The NACC Event Calendar provides up-to-date information on upcoming events from the NACC, including training sessions, webinars, and conferences in your local area and around the country.
Preventive Legal Advocacy & Pre-Petition Representation: Where We Are, Where We Are Headed, and What We Are Learning Preventive legal advocacy and pre-petition programs are the result of strategically targeted efforts to support families through upstream civil legal services that address social determinants of health and safely reduce instances of unnecessary child welfare system involvement....
Join NACC friends and colleagues for a private tour of Paisley Park, Prince’s home and studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, outside Minneapolis. Registration includes round-trip charter bus transportation and 2-hour private tour. Capacity is limited to 200 so register today! Attendees must abide by Paisley Park's rules during the tour, including: Everyone will be asked to...
Get ready to travel back in time to the decade of big hair, leg warmers, and funky beats at this year’s 80s themed dance party! Dress to impress in your best retro attire (there will be prizes!) and hit the dance floor with your friends and colleagues as we rock out to the best hits...
From Learning to Action: Shared Accountability for Disrupting Harm and Promoting Healing Virtual/Online This year’s conference theme recognizes that all system actors have a shared responsibility to promote family integrity, center the voices and experiences of individuals with lived expertise, engage in authentic partnerships, and actively work towards equity and justice. These continue to be...
The Red Book Training is NACC’s signature training, designed to provide a comprehensive overview of child welfare law and practice as well as to assist attorneys in preparing for the Child Welfare Law Specialist certification exam. This one-day, in-person training is based on the fourth edition of Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents,...
NACC's Children’s Law Office Convening provides specialized training for the leaders and managers of nonprofit children’s law offices, government agencies, and private firms providing children's legal representation. The training will include NACC's newly released Children's Law Office Guidebook, Second edition, and offer opportunities for senior leaders and emerging leaders to learn best practices in organizational...
Join NACC’s 2nd annual Child Welfare Law Career Fair! The Career Fair promotes positions in child welfare law offices and agencies for law students, recent grads, new attorneys, and persons with lived experience in foster care. Additionally, the Career Fair offers the opportunity to network with NACC members and law office leaders from across the country. Sunday,...
Join NACC’s 2nd annual Child Welfare Law Career Fair! The Career Fair promotes positions in child welfare law offices and agencies for law students, recent grads, and persons with lived experience in foster care. Additionally, the Career Fair offers the opportunity to network with NACC members and law office leaders across the country. This event is...
Craving some time outside to breathe in the fresh mountain air and connect to nature? Research shows that being in nature has many positive benefits, including reduced stress and cortisol levels, increased feelings of calmness, increase in empathy and compassion, enhanced learning and concentration, and improved creativity, problem-solving and overall well-being. Join us for an...
Working Together, Working Differently: Justice, Compassion, and New Tools for Modern Advocacy Dual Registration - Onsite in Salt Lake City and Online Legal advocacy for children, youth, parents, and kin is a specialized area of law which demands ongoing interdisciplinary training, education, and skill-building. NACC’s annual National Child Welfare Law Conference is designed to meet...
Alignment on Family: System Change, Racial Justice, Consent Decree Exit, and a Culture of Safely Preserving Families Presenters Commissioner Jodi Hill-Lilly, MSW – Connecticut Department of Children and Families Ira Lustbader, JD – Children’s Rights Joshua Michtom, JD – Office of the Chief Public Defender, State of Connecticut This NACC staff-moderated discussion will explore...
Another year, another decade! Step into a time machine and journey back to the iconic 90s at our themed dance party! Get ready to move to the best beats of the 90s, while dressed in your raddest 90s attire. From flannel shirts and ripped jeans to scrunchies and bucket hats, channel your inner 90s fashionista...
