SAVE THE DATE!

CAFAF’s 30th Annual Conference will be held in-person May 2nd & 3rd 2025 at the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa, Groton, CT!

Call for Presenters

Deadline for information: March 14, 2025
Invitation to presenters: The Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families 30th Annual Conference will be held in-person at the Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa, Groton CT. Workshops are scheduled on Friday, May 2nd and Saturday,  May 3rd. We have 1.5-hour sessions that may be conducted by a single presenter/co-presenter, or a panel. Conference attendees include foster, adoptive, and kinship care providers along with child welfare agency staff, clinicians, and community service providers.

This year our conference theme is “30 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE.” Please tailor your workshop title and description to reflect this theme. Some ideas/possible titles are “Surviving Remote Learning, The Trauma of Social Distancing; It’s Someone’s Life, Can I speak in Court for my Foster Child, Dad’s Matter Too.” We will be looking for new and creative approaches, as well as answers to many of the same issues faced by today’s children/youth in foster care and those who provide a safe nurturing home on a temporary or permanent basis.

We regret that we are unable to provide payment to presenters and we are unable to reimburse presenters for costs incurred to participate in the conference. We do value the time and expertise presenters bring to the conference.

If you would like to be considered as a workshop presenter, please fill out the application below. All submissions must be received no later than March 14, 2025. CAFAF will be applying for CEU’s so please indicate on your application if your training has been approved for CEU’s in the past.

Special preference will be given to presenters that are willing to present on both Friday and Saturday.

If you have any questions, please call 860-258-3400 or email vanessa.williamson@cafafct.org