Welcome

Community Empowerment Association, Inc. in collaboration with Community Care Behavioral Health and a host of representatives of Pittsburgh's service provider organizations, institutions and interested stakeholders, key stakeholders is planning a national conference focused on sharing evidenced-based culturally specific methods for empowering community members and stakeholders to voice their challenges, concerns and expectations, and enlightening public and social services organizations and professionals on how to significantly improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of services and treatment of African American children, youth and families.

A major goal of the conference is to broaden the conversation among stakeholders within the academic, public, private and community sectors (including community residents impacted by trauma) in the key theme areas of: Mental/Physical/Environmental Health, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice and Education, and to begin the process of committing to the development of plans of action and implementation from best practice models introduced and discussed.

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Venue

The conference will be in Station Square, Pittsburgh, Pa. The hotel is the Sheraton Station Square. More information to follow.

Target Audience

The conference is expected to attract public health scientists, health policy makers, educators, researchers, service providers, social workers, community leaders, community residents, students in the major theme area fields, representatives of community based organizations providing services to underserved communities and anyone interested in eliminating disparities within the African American community.

Purpose

The conference will focus on:

  1. Replicable multidisciplinary collaborative models, approaches and frameworks that will address disparities in the major theme areas selected and will be found feasible for implementation.
  2. The importance of a needed change that allows for "community-centered" organizations, leadership and practitioners to emerge and demonstrate their collective expertise and capacities to reach those in the African American communities who are the most vulnerable and least served.