Tuesday, September 13, 2011

NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN DRUG POLICY COALITION, INC. Fall Leadership Workshop Conference

NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN DRUG POLICY COALITION, INC.



FALL LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP CONFERENCE



SEPTEMBER 19-20. 2011

HOWARD UNIVERSITY – BLACKBURN CENTER





THEME:  FACING THE CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND TO REDUCE  ILLEGAL USAGE OF DRUGS IN A PERIOD OF FISCAL AUSTERITY AND REDUCTION OF FUNDING


Monday, September 19, 2011

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. -   Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.  -  Welcoming Remarks – Dr. Winston Price, President,
  National African American Drug Policy Coalition, Inc.

  Announcements of Program Format and Administrative Matters                       

  Vice-President of Administration and National
  Executive Director, Senior Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.


9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.   Opening Session

  The Needs of the National Organization for a Flow
of Revenue Income and Employment of a Small Staff

Amending By-Laws to Provide for a Dues Structure for
Member Organizations, Individual Chapters, and Individual
Persons for To Support Office Administrative Purposes


What Services  NAADPC, Inc. Should Render  to Organizational
Members, Chapters and Individual Members – Maintaining an
Updated Website in a State of the Art Manner, Publication of
Quarterly Newsletters, Submission of Timely Alerts to Member
Organizations and to Chapters Requiring Advocacy and Education of the Public on Vital Issues

Moderator:   Dr. Winston Price, President, NAADPC

Panel:   Senior Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr., Vice-President
             Dr. Ura Jean Bailey, Secretary-Treasurer
             Judge Martha Lynn Sherrod, Board of Directors Member
             Julius Debro, Board of Directors Member


10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 

    Planning and Implementing an Effective Chapter
                                        Program: Serving as an Advisory Group to Local Government
                                        Officials to Treat Addiction and Dependency as a Disease
and Advising of Available Resources in the Community; Providing Speakers In Schools to Deter Drug Usage, including prescription drug abuse, and Prevent Juvenile Delinquency, and Encourage Educational Achievement; and Assisting Churches to have their Leaders Work with Persons Returning to the Community from Prison to Stabilize Them in the Community.

                                       Moderator:   Major General John R. Hawkins, III, Retired,
                                                            Assistant Executive Director for Development
                                                            and Fund Raising

                                       Panel:  Dr. Valencia Campbell, Ph.D., President, Prince George’s
                                       County Drug Policy Coalition, Inc. 

                                       Yvonne Blackmond, President, Detroit African American
                                       Drug Policy Coalition

                                        Frank Lancaster, President, Washington Healthcare
    Empowerment Coalition, Inc.

                                        Honorable Veronica Morgan-Price (Retired Juvenile Court
                                        Judge), President Designee, Prospective Houston, Texas
                                        African American Drug Policy Coalition Chapter


12:30 p.m. -  2:00 p.m.    Luncheon

                                         Speaker:  The Honorable Milton C. Lee, Associate Judge,
                                         Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Presiding
                                         Judge, Fathering Court – “The Concept of the Fathering
                                         Court, Its Operations, and Its Objectives.”
                                        
2: 00 p.m. – 3:30 p. m.     Panel

      Seeking and Implementing a Drug Free Community Grant

                                         Moderator:   Marshella Toldson, Esq. Staff Attorney,
                                                              Center for Drug Abuse Research, Howard
                                                              University and Adviser, NAADPC

                                         Panel:  Nina Harper, Project Director, East Baltimore
                                         Drug Free Community Grant.

                                          Rosalind Parker, Esq., D.C. Ward 8 Drug Free Community
                                          Grant.

                                          Reverend Dr. Stephen Tucker, Project Coordinator, Ward 1
                                          Drug Free Community Grant in Washington, D.C.

                                          Dr. James E. Craigen, Sr., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Howard
                                          University School of Social Work; President, Human Services
                                          Systems Associates;  Advisor on Drug Free Community Grant
                                          Programs  for the City of Baltimore, Maryland.

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.        Coffee Break

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.        Dealing with Co-occurring Mental Illness in Persons with
                                           Substance Abuse Issues -  How to Provide Effective
                                           Counseling Services – What is Being Done for Returning
                                           Veterans with Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental
                                           Health Conditions.  The Role of Veterans Drug Courts.
 
                                                Moderator:  Dr. Ura Jean Bailey, Ph.D.

