Show Hope’s Hope for the Journey Conference (formerly the Empowered to Connect Conference) is designed to encourage and equip parents and caregivers meeting the everyday needs of children impacted by adoption and/or foster care. The conference is also a much-needed resource for churches, agencies, and organizations in their care and support of the families and communities they serve.

Premiering Friday, April 14, 2023, With a NEW On-Demand Viewing Period Through June 30, 2023

Through conversations with a diverse range of parents who identify as LGBTQ2IA+ as well as young adults who were raised by LGBTQ2IA+ parents, this free webinar series will explore the changing landscape of LGBTQ2IA+ parenting during the last several decades. The five-part series begins on Monday, May 8, 2023, and continues through Monday, June 26, 2023. All webinars have live Spanish translation and closed captioning available.

Free!

Con artists don’t care how hard you worked. They steal billions from Americans like you every year. We’re fighting back with the AARP Fraud Watch Network. In this session, we will share an inside look at how scammers think, how to safeguard against identity theft and fraud, first-hand accounts from victims, and what to do if you or someone you know has been a victim.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are the most common neurodevelopmental disorders with a 5% prevalence in the general population. Barriers to diagnosis can leave children and families without needed supports. NCSACW’s upcoming webinar and “Dialogue with Experts” series examines: 1) the prevalence of FASD, 2) the importance and challenges of early identification and screening, and 3) how specific interventions can help support child development.

Working with previously untapped community partners helps kinship-serving agencies to better empower and sustain kinship families. Learn from a panel representing national organizations – including Family Resource Centers – that have local programming in communities across the country. They will share how and why they began supporting kinship families and provide you with strategies for approaching untapped collaborators and working with them in your communities.

The CHSNC reTHINK Permanency: Unlocking Pathways from Foster Care to Family Conference brings family service professionals and advocates together to explore permanency planning for youth experiencing foster care. Explore all paths to family for youth experiencing foster care. Discover how you can help youth in care find loving, stable homes and achieve child well-being.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are the most common neurodevelopmental disorders with a 5% prevalence in the general population. Barriers to diagnosis can leave children and families without needed supports. NCSACW’s upcoming webinar and “Dialogue with Experts” series examines: 1) the prevalence of FASD, 2) the importance and challenges of early identification and screening, and 3) how specific interventions can help support child development.

Registration will open in mid-March.

Through conversations with a diverse range of parents who identify as LGBTQ2IA+ as well as young adults who were raised by LGBTQ2IA+ parents, this free webinar series will explore the changing landscape of LGBTQ2IA+ parenting during the last several decades. The five-part series begins on Monday, May 8, 2023, and continues through Monday, June 26, 2023. All webinars have live Spanish translation and closed captioning available.

Join forces with professionals, researchers, and advocates from across the country at the National Conference to Protect America’s Children. Leave with expert advice and a plan on preventing and responding to child abuse in your community. Hear from more than 60 speakers and experts on child welfare, abuse, the law, youth, and more at powerful, compelling keynotes and presentations.

NDACAN is excited to announce the 2023 Summer Training Series! Beginning July 5th, the Summer Training Series will involve a variety of data analysis workshops, an overview of a new data acquisition, and more! The Series will continue every Wednesday from 12-1 PM ET through August 9th.

• July 5: Introduction to NDACAN and the Administrative Data
• July 12: New Data Acquisition
• July 19: Causal Inference Using Administrative
• July 26: Evaluating and Dealing with Missing Data
• August 2: Time Series Analysis in Stata
• August 9: Data Visualization

The annual National Tribal Child Support Association (NTCSA) training conference provides an opportunity to engage with other professionals and learn about the most recent initiatives in tribal and state child support from dynamic presenters.

For the last 36 years, FFTA has convened for our Annual Conference, bringing together leaders, practitioners, and partners in the sector to leverage our collective knowledge and share proven solutions for advancing wellness for all families and communities. Our Annual Conference provides a setting to equip individuals and organizations that support families and communities with the resources needed to be most effective.

Free!

This is a free event open to adults of color who were adopted or are former foster youth. Space will be provided for participants to explore and share experiences around international adoption, foster care, transracial/interracial adoption, search and reunion, birth/first family and other topics of interest to the group. Space is limited.

If you have been touched by adoption or foster care, you’ll want to attend the 2023 NACAC (North American Council on Adoptable Children) conference.

For adoptive, foster, and kinship families and child welfare professionals!

The 2023 workshops, topics, and presenters will be posted this spring. Sessions are intentionally designed to inspire, inform, and encourage all members of the adoption and foster care community!

Yes, this conference is IN-PERSON! Unfortunately, we are unable to provide a virtual option this year.

The Safe Kids Worldwide Childhood Injury Prevention Convention (PrevCon) is one of the largest gatherings of safety professionals in the world dedicated solely to the field of childhood injury prevention. It brings together leading experts, advocates, academics, and partners to share best practices and experiences with the aim of increasing our collective impact.

Monthly virtual support calls provide a safe space for adoptive parents of color to connect and share their experiences.
This is a group intended to meet the needs of people of color who have built their families through domestic adoption, kinship adoption, international adoption, foster care, same race and transracial/interracial adoption.   This is a free event.  This programming is for adoptive parents of color. Please be respectful of their space.

Now in its 22nd year, Generations United’s 2023 Intergenerational Conference will be held in Washington, DC and will bring together 400+ intergenerational professionals, educators, caregivers, advocates, and enthusiasts from around the world to learn, connect, and share innovative practices and programs in the intergenerational field.