FEBRUARY

 1) OJJDP Mentor Recruitment Training  (one in February and one in April) 

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will host the National Mentor Recruitment Trainings. These training sessions will assist and challenge mentoring programs to explore new avenues for finding and recruiting mentors, particularly through faith- and community-based collaborations. This year’s theme is "Mobilizing New Mentors through Faith- and Community-Based Collaborations."

Keynote speakers will include J. Robert Flores, Administrator of OJJDP; Alison Fritz, Director of Faith & Community Based Initiatives, Corporation for National and Community Service; Bill Milliken, founder of Communities in Schools, Inc.; Dr. Susan Weinberger, president of the Mentoring Consulting Group; and the Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr., director of the Amachi Program.

The registration deadline for the Los Angeles training is February 16, 2007, and Nashville is March 30, 2007.

MARCH

1) COURAGE AND RENEWAL FOR HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS

Courage & Renewal for

Human Services and Early Childhood Professionals

Are you someone who:

·              Works with children, families, or communities (including as a volunteer)?

·              Is committed to integrity: aligning your actions with your personal values?

If any of these questions are alive for you, Washington Courage & Renewal (WC&R) invites you to join us for a retreat designed to revitalize the hearts and spirits of those who serve children and families. Based on the work of author and educator Dr. Parker J. Palmer, WC&R has led Courage & Renewal retreats for over 700 educators and leaders for ten years, recently expanding to serve a wider array of human service professionals beyond education.

Participants in Courage & Renewal programs create a community in which they learn from each other, develop new skills, share their struggles as well as their hopes, and return to work renewed, with a deeper sense of purpose and vitality.

When:          March 9, 2007 8:30-5:00pm

Where:         Seattle, WA at Casey Family Services 

Cost:             $130.00 

Snacks provided – Lunch on your own

This workshop has been approved for 7 CEUs by the Washington Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors.  Your Provider number is #1975-219.

6.5 Clock Hours for Educators Available 

Registration deadline is February 28th, 2007 

For More Information about Registering for this event see Download This Word Document

APRIL

1) OJJDP Mentor Recruitment Training  (one in February and one in April) 

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will host the National Mentor Recruitment Trainings. These training sessions will assist and challenge mentoring programs to explore new avenues for finding and recruiting mentors, particularly through faith- and community-based collaborations. This year’s theme is "Mobilizing New Mentors through Faith- and Community-Based Collaborations."

Keynote speakers will include J. Robert Flores, Administrator of OJJDP; Alison Fritz, Director of Faith & Community Based Initiatives, Corporation for National and Community Service; Bill Milliken, founder of Communities in Schools, Inc.; Dr. Susan Weinberger, president of the Mentoring Consulting Group; and the Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr., director of the Amachi Program.

The registration deadline for the Los Angeles training is February 16, 2007, and Nashville is March 30, 2007

2) NWNY'S STREET OUTREACH CONFERENCE

Details:  will appear here and on the NWNY website as they become available (www.nwny.org)

MAY

1)  PATHWAYS TO ADULTHOOD CONFERENCE 2007

Come join your colleagues in Minneapolis, MN on May 9-11, 2007, for the 2007 Pathways to Adulthood National Independent Living/Transitional Living Conference, presented by The United States Department of Health and Human Services; Administration on Children, Youth and Families; Administration for Children and Families; Children’s Bureau; Family and Youth Services Bureau and coordinated by The University of Oklahoma National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development (NCWRCYD), A service of the USDHHS Children’s Bureau.

 This  year's conference, being held at the Minneapolis Hilton, will offer participants the latest information from Administration for Children and Families officials on IL/TL initiatives and additional programs of current focus, stimulating keynote presentations and general sessions, over 70 interesting and informative skill-building workshops, networking and collaboration opportunities with a nationwide delegation of over 600 colleagues and the foremost people involved in independent living and transitional living programs throughout the country, and local site visits of exemplary programs.

Please visit the conference website for more information. On the website you will be able to register for the conference, make hotel reservations directly with The Minneapolis Hilton at a reduced conference rate and view further information for potential presenters and exhibitors. Be sure to check the website for updates and future announcements regarding the Independent Living Coordinators' Forum being held in conjunction with the conference on May 8-9, 2007.