Welcome To REACHUP, Inc.’s 2018 Annual Affirming Fatherhood Conference To all of you from around the country and all parts of Florida, I extend you a special greeting from Tampa Bay and the 2018 Affirming Fatherhood Conference. With the title, Fatherhood: All it takes is all you got!, this year’s Conference will focus on the attitudes, skills and abilities that men already have that make them good fathers, and what some dads must do to overcome the feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness that keep them from the full extent of fathering. We have gathered local, regional and national speakers and professionals who will help the men, women, service providers, faith and community leaders and other stakeholders attending the Conference to speak to these fatherhood issues in an accurate, sensitive and insightful fashion. Thank you all for your commitment to this fatherhood work all year long and for All the best, always, attending this Conference over these two days. Your participation ensures that our children, families and communities get the opportunity to learn more about engaging our fathers and father-figures for the invaluable Estrellita “Lo” Berry President & CEO, REACHUP, Inc. and essential assets that they are. REACHUP, Inc. and all our partners and stakeholders are tremendously excited about this year’s 8th Annual Affirming Fatherhood Conference. Conference participants are here from around the state and nation and we have assembled some of the best local, regional and national presenters available. Keynote speakers for the Conference include Dr. Michael Thompson, author, psychologist, school consultant and author or co-author of nine books, including the New York Times bestseller, Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys and Kenneth Braswell, Executive Director of Fathers Incorporated (FI), a not-for-profit organization that serves as a leader in the promotion of Responsible Fatherhood. Mr. Rick Peckham, Play-by-Play Announcer for the Tampa Bay Lightning, also will speak on Friday afternoon following a visit by ThunderBug. Additionally, we will have a panel, composed of Dr. James McHale, Dr. Ronée Wilson and Dr. Natasha Cabrera, that will present some of the latest research on father engagement. Other presenters and facilitators include Kenneth Scarborough, Attorney Karmika Rubin, James Cole, Pastor Zhivago Adderley, Jason Perry, Marvin Jones, Russell Johnson and Kenn Harris. For those of you from outside the region, welcome to Tampa Bay. We thank all of you for your commitment to the Conference and the cause. And I wish to extend a special thanks to our Planning Committee members and the community organizations and agencies who allowed them to support this effort. We also thank our sponsors, exhibitors and other stakeholders. The magnanimity of our efforts is a testament to the importance of upholding, affirming and celebrating fathers and father-figures. Best wishes for a tremendous Conference, Dr. Deborah A. Austin, Planning Committee Chair Hall of Fame Inductees Class of 2018 Rechi Butler Ronald Bradford David Jones Dan Paravanno Maurice Vernon Celebration of Life Dr. Brian McEwen, (Jul 15, 1952 – Mar 25, 2018), served as executive director of Champions for Children (formerly Child Abuse Council), a private nonprofit agency whose mission is to build stronger families in the Tampa Bay region. Prior to becoming executive director of Champions for Children in 2013, McEwen was associate director for 12 years and held senior positions at other Tampa area not-for-profits since 1979. Under his guidance, Champions rebranded to present a more accurate and positive portrayal of its mission, which is to “build stronger families in the Tampa Bay region through its child abuse prevention and family education programs.” Brian helped hone the non-profit’s focus on child abuse prevention through a series of education programs targeting parents, not only those referred by social workers but also any parent who wanted to attend. In addition, Champions implemented one of Tampa’s first centers to assist fathers , FRANC (Fathers Resource and Networking Center), which serves as a community-wide hub for fatherhood initiatives, activities and services. The mission of FRANC is to make available resources, support, information and education to enable dads to address the challenges and celebrate the joys of positive fathering and involvement with their children. FRANC services are for all dads… married, single, divorced, foster, surrogate, expectant and mentors. Brian graduated from Jesuit High School, Vanderbilt University and the University of South Florida, where he received his Ph.D. in applied anthropology. He started his career counseling families, working during the 1990s at Northside Mental Health Center. Brian received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Child Advocacy from the Early Childhood Council of Hillsborough County in 2016. Just five days before his death he was named a Tampa Bay Lightning