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Hope for the Journey Conference: San Francisco

May 3 – 4:30 pm – May 4 – 3:30 pm

Show Hope’s Hope for the Journey Conference brings together proven, practical teaching and insight as well as everyday, hopeful wisdom for those who are meeting the needs of children impacted by adoption and/or foster care, such as parents/caregivers, teachers, and youth/children’s ministry volunteers. Through this conference, you will gain a better understanding of their complex needs along with resources to equip you as you come alongside them. Hope for the Journey Conference will include five pre-recorded video sessions based on the foundational principles of Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) along with real stories featuring adult adoptees as well as adoptive and foster families.

Hosted at New North in San Francisco, you can expect to be welcomed with warm hospitality, and professional staff that embrace TBRI practices. Dinner will be provided on Friday night, as well as continental breakfast items, and lunch on Saturday. Both days will include water, tea, and coffee.

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Conference Day 1:
4:30 pm – Registration & Childcare Drop Off
5:00 pm – Welcome & Module 1: An Introduction to Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
7:15 pm – 10-minute break
7:25 pm – Module 2: Connecting Principles
9:00 pm – Closing for Day 1

Conference Day 2:
8:30 am – Registration, Breakfast, & Childcare Drop Off
9:00 am – Welcome & Module 3: Empowering Principles
11:30 am – Small group discussions
12 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Module 4: Correcting Principles
2:30 pm – Closing for Day 2

$50 individual/$75 couple
The price of admission will cover:

  • Viewing of Hope For The Journey Conference
  • Workbook and conference collateral
  • Childcare on both Friday and Saturday
  • Friday dinner
  • Saturday continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages

Scholarships are available based on financial need through Help One Child. Email katherine@helponechild.org for assistance. We don’t want anyone turned away due to finances.

Childcare is provided for children ages 0-12. Upon registration, you can sign up your children for both days, a single day, or a portion of the time. Childcare will be open 30 minutes before the conference begins and will stay open for 30 minutes after the conference is scheduled to end.

Dinner will be provided on Friday night as well as lunch on Saturday. Kids will also have access to healthy snacks and water throughout the event.

Is Childcare Provided?
Trauma-Informed Childcare is available free of charge with advance registration. Childcare sign-ups are first come, first serve and if we reach capacity, a waitlist will be created. The registration deadline is the Monday before the conference (if space is still available).

Who is invited to attend the conference?
Open to all foster, adoptive, & kinship parents and caregivers, plus the professionals who support them!  We also welcome any church childcare teams and volunteer support friends. It is a faith-based conference and all are welcome! Gather with other parents and caregivers who get it!

Do I have to attend the whole conference?
No, you can attend for a single day or for both days. If you need to leave a day early or arrive later, the schedule is provided ahead of time for you to reference.

Are scholarships available?
Yes! Scholarships are available based on financial need through Help One Child. Email katherine@helponechild.org for assistance. We don’t want anyone turned away due to finances.

Questions? Please connect with Katherine Tom at katherine@helponechild.org.

New North Church

777 Brotherhood Way
San Francisco, CA 94132 United States

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