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MFFN's fifth annual winter conference took place on January 14-15, 2008
at the St. Cloud Civic Center. Conference sessions explored the state
of fatherhood in Minnesota by examining various groups of fathers and
families and by promoting targeted services that positively engage men
in families. More than 200 attendees included a vast array of family-services
and fatherhood-services practitioners, educators, students, parents, policy
makers, and advocates, including state, county, faith-based and non-profit
agencies serving fathers and families.
Thanks
to all of the attendees who made our fifth conference an overwhelming
success! The positive energy, collaborative spirit, and dedicated
professional attitude will lift our spirits throughout
the winter months! |
Detailed
conference agenda
here.
Keynote and workshop presentations and handouts:
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"Addressing
Children and Families in the Minnesota Senate", Senator
Tarryl L. Clark, Assistant Majority Leader, Minnesota
Senate, DFL, St. Cloud, MN.
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Journeyman:
A documentary film about rites of passage, mentoring, and male culture
in America.
- Fathers
to the Forefront: Copies of this 5-year action plan were
distributed at the conference. Download your own copy or contact MFFN
for a hardcopy.
- Community
Forum: An outline for educating local policymakers, potential
funders, and others about healthy fatherhood. PowerPoint
Version. PDF Version.
Presented by Andrew Freeberg, Guy Bowling and Paul Masiarchin.
- Collaboration
and Partnerships: Fatherhood Programs and Domestic Violence Prevention,
Jacquelyn Boggess, Center for Family Policy and Practice.
- Strengthening
Families of Incarcerated Fathers, Council on Crime and
Justice, Minneapolis, MN.
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