Community Events

Child Abuse and Neglect Learning Institute: "How Communities Can Support Foster Children and Families"
Sept. 16
9:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Hart County Adult Learning Center
150 Benson St., Hartwell, Ga.

Hart Partners Inc., a Family Connection county collaborative, has partnered with the Hart County DFCS and Prevent Child Abuse Hart County to present a learning institute in support of the First Lady's Our Children Campaign. To register, e-mail hartpartners@yahoo.com by Sept. 12. Registration fee of $15 includes lunch. Child care will be provided. For more information call (706) 856-2778.

Georgia Mentoring Partnership Conference
Sept. 22 - 23
Kennesaw State University

The Georgia Mentoring Partnership (GMP) Conference will bring together a diverse group of youth professionals, all dedicated to making a difference in the lives of Georgia's children through mentoring. Susan Weinberger, a nationally renowned expert in the field of mentoring, will be the keynote speaker.

Learn more about starting, operating, and enhancing mentoring programs. Communities In Schools of Georgia serves as the lead agency for the GMP, which was initiated through a technical assistance grant from MENTOR/The National Mentoring Partnership. For more information e-mail gamentor@cisga.org.

It's My Life Conference
Oct. 12 - 14
Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza
Sacramento, Calif.

Register at www.casey.org for the second annual It's My Life Conference. "It's My Life" is a youth-centered framework designed to guide transition services for young people who "age out" of foster care and other substitute care. The goal of the conference is to support youth economic success with emphasis on employment, education and housing.

The event is an opportunity to work in partnership with alumni and youth councils from across the country. The conference will showcase best and promising practices in policy, implementation, and research on life skills, transitional living, and interdependent living. It also will highlight services that seem to best bolster young people's chances of being successful once they leave educational, child welfare, juvenile justice, and other systems that offer support.

The conference is co-hosted by Casey Family Programs, Annie E. Casey, Casey Family Services and Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative in partnership with the California Youth Connection, and California Child Welfare, Employment, Education and Housing agencies and organizations. For more information e-mail tina@tinajanek.com.

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