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Conference: Growing Resiliency in Youth Mentor Conference, Kenosha

12/04/2009 - 8:30am
12/04/2009 - 4:00pm
Mentor Kenosha & Racine's 2009 Annual Mentor Conference: "Growing Resiliency in Youth", Friday, December 4, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, UW-Parkside, Student Center-Internationally renowned resiliency author and educator, Nan Henderson, will deliver the conference keynote address entitled, "Mentoring for Resiliency: Building 'Bounce Back' Kids."  Ms. Henderson will also lead workshops that will provide practical applications of resiliency principles.  Additional workshop topics include program capacity building, preparing youth for the workforce, juvenile justice and gang discussion panels, Mentor Kenosha & Racine program certification, and connecting schools with mentoring programs.  The conference will also include networking opportunities at an Appreciative Inquiry Lunch and an end of day "schmoozing" and book signing session. 
 
(Conference Fee:  $45; AmeriCorp Volunteers, Students and Job Seekers in mentoring:  $25.  Fee includes lunch, parking and conference materials)(Scholarships available)
 
To register for the conference, please contact Felicia Stallworth at 262-595-2312 or email ccpinfo@uwp.edu.
Showcasing your program or service-For information about displaying your information, please contact Michelle Dolnik at (262) 595-2652 or michelle.dolnik@uwp.edu.

Inquiries from vendors interested in purchasing booth space are also welcome.
Please watch our website for further information: www.mentorkr.org. 
 
(Special thanks to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, The Racine County Workforce Development Center, and The United Way of Kenosha County for their generous support of this conference.)