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18th Annual Family Leadership First Conference, April 20-22, 2012
Posted: January 17, 2012
West Virginia Family Leadership First, a statewide group which supports and encourages families to speak for themselves and others, will hold their 18th annual Families Conference April 20–22, 2012 at Canaan Valley.
Some topics that will be offered at the conference will include:
- prescription drug abuse
- scream free parenting
- positive behavior support for challenging children
- bullying
- cooking on a shoestring
- first impressions
- IEPs
- Our Town
- wills and trusts
- Veterans issues
- ABCs of a healthy lifestyle
- home safety
- money management
- accessing local resources
- voting
- legislative 101
- nature walk
For the teens they are planning:
- say no to drugs
- bullying
- an art project
- communicating with parents
- teen leadership in the community
- teen parent issues
- IEPs
- siblings with a disability
- safe dating
- first impressions
- leadership in schools
- leadership in the community
Families who attend the conference are accepted from the applications received from all across the state. All meals, lodging, child care and conference materials are paid for and participants receive a gas stipend at the close of the event. The deadline to apply is February 28, 2012.
More information and the application (RTF) are available at http://www.familyleadershipfirstwv.org or by contacting Vanessa VanGilder at VKVanGilder@yahoo.com or (304) 421–0915.
