Strengthening the Family Summit

Strengthening the Family Summit
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Brockey Conference Center
South Seattle Community College

This workshop is FULL and registration is now CLOSED for this event. Please contact CHT if you would like to be put on the waiting list.

Studies show that while 35% of Americans between age 24 and 34 have never been married, that percentage increases to 54% for African Americans in the same age group. Additionally, married couples head 76% of our American families, while African American married couples head only 47.9% of American families.

The mission of the African American Healthy Marriage Initiative (AAHMI) is to promote and strengthen the institution of healthy marriage in the African American community by engaging professionals, civic leaders and community members.

The Strengthening the Family summit will address the needs of fragile families in the Seattle-Portland Area. This summit will bring together national and local speakers who will give context and practical tools for working with fragile families and addressing healthy marriage, responsible fatherhood, and youth empowerment.

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Audience: Professionals, civic leaders and community members who work with & support families

Presenters:
Paris M. Finner-Williams, PhD, Esq., Executive Officer
Finner-Williams and Associates Psychological Services, Inc.
Detroit, MI

Charles Lee-Johnson, Director
Rites of Passage Program for National Family Life and Education Center
Culver City, CA

Ron Mincy, PhD, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice
School of Social Work, Columbia University
New York, NY

George R. Williams, Executive Director
Urban Father-Child Partnership at the National Center for Fathering
Kansas City, KS

This summit will bring together national and local speakers who will:

Provide a research based understanding of the importance of healthy marriage as a means to encourage responsible fatherhood and youth empowerment
Provide a context and review fragile families and child wellbeing studies in regard to healthy marriages
Support local coalitions and community members with healthy marriage curriculum education materials
Increase interest, activism, and coalition building around healthy marriage, responsible fatherhood, and youth empowerment in the Seattle-Portland area

Presented by:

US Dept. of Health & Human Services, Region X - Administration for Children & Families
Communities of WesternWA - The African American Healthy Marriage Initiative (CWW-AAHMI)
Divine Alternatives for Dads Services (D.A.D.S.)
First A.M.E.
Healthy Marriage & Responsible Fatherhood Coalition of Lakewood
True Vine of Holiness Missionary Baptist Church
WA Council for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect (WCPCAN)

Fees: The event is free of charge.

To Register: Registration is closed for this event.

Continuing Education: This session is approved for 6.5 contact hours of WSNA nursing credit and 5 CEU social work continuing education credits. For a complete description of accreditation, visit our accreditation page.

Confirmation: One week prior to the event you will receive maps and confirmation materials via email.

Registration Deadline: Thursday, March 13, 2008

Related Events: Thursday, CWW-AAHMI - 2nd Annual Black Marriage Day Celebration, March 29, 2008. For additional details: devotedspouses.org/SavetheDate.htm