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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
8:15am – 9:00am
Main Dining Room
Continental Breakfast + Networking
9:00am – 9:10am
Main Dining Room
Welcome + Introducing the Day
By Becky Miller Updike, Executive Director, CAFCA
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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).
CONTACT US
Phone: 720.560.3810
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.