DoD USDA Family Resilience Conference

 

Cathann Kress, senior policy analyst and program lead for Military Community and Family Policy at the U.S. Department of Defense, and Lisa Lauxman, Director, Division of Youth and 4-H in the National Institute of Food and Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture welcomed over 1800 people to the 2011 Forging the Partnership: DoD/USDA Family Resilience Conference in Chicago during the last week of April.

And the partnership was forged, as documented in the Proclamation in recognition of the Department of Defense / Department of Agriculture Extension-Military Partnership, a letter of greeting and recognition from Michelle Obama, and the launching of the Military Families Learning Network to connect and continue the conversations and collaborations around child care, personal finance, families, network literacy, and more.

The Conference Online Proceedings include: a Town Hall Discussion featuring the Senior Enlisted Advisors from the 5 branches of Military Services; Keynote Presentations by

• Jeanette Betancourt, Sesame Workshop, Growing Strong the Sesame Way
• Larry K. Brendtro, Starr Commonwealth Institute for TrainingDeep Brain Learning: Pathways to Potential with Challenging Youth
• Tyler Greene, University of Northern IowaI’m Tyler…Don’t Be Surprised
• Angela Diaz, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health CenterMeeting the Diverse Health Needs of Adolescent Insuring Health Equity: The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center Model

Invited Research Presentations by

• Ben Kirshner, Colorado University - BoulderThe Power of an Invitation: Fostering Youth Resiliency through Civic Engagement and Youth-Adult Partnerships
• Ann S. Masten, University of MinnesotaRisk and Resilience in Development
• Velma McBride Murry, Vanderbilt UniversityHarnessing the Strengths of African American Families through Family-Based Preventive Interventions
• Kenneth Reardon, University of MemphisPromoting Community Transformation through Participatory Planning, Design, and Development
• Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Purdue UniversitySupporting Family Resilience: What Does the Evidence Say?

and a broad range of workshops, computer labs, program showcases and other events. We encourage you to browse the Proceedings to re-experience the sessions you most enjoyed, and check out those you missed.

We will keep you posted on future events and resources that continue the Partnership. No 2012 joint conference (or CYFAR Conference) is planned.