Michigan Kinship Care Conference

BRIDGING GENERATIONS, FRANKLIN WRIGHT SETTLEMENTS, INC.

DETROIT PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT

AND

PRESENT THE

Tenth Annual

Michigan Kinship Care Conference September 8, 2017 9:00 am to 2:30 pm SACRED HEART MAJOR SEMINARY 2701 Chicago Blvd., (near Linwood) Detroit, MI 48206

A conference designed for kinship caregivers and professionals working with kinship care families

BRIDGING GENERATIONS

Protect Your Footprint... W

e are excited to hold the 10th Annual Michigan Kinship Care Conference with the theme “PROTECT YOUR FOOTPRINT.” We will be looking at today’s current issues facing kinship caregivers and protecting your valuable footprint as it relates to your grandchildren and other kinship relatives, your digital safety, safety at home and when you are in the community. We look forward to bringing you information and resources to enlighten and address issues and challenges grandparents and relative caregivers face with raising their children. We are proud to have the Department of Homeland Security and other professional speakers who are experienced in their topic of discussion to address the following:

n How Can I Keep My Family Safe Digitally? n How Can I Keep My Family Safe in the Community? n Advocacy: Where Do I Start? n Why Join a Support Group?

TENTH ANNUAL

Michigan Kinship Care Conference GRANDPARENTS/KINSHIP RELATIVE REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

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his event is FREE to grandparents and other kinship relatives; however, you MUST register by August 31, 2017.

n FREE TO ATTENDEES

n FREE CONFERENCE MATERIAL

n FREE CONTINENTIAL BREAKFAST

n FREE LUNCH

n FREE PARKING

RSVP by calling 313.446.4444 Extension 5804 Deadline to register is August 31, 2017 For more information contact Andrea Johnson at [email protected] with CONFERENCE in the subject line. Or by calling 313.446.4444, extension 5213 no later than August 28, 2017. Gift card give-aways will be provided by Exhibitors (You MUST be present to win!)


TENTH ANNUAL

Michigan Kinship Care Conference GRANDPARENTS/KINSHIP RELATIVE EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION PROCEDURE Organization Name _______________________________________________________________________ Representative(s) Attending ________________________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________ City ______________________ Zip______________ Contact Number(s) ________________________________________________________________________ Email ____________________________________________________________________________________ (EMAIL FORM TO: [email protected] with CONFERENCE in the subject line)

EXHIBITORS FEE: Exhibitors fee is by way of gift cards—(check one below) □ One $25.00 gift card for non-profit organizations □ Two $25.00 gift cards for profit organizations (Gift cards are to be brought to the conference to be raffled to attendees) ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

FEE INCLUDES: Exhibit space with one 8-foot skirted table in the main conference site area Promotion of your organization/business Acknowledgment in the conference program Access to conference material Continental breakfast and lunch

We request vendors to close your area during the conference sessions. Exhibitors are encouraged to sit in the conference area and participate in conference activities. No sales or distribution of perishable food will be permitted in exhibit area. Electricity is available upon request. Audio visual equipment and Internet access are not available. DEADLINE FOR EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION IS AUGUST 25, 2017 (Limited exhibitor space is available) For questions contact Andrea Johnson at [email protected] with CONFERENCE in the subject line. Or by calling 313.446.4444 extension 5213.
