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About CAFCA:

Celebrating 40 years as a leading voice for children in Colorado

CAFCA is the alliance of agencies committed to providing quality care, leadership, and accountability in services to children, youth and families across Colorado. Member agencies represent a broad continuum of trauma-informed services for child welfare, juvenile justice, homeless youth, education, behavioral and mental health, residential care and related services for children, youth and families who have experienced trauma, instability, risk and adversity.  CAFCA agencies offer best practices and trauma-informed services that provide safety, stability and healing leading to better life-long outcomes. 

 CAFCA is a non-profit membership association founded in 1982.  CAFCA is an active member of Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and National Association of State Associations for Children (NOSAC). CAFCA is represented by Teevan Consulting, LLC for lobbying and government affairs. 

 

Thursday July, 14

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8:15am – 9:00am

Main Dining Room

Continental Breakfast + Networking

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9:00am – 9:10am

Main Dining Room

Welcome + Introducing the Day

By Becky Miller Updike, Executive Director, CAFCA

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9:10am – 10:15am

Main Dining Room

Keynote Address

By Sixto Cancel, Founder + CEO, Think of Us

Total Transformation of Child Welfare: Envisioning a World Where Every Person Has the Conditions They Need to Heal, Develop, and Thrive
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10:30am – 12:00pm

Main Dining Room

Morning Breakout Session A

By Renee Bernhard, Founder + Executive Director, Foster Source

Jody Britton, Kinship Service Coordinator, Foster Source

Empowering the Caregiver: Why Services for the Caregiver are Critical to Placement Stability
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10:30am – 12:00pm

Main Dining Room

Morning Breakout Session B

By Elisabeth Wilson, Senior Impact Analyst, Morgridge Family Foundation

Got Data? How to Build Data and Evaluation Teams in Child Welfare Agencies
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10:30am – 12:00pm

Main Dining Room

Morning Breakout Session C

By Lori Oswald, Illuminate Consulting

Getting Unstuck: A New Paradigm for Working with Client Anger
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12:00pm – 1:15pm

Main Dining Room

Lunch and Awards Presentation

*Special Guest Speaker:
State Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet,
Recipient of CAFCA’s 2022 Legislator of the Year Award
*Awards Presentation for 2022 Excellence Awards

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1:30pm – 3:00pm

Main Dining Room

Afternoon Breakout Session A

By Sixto Cancel, Founder + CEO, Think of Us
Elisabeth Wilson, Senior Impact Analyst, Morgridge Family Foundation

Demystifying Participatory Research: An Open Discussion About How to Bring in Youth With Lived Experience in Participatory Research in Nonprofits
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1:30pm – 3:00pm

Main Dining Room

Afternoon Breakout Session B

By Jenny Bender, Executive Director, Colorado CASA
Kelsey Fife Duarte, Data + Evaluation Manager, Colorado CASA

Influencing Child Resilience through Protective Factors: A Panel + Presentation Illustrating the Power of CASA Advocacy
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1:30pm – 3:00pm

Main Dining Room

Afternoon Breakout Session C

By Hope Forti, Director, Families Together, Tennyson Center for Children
Mitchell DeVito, Program Manager, Families Together, Tennyson Center for Children

The Art of Community Engagement: Strategies for Building a Sustainable Volunteer Support Program for Families in Need
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3:15pm – 4:30pm

Main Dining Room

Afternoon Breakout Session C

By Sarah Crisafi, Founder + Director, Bloom Yoga, Illuminate Colorado

Presentation (30 minutes): Trauma Informed Yoga: Research-Based Mindfulness Practice for Clients, Agency Staff, Children and Families

Participatory Practice (45 minutes): Trauma Informed Yoga Session Mount Vernon Balcony Featuring Lemonade, Champagne and incredible views! *Participants may bring comfortable clothing and mats. Mats also provided for use free of charge.

Certificates of training hours will be provided for all participants

 

For more information, contact Becky Miller Updike, Executive Director, CAFCA

Email: [email protected]  or Cell: 720-560-3810

Colorado Association of Family & Children’s Agencies (CAFCA) is a non-profit membership association founded in 1982. CAFCA is an active member of Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and National Association of State Associations for Children (NOSAC).

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Address: P.O. Box 653,
Evergreen, CO 80439

CAFCA advocates for children and families who are at risk by supporting agencies and professionals in providing highest quality care, treatment and access to opportunities.