2017 Welfare Advocates Conference
Casting a Wide Net
Where
Radisson Hotel - North Baltimore2004 Greenspring Drive
Timonium-Lutherville, MD 21093
Driving Directions
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
8:00am – 9:00am: Registration9:00am - 9:10am: Welcome
9:10am - 9:50am: Morning Keynote
9:50am – 10:00am: Break
10:00am – 11:05am: AM Workshops First Run
11:05am – 11:15am: Break
11:15am – 12:20pm: AM Workshops Second Run
12:20pm – 1:20pm: Luncheon
1:20pm – 2:25pm: PM Workshops
2:25pm – 2:35pm: Break
2:35pm – 3:40pm Afternoon Plenary
3:40pm – 4pm: Closing and Door Prizes
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Our Morning Keynote will be given by Marc Steiner, President and CEO of Emerging Center Media. He will speak about his work highlighting and amplifying the voices and stories of individuals whom are marginalized.
Our Afternoon Plenary will be a panel of community leaders answering the question, "How do we end poverty?" The panel will include Franklyn Baker, President and CEO of United Way of Central Maryland, Kevin Lindamood, President and CEO of Health Care for the Homeless, Becky Wagner, Executive Director of Advocates for Children and Youth, and Caryn York, Executive Director of the Jobs Opportunity Task Force. It will be a great conversation!
1. A Safety Net for the Safety Net: Effectively Supporting Our Immigrant Neighbors
Esperanza Center Staff, Catholic Charities of Baltimore
2. Building Economic Stability: How the Earned Income Tax Credit Fights Poverty
Maryland CASH Campaign and Maryland Center on Economic Policy
3. Food For Thought: Best Practices in Ending Hunger, and How You Can Join
Maryland Hunger Solutions
4.Consumer Panel
Individuals living in or near poverty share their stories of trying to access the Safety Net
5. Skilled Immigrant Integration in Maryland's Workforce System
Maryland Office for Refugees and Asylees, Department of Human Services (DHS); Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR)
Full workshop descriptions can be viewed at this link
A. Understanding the Need: Creating LGBTQ Inclusive Spaces
Johanna Miller, Villa Maria at Fallstaff
B. Panel: Working in and with Communities to Interrupt and Prevent Violence
Caryn York, Job Opportunities Task Force; Dedra Layne, Baltimore City Health Department - Safe Streets Program; Matt Zernhelt, Community Conferencing Center
C. ALICE Report: Asset-Limited, Income Constrained, Employed
United Way of Central Maryland
D. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Behavioral Health: What We Know and Why It Matters
Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore