The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands will co-host "Connecting Fathers, Families, and Communities: A Professional Development Institute for Community Foundations" beginning at 7:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10 at the Renaissance Grand Beach Hotel.
Approximately 100 people from around the country will be attending the institute, including leading figures in the field of fatherhood studies from the Mott, Ford, and Annie E. Casey Foundations.
Ralph Smith, vice president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, will present the keynote address, "Strengthening Families and Communities: Community Foundations and the Responsible Fatherhood Field."
Sara McLanahan from Princeton University, Aisha Ray of the Erickson Institute, and Elaine Sorenson from the Urban Institute will speak about recent research and the significance of fathers to the healthy development of children.
Please contact Dee Baecher-Brown for more information at 774-6031.