Community Hero, which comes with a $50,000 award for the charity of his choice from the Lightning Foundation. He donated it to Champions for Children. Thursday 9/20/2018 8:00 am Registration and Check-In Royal Palm Ballroom Foyer 8:00-8:45 am Breakfast Royal Palm 1-3 8:00 am – 11:45 am Men’s Health Screenings Sabal Palm Glucose & Blood Pressure – Black Nurses Association of Tampa Bay, Inc. Stress – Samanthia Paris, LCSW 9:00-9:30 am Welcome & Opening Remarks Royal Palm 1-3 Ms. Estrellita “Lo” Berry, MA, President & CEO, REACHUP, Inc. Mr. James N. Wilkerson, Jr., Chair, Board of Directors, REACHUP, Inc. Ms. Jane Murphy, Executive Director, Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County Ms. Maria Negron, Director of Programs, Children’s Board of Hillsborough County 9:30-9:40 am Overview of the Conference: Michael Thomas Royal Palm 1-3 9:40-10:10 am Historical Overview of Fathering Royal Palm 1-3 The definition of fatherhood has changed with the times, and wasn’t always as we’ve believed it to be. This presentation shows how fatherhood is shaped through culture and economics and how it continues to shape men as fathers. Introduction: Mr. Daryl Clark Presenter: Mr. Kenneth Scarborough, Director, READY4WORK, Operation New Hope, Jacksonville, FL 10:10-11:30am Panel-Latest Research on Father Involvement Royal Palm 1-3 Dr. James McHale, Director, Family Study Center-Thinking 3 Rather Than 2+1 (triangular father-mother-infant relationships) Dr. Ronee Wilson, USF College of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, REACHUP, Inc. Evaluation Team-Profiles in Engagement: Analysis of REACHUP, Inc. 24/7 Dad Data Dr. Natasha Cabrera, University of Maryland, College Park—Latino Father Involvement in the United States Moderator– Dr. Deborah Austin History of Black Players in Hockey The Colored Hockey League Bill Hipple ‘Hippo’ Galloway Herb Carnegie Thursday (cont.) 9/20/2018 11:30-12:00 pm Break Royal Palm Ballroom Foyer 12:00pm-12:30 pm Lunch Royal Palm 1-3 12:30-1:45pm Keynote Speaker Royal Palm 1-3 Dr. Michael Thompson, author, psychologist, school consultant, specializing in children and parenting, co-author of - Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys 2:00-3:00 pm Breakout Sessions: In-Depth Discussion of Strategizing around Keynote Presentation Family-James Cole, Chairperson, Youth Works Committee Royal Palm 1-3 Providers-Marvin Jones, I AM Program Royal Palm 4-5 Individual and Community Based and Faith-based Organizations Pastor Zhivago Adderly, Forest Hills Church of God King Palm 3:00-3:15 pm BREAK Royal Palm Ballroom Foyer 3:15-4:15 pm Breakout Sessions Repeated 4:20-4:40pm Key Points from Breakouts Royal Palm 1-3 Daryl Clark 4:40-4:50pm Daily Roundup/Evaluations Royal Palm 1-3 Michael Thomas Thursday Evening 9/20/2018 6:00-8:00pm Community Dialogue with Dr. Michael Thompson Introduction/Moderator, Estrellita “Lo” Berry, MA One of the earliest blacks in the sport of hockey The first black ice hockey star was The Coloured Hockey League of was Hipple "Hippo" Galloway. Better known as Herb Carnegie, He was a Canadian ice the Maritimes began in 1895, as an initiative of a barnstorming baseball player, Galloway was a hockey player of Jamaican descent. In 1954, he black Baptist churches in Nova Scotia . All star player on his hometown Woodstock entry founded one of Canada's first hockey schools, games were on an invitational basis with the on the Central Ontario Hockey Association, as Future Aces, Carnegie and his Future trophy still residing in a private home in Halifax, well as the local baseball team. Galloway left his Aces hockey program were featured in two hometown in 1899 after an American import on special issues of The Amazing Spider-Man, Nova Scotia. Historically, they were the first the baseball team objected to his inclusion on helping Spider-Man bring down Electro and league to allow the goaltender to drop to the ice the team. Hippo Galloway is a chartered his hockey puck/drug smuggling operation to stop the puck. member of the Black Hockey Hall of Fame. (issue 1, Skating on Thin Ice) Friday 9/21/2018 8:00-8:45 am Registration/Breakfast Glucose & Blood Pressure Screenings 8:45-9:00 am Icebreaker: Candice Simon and Team 9:00-10:00 am Awards Ceremony Royal Palm 1-3 In Memoriam: Chief Alan Anderson Celebration of the Life of Brian McEwen AFC Hall of Fame Moderators, Michael Morgan & Jack Johnson, AFC Hall of Fame, Class of 2017 10:15-11:15 am Morning Address Royal Palm 1-3 Kenneth Braswell-Executive Director, Fathers Incorporated (FI), Atlanta, GA Introduction/Moderator –Kenneth Scarborough 11:20-12:20 pm Breakout Sessions– Developing Workable Strategies Royal Palm 1-3 Documentary: Soul On Ice: Past Present, & Future (History of Black Players in hockey in the U.S. and Canada) Moderator– James Cole Working with Mom to Parent your Children King Palm Jason Perry, Founder & President, Oak Tree Leadership Introduction/Moderator, Ricardo Busquets Navigating Legal Issues Royal Palm 4-5 Attorney Karmika V.