March
March 10, Fairfield County Youth Advisory Board Training
- Supporting Fairfield County in creating a local youth advisory board
March 12, OCWTP Trainer Event
Crowne Plaza North, 6500 Doubletree Ave, Columbus OH 43229
From 9 am – 4:30 pm
- Networking opportunity for emancipated foster care youth who wish to become involved in the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program, including the possibility of becoming certified child welfare trainers
March 16, Stark County Youth Advisory Board Training
306 Market Ave North, Canton OH 44702
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Supporting Stark County in continuing to develop their youth advisory board
April
April 19, Ohio Youth Advisory Board Quarterly Meeting
Viaquest, 525 Metro Place North,Suite #300, Dublin OH 43017
From 11 am – 2 pm
April 21, Lucas County Youth Advisory Board Training
705 Adams St., Toledo, OH 43604
Time TBA
- Supporting Lucas County in creating a local youth advisory board
May
May 1-2, OACCA Advocacy Conference
Doubletree Hotel Columbus/Worthington,175 Hutchinson Ave., Columbus, OH 43235
Additional details forthcoming regarding time; lunch for youth will be provided
- Youth speakers who have experienced private agency placement (treatment foster homes, group homes, residential centers)will be invited to share their voices, while keeping the name of the placement anonymous.
May 5, SAFY Conference Columbus
Stonybrook United Methodist Church, 485 Cherry Bottom Road, Gahanna, OH 43230
From 9 am – 5:00 pm
- Workshops for foster parents and foster care youth
May 7, Fourth annual Ohio Reach Summit
Doubletree Hotel, 175 Hutchinson Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, United States 43235
From 9 am – 5:00 pm
- Workshop presentations will strive to pair a foster care teen/emancipated youth with a co-presenter to discuss topics related to increasing the number of foster care youth who enroll in and graduate from higher education.
May 8, NW PCSAO
Hancock Co. JFS, 7814 Co. Rd. 140, Findlay, OH 45839
From 9 am – 1 pm (Presentation from10:15-12:15) •
- Supporting NW Ohio counties in creating local youth advisory boards, and sharing information with them about the Ohio Reach initiative
May 12, Franklin County CASA
Additional details forthcoming
- Currently seeking youth panelists who reside in Franklin County
June
June 21-22, Purple Project Conference ~ Cleveland, OH
Student Center at Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
- Ohio YAB President Cieria Rodriguez-Toney will be assisting with this event
July
July 19, Ohio Youth Advisory Board Quarterly Meeting
Viaquest, 525 Metro Place North,Suite #300, Dublin OH 43017
From 11 am – 2 pm
July 23-25, CDF's National Conference
Underground Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Time TBA
- One or more workshop/panel presentations by the Ohio YAB
September
Sept., 3-7, Daniel Memorial NILA conference, including pre-conference youth activities
Hilton Atlanta, 255 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
Time TBA
- One or more workshop/panel presentations by Ohio YAB representatives
- County boards are welcome to utilize their funding allocation so that their youth can participate in this event
October
Oct. 18, Ohio Youth Advisory Board Quarterly Meeting
Viaquest, 525 Metro Place North,Suite #300, Dublin OH 43017
From 11 am – 2 pm
Oct. 24-25, PCSAO conference
Doubletree Hotel Columbus/Worthington,175 Hutchinson Ave., Columbus, OH 43235
Time TBA
- One or more workshop/panel presentations by the Ohio YAB
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