
Thank you for attending! It was another great year!
First Baptist Georgetown
1333 W University Ave
Georgetown, TX 78628

Keynote Speaker
Friday Evening

Dr. Clarence Hill Jr. is the founder and lead visionary for the Stronger Together Movement and the Senior Pastor of Antioch Community Church in Norman, Oklahoma. Specializing in social issues and areas of conflict, Dr. Hill has a passion for helping families. He facilitates strategic city collaboratives, conferences, and campaigns. He speaks across the country on the topic of city transformation, racial harmony, leadership, and compassion.
On Friday evening, Dr. Clarence Hill, along with his wife, Alicia, presented to us "In the Dream Clock."
"We created In the Dream Clock journey so that individuals, families, organizations, schools, and faith communities could begin to discover how they can personally contribute to creating spaces where different ethnic groups can walk together and grow in understanding of one another." - Dr. Clarence Hill
Learn more from this video from Dr. Hill.

Keynote Speaker
Saturday
Rosaria Butterfield (PhD, Ohio State University) is an author, speaker, pastor’s wife, homeschool mom, and former professor of English and women’s studies at Syracuse University. She is the author of The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert; Openness Unhindered; and The Gospel Comes with a House Key.


Breakouts

Gina Gonsoulin
Shifting Our Mindset: Keeping Families Together

Lisa Ho
Single and Parenting: Building a Strong Support System

Jacob Huereca
Avoiding the Power Struggle: Parenting Teens

Tanya Rollins, MSW
Disproportionality in The Texas Foster Care System

Krista Ruff, LMSW
Saying Yes: Taking My Next Right Step

Patty Madden
Saying Yes: Taking My Next Right Step

Colleen Benefield
Navigating a Kinship Placement

Amber Chesser, MS LPC, NCC
Remaining Hopeful In The Grief

Janice Reyes
Parenting Toward Resilience: A TBRI Overview

Dr. Michelle Reyes
Multiracial Hospitality: 3 Small Steps to Fostering Cultures of Welcome

Judge Ryan Larson
In the Courts: Navigating the Foster Care System

Julie Clarke
Adoptee Voices Panel

Anna Valdez
The Science of Hope

June Waters
Adoptee Voices Panel

Pastor Danny Cook
The Joy of Adoption

Ashlee Carroll
Are My Kids at Home Ready for This?

Judge Aurora Martinez Jones
Stories from the Bench: Advice for Parents and Advocates
Former Foster Youth & Teen Panel
- Continuing The Discussion -
Avoiding the Power Struggle: Parenting Teens

Moderator: Jordan Hope Vera
FFY Teen Panel

Speaker: Mark Acosta
FFY Teen Panel

Speaker: Lee Vann
FFY Teen Panel

Speaker: Sharifa Groenendal
FFY Teen Panel
Video Viewing
Nick and Whitney Runyon
"Take a Chance on Me"

