Family Leadership Conference

When: March 14, 2025, 8:30AM – 5:00PM

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 can be presented in Spanish

Registration

Registration is open!

Registration includes your attendance to the conference, two keynote sessions, three breakout sessions, breakfast and lunch. Learn from self-advocates and local support organizations, connect with other families, and find understanding and support for your unique situation.

Doors will open at 8am for breakfast and the first keynote speaker will begin at 9:30am. Conference wrap-up and raffle drawings will take place at 5pm. (Dinner not served)

For the duration of the conference, there will be a PRO Inclusion Station provided for attendees to take breaks, when needed, as well as an accessible room for personal care use. Professionals needing to attend meetings can be provided with a quiet workspace if necessary.

Scholarship Opportunites

Thanks to generous donations from our sponsors, we are able to offer scholarships to families who want to attend this informative conference and are otherwise unable to. The scholarship covers registration for the advocate and any family attending with them. Scholarships also cover hotel stay for any scholarship winners, more than 75 miles from the conference. (This will be noted in the application)

The scholarship application will open January 1, 2025.

Presentation Opportunities

iNTERESTED IN PRESENTING YOUR WORKSHOP?

fILL OUT AN APPLICATION TO PRESENT TODAY!

Application closes 12/31.

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Exhibitor Fair

We will feature resources and organizations from across the state. Come share what you do for our community and connect with families, advocates and other professionals.

Exhibitor tables will be open to attendees from 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.

Reserve your table today!

Exhibit

The Family Leadership Conference (FLC) is pleased to offer opportunities for corporate sponsorship of conference events and materials. Your support offers this amazing opportunity to families who wouldn’t otherwise attend, while sharing your information with all of our families around the State.

Have questions about sponsoring?

Contact Felicia at conference@parentsreachingout.org

Leadership Academy PRE-CONFERENCE Session

The goal of the Academy is to help parents and youth see their own leadership potential and how they can make a difference for families and youth with disabilities in your community.

Applications will open September 1, 2024.

For additional conference information, contact Felicia at (505) 300-4004 or conference@parentsreachingout.org.