Lunch & Learn 9/9/2016- STEPS Family Resource Center
Come join us at the Chamber for a "Lunch & Learn" opportunity hosted by STEPS Family Resource Center. Free of charge to our members and lunch is provided! Space is Limited! Please RSVP to the Chamber: 783-3111
Please make plans to join us for a light lunch and GREAT speakers on Friday September 9, 2016. Our guests, Mike Hawthorne from Garland County and Paul Chapman from Little Rock, will be presenting information to help us find SOLUTIONS to help children and families in the child welfare system!
Guest Speaker – Mike Hawthorne
Intensive Training Supervisor/Probation Officer
Garland County Juvenile Court
Hot Springs, AR
Mike Hawthorne is a probation officer and part of the group Crisis Calls. The Crisis Intervention program is a partnership with Local Law Enforcements that come in contact with a juvenile. This program is designed to assist the family and Law Enforcement with the services that are needed so that the child is able to remain in his or her home and hope to help reduce criminal charges.
Guest Speaker - Paul Chapman
Executive Director, Restore Hope
Little Rock, AR
Paul Chapman became the executive director of Restore Hope Arkansas in 2016, an organization created by Governor Asa Hutchinson in response to the crises of unprecedented growth in our prison and foster care populations.Restore Hope Arkansas’s goal is to reduce the rate of incarceration, decrease recidivism, and lower the number of children entering the state’s foster care system.
Foster parents will be able to get credit for attending this meeting.
STEPS Family Resource Center is a Community partner with DHS and Arkansas’ Creating Connections for Children Project (ARCCC).
PLEASE NOTE: Seating will be limited, RSVP is required to attend this meeting.
Email acox@thestepsinc.org or call 479-782-7837
Date and Time
Friday Sep 9, 2016
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Friday, September 9, 2016
12:00-1:00 PM
Location
Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce Board Room
612 Garrison Av
Fees/Admission
No Charge to Members
Contact Information
Cindy McAllister 783-3111
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