent Sessions:

  1. Dothan Whole Child: Making the Dream Work for Dothan Youth and Adults
    Greg Benner, PhD, Helen and Pat O’Sullivan Professor, The University of Alabama
  2. Preventing Targeted Violence
    Robert Grooms, Domestic Security Strategist, National Threat Assessment Center, U.S. Secret Service
  3. TANF Track -Effectively Engging Fathers
    Eugene Schneeberg, President, Fathers Forward
  4. PR/Communication Tips for Child Abuse Prevention Month
    Anna Graham, Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
  5. Auburn Evaluation – Portal Q & A
    Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder, Dr. Ami Landers, Addison Braddock, and Donna Roland, Auburn University
12:15 – 1:15 pm Networking Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 pm Concurrent Sessions:

  1. Why Am I Here?
    Paul Morin, Program Coordinator, Alabama DHR
  2. Lethal Means Safety: How to Hae the Conversation
    Kelli Arthur, Birmingham VA
  3. Q & A for new Grantees
    Erin Cauthen, Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
  4. TANF Track – Family Centered Coaching
    Yolanda Adams, Family Guidance Center
  5. TANF Track – Auburn Evaluation- Fatherhood
    Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder, Dr. Ami Landers, Addison Braddock,  and Donna Roland, Auburn University