When: March 14, 2025, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Where: Embassy Suites: 1000 Woodward Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102

This annual Family Leadership Conference helps families and youth improve their skills in advocating and impacting the systems that affect them. The event includes networking opportunities with participants from around the state and curated workshops providing important and applicable information and perspectives to families and professionals.

SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT THE CONFERENCE WILL ADDRESS:

• Information about Early Childhood, Special Education, Healthcare, Parent Engagement, and Transitions
• Engaging parents in leadership
• Building advocacy skills
• Laws, regulations, policies, and best practices for increasing parental involvement
• Skills and strategies for communication, sharing stories, and record-keeping
• The value of family-to-family networking and ways to make it happen
• Tips on creating connections with local and statewide resources
• Methods for creating and/or maintaining strong partnerships between families and professionals
• Leveraging individual identity (culture, language, family uniqueness, and more) to become a stronger advocate for children, family, and community
• Select sessions will be presented in Spanish

Proposals

The Proposal Application will open August 1, 2024.

Registration

Registration will open September 1, 2024

Registration covers all conference sessions and events. Learn from disability self-advocates and support organizations, connect with other families, and find understanding and support for your unique situation. Doors will open at 8:00 am. For the duration of the conference, there will be a sensory space provided for attendees to take breaks, when needed, as well as an accessible room for personal care use.

If you would be interested in taking advance of our discounted hotel room rate, please contact us at 505-247-0192 or email conference@parentsreachingout.org

Scholarship Opportunites

Scholarships are on a first come first serve basis and reserved for parents or caregivers of a child with a disability, medical complexity, or at-risk for developmental delay and youth with disabilities ages birth-26.  A priority will be given to first-time attendees.

The Scholarship Application will open January 1, 2025.

Sponsor the Family leadership Conference

The Family Leadership Conference (FLC) is pleased to offer opportunities for corporate sponsorship of conference events and materials. Support offers you additional on-site visibility.

For additional information, contact us at 505-247-0192 or conference@parentsreachingout.org.