Strengthening Families Summit | NH Children's Trust

PROGRAM

OBJECTIVES

AGENDA

The 12th Annual Strengthening Families Summit

October 29th, 2024
Grappone Conference Center, Concord

The Summit was an engaging experience that explores

community investment in family strengthening and

community-building throughout New Hampshire. The

Summit provided a forum that cultivated community

conversations and learning around Strengthening

Protective Factors and reducing risks for children and

families.

The inspiring keynote presentation featuring

Jennifer Jones from Prevent Child Abuse America,

introduced the transformative Theory of Change framework. During this engaging session, Jennifer helped in recognizing your crucial role within a cohesive primary prevention ecosystem.

Participants discovered up to three actionable ways to contribute to fostering purposeful and joyful lives for New Hampshire's children and families, while staying aligned with the guiding North Star principles. This session guaranteed valuable insights and practical strategies to empower you to make a meaningful impact in your community.

OBJECTIVES

Summit Objectives

1

Foster collaborative learning opportunities for attendees to share knowledge and experiences related to Strengthening Families Protective Factors.

2

Empower attendees to develop actionable plans for implementing strategies to promote protective factors in their respective roles and communities.

3

Spark creative thinking about the concept of community, aiming to rejuvenate and reaffirm our dedication to this crucial work

Featured Speakers

Meet our Keynote Speaker

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Jennifer A. Jones, MSW. Chief Strategy Officer at Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America). Jennifer has served as director of many child and family serving

organizations and initiatives including but not limited to the Change

in Mind Institute, Safety and Resilience and Child Safety Forward for

the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, and as Associate

and Interim Executive Director for the Wisconsin Children’s Trust Fund

(CTF). Jones is an affiliate of the Institute for Child and Family Well-

Being, a member of the National HOPE Advisory Board, and Vice

President of the Board of Directors of the Hunger Task Force.

To read Jennifer's full bio CLICK HERE!

Genuine Happiness Plenary

Scott Noyes, Presenter. Research is showing what qualities do and don't have an effect on our genuine happiness. Does making more money, staying healthy, getting as much education as possible or living in a sunnier climate actually make us more happy? Advancing to the higher range of your sustainable happiness can be achieved by feelings you consciously choose to associate with the past, present and future. Realizing that we are capable of changing our emotional satisfaction with life puts us in control of making choices that will alter the way we look at being human. How could these psychological behaviors influence raising children, working with parents, and caring for ourselves? This presentation may change the way you look at your own happiness and how we teach others to be truly fulfilled.

To read Scott's bio CLICK HERE!