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Economic Empowerment Summit 2024

Agenda

Agenda

9:00 - 10:00 am Registration & Networking Breakfast

10:00 -10:15 am Welcome & Opening Remarks, Connie Neal

10:15  - 11:30 am Plenary 1 -Making the Case for Economic Justice Kim Pentico, Director of Economic Justice Program, National Network to End Domestic Violence

11:30 - 11:45 am Break

11:45 am -12:30 pm Advocate Panel- A Dialogue on Economic Justice: Empowering Communities, Building resilience and unlocking opportunities
Moderated by Abigail Murat, Sr. Training & Capacity Building Coordinator, NYSCADV

Panelists:

  • Sarah E. Hayes, LMSW, Sr. Director, Economic Empowerment Programs, Sanctuary for Families
  • Dolores Kordon, Executive Director, Brighter Tomorrows
  • Namrata Sharma, Economic Empowerment Program Manager, Sakhi for South Asian Women

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Networking Lunch

1:30 pm- 1:40 pm Self-Care Activity

1:40 pm - 2:45 pm Workshops (Select 1)

  1. Empowerment Exchange: Best Practices Workshop for Survivor Economic Empowerment Programming Sarah E. Hayes, LMSW, Sr. Director, Economic Empowerment Programs, Sanctuary for Families
  2. Economic Justice: Maximizing the Allstate Curriculum for Staff Training and Client Engagement- Kim Pentico, Director of Economic Justice Program, National Network to End Domestic Violence
    Esmeralda Pena, Economic Project Manager, New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Break

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Plenary 2- Housing Kris Billhardt, M.ED., ED.S

4:15 pm Closing


 

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Economic Empowerment Summit