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Five Baton Rouge Family Advocates Traveled to Arizona to Tout Successes of Casey Powerful Families Program

On November 2-3, 2006 Baton Rouge coordinators of the Casey Foundation’s Powerful Families Program traveled to Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona to a Powerful Families Partnership and Covening Forum. The Forum was designed to share learnings among national partners, representing 40 sites around the country, in order to increase program sustainability.

The Forum was hosted by Casey Family Programs. Attendees pictured above are (left to right) Brenda Durham, Mental Health Coordinator, Catholic Community Services, Allan C. Golston/President, U. S. Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Rose Doolittle, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren board member, Todd Hamilton, Deputy Director, Catholic Community Services, and Pat Robinson/Project Manager and Grandparent’s Advocate. Mr. Golston was the Guest Speaker at the Forum. Wanda Joseph, Administrative Coordinator (not pictured) also represented Baton Rouge.

Collins Phillips, Jr. was a featured speaker at the Washington DC GrandRally on September 14, 2005. Collins and Sheila Phillips are raising six grandchildren. They reside in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dot Thibodeaux received a GrandFamilies Award in Washington DC on September 15, 2005, at the Generations United Conference.