                                           Panel:   Dr. William B. Lawson, Chief of Psychiatry
                                           Howard University Hospital

                                           Charles E. Lewis, Social Worker, Former President, D.C.
                                           Mental Health Association

Sean C. Clark,  National Coordinator, Veterans Justice Outreach,  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. John Allen, VHA Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs
               

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.      Networking Reception – Non-alcoholic beverages and light hors     
                                         Hors d’oeuvres

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

8:00 a.m.  – 9:00 a.m.            Continental Breakfast  

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.           Implementing An Effective Program to Get Fathers
                                               Involved in the Lives of Their Children, Including
                                               Former Offenders, to Prevent Involvement in Illegal
                                               Drug Activity and Juvenile Delinquent Behavior and Job
                                               Training and Employment for Former Offenders to Give
                                               Them Financial Stability

                                                Moderator:   Franklyn Malone, President & CEO,
                                                The 100 Fathers Inc.

Panel: 

Panel: Dr. Ronald Beavers, CEO, Positive Imagery Foundation, Los Angeles, California, and Co-Chair, Los Angeles Drug Policy Chapter.

                                                Herman David Odom, Former Director, Office of
                                                Ex-Offender Affairs for D.C. Mayor

Theodore Sweet, Esq., Former Deputy Director, Office of
                                                Ex-Offender Affairs for D.C. Mayor 

Susan Hoskins, Executive Director, Coalition on Economic Empowerment, District of Columbia

Kenneth Glover, Human Resources Officer, Miller and
Long Construction Company.

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.          Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 Noon        Shannon Taitt, Staff Administrator, Center for Substance
                                                Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA – The Program Agenda for
                                                CSAT Working With Community Organizations.

12:00 Noon  – 2:00 p.m.        Luncheon

                                               Speaker:   Dr. Jeffrey M. Johnson, President, National
                                               Partnership for Community Leadership (NPCL) (Invited)
                                               The Mission of NPCL and Collaboration with
                                               The 100 Fathers, Inc. and the National African American
                                               Drug Policy Coalition, Inc. on Fatherhood and Re-entry
                                               Issues.

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.            What Type of Truancy Reduction Programs Can Be
                                               Established and Implemented, and How They Can Reduce
                                               Truancy, Drug Usage and Trafficking and Juvenile
                                               Delinquent Behavior – What Can Be Done for Youth
                                               Who Drop Out of School?

                                                Moderator:  Senior Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.
                                                National Executive Director

                                                Gloria Danziger, Project Director with Baltimore School of                                      Law on the Truancy Reduction Program in Baltimore

Howard Davidson, Staff Director, Commission on Youth-  at-Risk, American Bar Association

Akena Allen, Consultant Adviser on Grants to Deal With
Truancy and School Drop Out Problems; Parent Advocate

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.             Coffee Break

3:15 p.m.    4:30 p.m.             Extricating Youth from Gangs and Crews – How Can This
                                                Be Done for Youth Coerced to Join Gangs or Crews –
                                                What Resources are Available to Help these Youth?
                                               
                                                Moderator:  Senior Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.,
                                                National Executive Director

Tyrone C. Parker, President & Executive Director , Alliance of Concerned Men, D.C.

                                                Cecilia Thomas, Supervisory Youth Outreach Coordinator,
                                                Roving Leader Program for Teens, D.C. Department of
                                                Parks and Recreation

                                                Reverend Billy H. Stanfield, Jr., Executive Director, New
                                                Vision Youth Services, Baltimore, Maryland

                                                Reverend Adam Hansford, Former Youth Minister
                                                Clarendon United Methodist Church, Arlington, Virginia
                                                and Former Executive Director, Fellowship of Christian
                                                Athletes, Washington, D.C.

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.              Closing Speaker:

Dr. Donald Vereen, Former Deputy Director, ONDCP,
The White House; Director, Community Academic Engagement, The Prevention Research Center,
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann    Arbor, Michigan  -  “The Future of Drug Policy in America and Challenges in Implementation.”


5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.             Closing Remarks  -   Urging Attendees to Communicate
                                                With each other and share their areas of expertise;
                                                To contact National Headquarters for advice and
                                                guidance; and to provide feedback on any of the
                                                issues and problems discussed during this
conference   and  submit proposed solutions
                                                and recommendations for the coming year.

                                                Dr. Winston Price

                                                Senior Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.
                                                National Executive Director

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