9:00 – 9:15 (15 min)

Welcome

• Donna Butts, Generations United (GU) 

7- Minute Updates from National Organizations

9:15 – 10:15 (60 min)

AARP Foundation Grandparent Information Center –Maggie Biscarr

Brookdale Foundation Relatives as Parents Program – Rolanda Pyle

Center for Law and Social Policy – Tiffany Conway

Child Welfare League of America – John Sciamanna

Children’s Defense Fund – MaryLee Allen

Generations United – Brent Elrod

Grandfamilies of America – Pat Owens

National Committee of Grandparents for Children’s Rights – Brigitte Castellano

Attendees and the opening panel speakers will react to the following topical discussions:

Keys to Successful Programs and Policies

10:15 – 10:35 (20 min)

Pending Federal Legislation        

• Jaia Peterson Lent, Generations United

10:35 – 10:55 (20 min)

Successful Legislative Strategies and Tips

• MaryLee Allen, Children’s Defense Fund

10:55 – 11:15 (20 min)

11:15 – 11:35 (20 min)

Building and Maintaining Support Groups

• Melinda Perez-Porter, Brookdale RAPP                           

Collaboration

• Maggie Biscarr, AARP Foundation GIC

12:15 – 1:00 (45 min)

Networking Lunch (includes Intergenerational Pre-conference attendees)

1:00– 2:30 (90 min)             An Overview of Current Kinship Care Research and Literature

• James P. Gleeson, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago

2:30 – 2:45 (15min)          

Refreshment break

2:45– 4:15 (90 min)                Designing, Implementing & Providing Respite Services

• Lenora Poe, Ph.D., Moderator
• Bernardine Brooks, Cuyahoga County Dept of Senior and Adult Services
• Diana Garland, Oklahoma Department of Human Srvcs, Aging Services
• Carol Moore, Consultant, Storyteller, Mixed Media Artist

4:15 – 4:30

Wrap-Up and Evaluation

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