Schedule at a glance

8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
 
 
9:00 a.m.
Opening Plenary
 
Welcome
Thematic Opening Remarks
 
 
9:30 a.m. –
Early Morning Workshops
10:45 a.m.
v     Bridging the Cultural Gap (Part A): Responsibilities of the immigrant.  How can immigrants understand their role in the process of intercultural understanding and borrowing between diverse peoples?
v   Serving the Undocumented Resident:  An introduction to services available to the undocumented client.
v   Meet the Team: Emerging Providers in a Changing Community:  Come and meet a broad range of organizations that serve the immigrant community.
v   The Evolution of Emergency Services:  A discussion about available resources to serve our changing client base of chronic and emergency assistance cases.
 
 
10:45 a.m.
Break
 
 
11:15 a.m. –
Late Morning Workshops
12:30 p.m.
v     Bridging the Cultural Gap (Part B): Responsibilities of the Service Provider.  How do we communicate around the barriers of language, cultural bias, mutual distrust, and conflicting customs?
v   Jobs:  Where are the jobs and how can we get them?
v   On the Road to Citizenship: Understand the basic process for citizenship and the organizations that can make it happen.
v   The Challenging Housing Environment:  Downward spiral of housing for the low-income.
 
 
12:45 p.m.
Closing Networking Luncheon
 
Community Recognition Awards
Invited Guest Emcee: 

Richard Turner
Executive Director - Access Montgomery

 
 
2:30 p.m.
Evaluations/Exhibits – Pick Up CEU Certificates
 
 
2:30 p.m.
Post Conference Field Trip: (pending availability and registration)

 (Return by 3:30 p.m.) 

 

 

 

 

 

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P.O. Box 6550

Largo, MD  20792-6550

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Workshops

Morning Workshops

Bridging the Cultural Gap (Part A):  Responsibilities of the immigrant.

Serving the Undocumented Resident.

Meet the Team: Emerging Providers in a Changing Community

The Evolution of Emergency Services

Late Morning Workshops

Bridging the Cultural Gap (Part B):  Responsibilities of the immigrant.

Jobs

On the Road to Citizenship

The Challenging Housing Environment