What's Happening

Events

• Restorative Justice Symposium
  November 13, 2009
  University of Missouri-Columbia
  
  The Symposium will focus on educating stakeholders in adult courts about restorative justice and the benefits it can bring to their practice, providing information about how to utilize restorative justice principles and practices in each of the disciplines in the continuum of adult courts, and provide an opportunity for judicial circuits to plan for implementing restorative justice practices in their jurisdictions.   
  
  Brochure and registration form (PDF)
   
• 4th Annual Reentry Conference
  November 18-20, 2009
  Tan-Tar-A-Resort
  Lake of the Ozarks
  
  Sponsored by Depart of Corrections, Dept of Social Services & Area Resources for Community & Human Services (ARCHS)
  
  Conference flyer (PDF)
  Online registration at http://www.stlarchs.org/

• NRCCFI at FCN Telephone Training
  Families & Corrections: Implications for Policies & Practice
  November 19, 2009
  
  This telephone training will provide information about  programs, policies and practices in correctional facilities that support or challenge the children and families of the incarcerated.
  Read more and register
   
• CYFAR 2010 Conference
  May 4-7. 2010
  San Francisco, CA
  
  CYFAR 2010 will feature inspiring keynote speakers, current youth and family research presenters, exciting interactive workshops, computer labs, and research posters, as well as the Program Showcase spotlighting successful CYFAR programs. Plans are underway for the CYFAR/KaBOOM! playground build in San Francisco, along with in-depth training opportunities at the CYFAR Pre-conference on Tuesday, May 4.  The conference begins on Wednesday, May 5 at 8:30 a.m. and concludes Friday, May 7 at noon. CYFAR 2010 will be held at the San Francisco Marriott, in the heart of downtown. 
  Preliminary information
  
  Call for Proposals
  4-H National Headquarters invites children, youth and family professionals to participate in the conference by submitting proposals for workshops, computer labs, research posters, and Program Showcase exhibits.  Proposals are due by the submission deadline:  November 10, 2009.
  More information  

• Kairos Outside of Eastern Missouri
  A support weekend for women who have a relative or friend who is or has been incarcerated.

May 21-23, 2010
October 29-31, 2010
May 13-15, 2011
September 9-11, 2011

Kairos brochure (PDF)
Karios reservation form (PDF)

• Increasing our Knowledge about Parental Incarceration: A Research Presentation (wmv) University of Missouri-Columbia by Joyce A. Arditti, PhD, evaluation consultant to the 4-H LIFE Program; Department of Human Development,
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ongoing Opportunities
Volunteers in Corrections Training Schedule 2009
Missouri Department of Corrections

Training Schedule (PDF)

Community Service Projects

Mail Kit for Children of Offenders
Groups or individual put together simple decorated boxes with writing supplies to benefit children of incarcerated parents and family members.

Self Study
A web-based self study about CYFAR and University of Missouri Extension community-based programs for at-risk children and their families.
Missouri CYFAR Self-Study

Last Revised 28-Oct-09