Delaware Ecumenical Council on Children and Families presents: 

Faith Communities Strengthen Families 
Special Fall Conference,
Thursday,
September 27, 2007
Delaware Technical & Community College,
Terry Campus,
Conference Center
Dover DE

 

Faith Communities
Strengthen Families
 
The Delaware Healthy Marriage Coalition invites representatives of the faith, health, education and social services communities to a conference that will explore how to achieve safe, stable and strong families by promoting healthy marriage and preventing family dysfunction.
 
This conference is intended to:
·                    Provide an overview of the state of the family here in Delaware;
·                    Provide an introduction to the federal Healthy Marriage initiative;
·                    Present programs known to promote healthy marriages and support strong families;
·                    Present marriage promoting and family strengthening activities that are culturally competent;
·                    Identify problems that lead to unhealthy marriages and weak families; and
·                    Identify specific ways that faith communities and other community-based organizations can effectively promote healthy marriages and strong families.
 
This conference is for:
·        Faith, health and other professionals who are in position to assist and counsel individuals and families
·        Clergy and others who prepare couples for marriage
·        Advocates and consumers concerned about children and families
·        People wanting to learn more about marriage and families
·        Health and welfare professionals who work closely with Delaware communities.
 
Schedule
 
September 27, 2007
 
8:00 – 8:30       Gathering, Registration & Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 – 9:00       Invocation & Welcome
 
     Rev Robert Hall, Executive Director,
     Delaware Ecumenical Council
     on Children and Families;
 
     David Lett, Regional Administrator,
     US Administration for Children
     and Families
 
9:00 – 9:45       Keynote Address
 
     Bill Coffin, Special Assistant for
     Marriage Education,
     US Administration for Children and
     Families, Healthy Marriage Initiative
 
9:45 – 10:00     Networking
 
10:00 – 11:30   Concurrent Workshops
     (repeated this afternoon)
1.      Domestic Violence – Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
2.      Substance Abuse – Delaware Associa-
tion for Children of Alcoholics
3.      Community Marriage Policies and
PREPARE/ENRICH – Catholic Charities and Daybreak Counseling
4.      Military Families “Partners in Care”
Joint Partnerships with Local Congregations – Delaware National Guard
 
11:30 – 1:00      Luncheon
 
           Luncheon Address
 
           Hon. Kenneth Boulden, Clerk of the
           Peace, New Castle County
 
1:00 – 1:45       Plenary Session – Programs
           That Work
 
            Bill Coffin, US Administration
            for Children and Families
 
1:45 – 3:15       Concurrent Workshops
             (repeated from morning)
 
3:15 – 4:00      Plenary Session – Program
             Showcase, featuring representatives
             of Catholic Charities, Daybreak
             Counseling, Delaware Cooperative
             Extension, Delaware Ecumenical
             Council on Children and Families,
             Delaware Association for Children
             of Alcoholics, and Delaware
             National Guard
 
4:00 – 4:15      Evaluation and Closing
 
Registration
 
Name: ______________________________
 
Title: _______________________________
 
Agency/
Congregation: ________________________
 
Address: ____________________________
 
 
 
Phone (H): ___________________________
 
Phone (W): __________________________
 
Fax: ________________________________
 
 
Mail registration forms by September 25 to:
DECCF
240 North James Street, Suite B1B
Wilmington DE 19804
 
or fax them to:
            302/225-1041
 
Please fax late registrations!!
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
 
            Robert P. Hall, Executive Director
            DECCF
            302/225-1040
            deccf@aol.com                           
NB There is no cost to attend this conference but pre-registration is requested. 
 
This conference is made possible by
Grant Number 90 from ET388 from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services. Contact Hours/CEU’s have been applied for: Clergy. 
Health Educators please call 225-1040


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