7:30 am

Liturgy

8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Registration and Exhibits Open

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 am – 12 noon

2007 Catholic Charities USA Poverty in America Issue Session: Race and Poverty

Reverend Massingale Most Reverend Ramizer Reverend Williams

In 2006, Poverty in America – A Threat to the Common Good became the driving force for the launch of the Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America – calling for a reduction in poverty by 50 percent by the year 2020. It became clear that this well-written and widely-accepted document would become the foundation for deeper discussions around issues impacting the poor in our nation. This year, Catholic Charities USA invites you to join in the conversation about race and how it impacts those who are living in poverty in this country. We are presenting the membership with an issue brief – a document intended to start, enrich, and inform the conversation, compelling each of us to serve, educate, and advocate for programs and poli cies that will foster unity in our communities and eliminate race as an issue. Our issue brief was authored by Reverend Bryan Massingale, in collabora tion with an editorial board representing a broad spectrum of our member ship. Father Massingale will join Most Reverend Ricardo Ramirez, Bishop of Las Cruces, NM for a conversation about race and faith. Afterwards, Rev. Clarence Williams, CPPS, Ph.D., a noted authority on race relations with over 30 years experi ence, will facilitate a panel discussion about real-world experiences of living in a culture where race matters.

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm

Awards Luncheon

Today we are pleased to pay tribute to some very special people working within the Catholic Charities USA network. It is a great honor to recognize the Catholic Charities USA’s 2007 National Volunteers of the Year – a family of dentists from Tucson, AZ, who provide vital dental care to low-income families in the Tucson community. Forty years ago, Sam Marascalco, DDS, helped originate a dental clinic at Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona. He still volunteers at St. Elizabeth’s Clinic today. This started a family tradition. Twenty years ago, shortly after Phil Mooberry, DDS, married Dr. Sam’s daughter, he too joined St. E’s as a volunteer dentist. The summer of 2006 brought Nick Mooberry, DDS, son of Dr. Phil, to St. E’s. Together, these three generations of dentists treat between 12 and 15 patients each month at the clinic and help some of the more complex patients in their own offices. Their work for the clinic does not stop at dental care. This family also provides leadership for the St. E’s annual golf tournament each May, raising more the $60,000 each year for dental equipment and supplies; works with various dental foundations and community groups to advocate for contribution; and recruits other volunteer dentists and hygienists. Congratulations Drs. Sam, Phil, and Nick!

Working closely with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Catholic Charities USA is privileged once again to present three outstanding programs in our network with the Family Strengthening Award. Each program demonstrates excel lent support of families and the communities in which they live. A check for $25,000 will be given to each program, recognizing their ground-breaking efforts. Learn more at the workshop (4B) offered this afternoon by staff members of the winning programs.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Concurrent Workshops #4

4A Racial Sobriety©

Sponsored by CARE!

Catholic Charities USA has adopted the Racial Sobriety© model. Learn from Father Clarence Williams, CPPS, Ph.D., founder of this innovative model, how it has been implemented by parishes, religious orders, faith communities and international groups. Racial Sobriety© reveals how our thinking, feeling, and acting must reflect our commitment to seeing each person as a member of the same human family. This requires a self awareness examining our prejudices in regard to another’s racial caste in society.
Presenters: Rev. Clarence Williams, CPPS, Ph.D., Racial Sobriety©, Detroit, MI

4B Family Strengthening—A Look at the 2007 Winners

The workshop will provide an opportunity, via facilitated questions, to learn from the three 2007 Family Strengthening Award winners about the elements they found to be crucial in family strengthening initiatives.
Presenters: TBA

4C How to be a Dynamic Trainer

Sponsored by PSM

How can your workshops, whether they are about Poverty in America or Parish Social Ministry, be engaging and effective? This session will delve into how your workshops can have the most impact through interactive exercises and innovative facilitation.
Presenters: Sharon Johnson, IT Analyst, Vertex Solutions, Falls Church, VA

4D Improving Health Care Access: Where Is the Nation Now and How Can You Influence Where It’s Headed?

Sponsored by Health

This session will examine current legislative issues in improv ing health care access for low-income and vulnerable families and children. Get the latest on what is happening in Congress to reform government programs such as Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). You will also learn about ongoing opportunities and tips for advocat ing for the well-being of uninsured children and families.
Presenters: Lisa Smith, Senior Director, Grassroots Advocacy/ Federal Affairs, Catholic Health Association, Washington, DC

4E Nutrition Education and Food Pantries

Sponsored by Emergency Services

This workshop will highlight ways food pantries support families to make good nutritional choices without the services of on-staff nutritionists. Resources and program models will be shared.
Presenters: Debra Scott, Regional Director, Catholic Community Services, Morgantown, WV; Valli Matthews, Senior Program Manager, Catholic Community Services, Silver Spring, MD; and TBA, Ohio State University Extension Services, Columbus, OH

4F Immigration: Are You Ready for the Legalization?

Sponsored by Social Policy

As many as 11 million to 12 million immigrants are likely to come forward once comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) is enacted. This will require the Church to mobilize its resources and expand its legal program for immigrants. Catholic Charities will play a primary role in implementation of any CIR legislation signed into law. The workshop will discuss what can be done to prepare for legalization.
Presenters: Don Kerwin, Executive Director; and Mirna Torres, Director, Division of Legalization and Advocacy, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Washington, DC

4G Models of Mission Integration

Sponsored by Catholic Identity/Mission

Depending upon the size of an agency and its resources, the models and structures employed to integrate the mis sion and Catholic identity will vary from agency to agency. This workshop will examine how different agencies engage and empower staff to share in the mission and integration responsibilities of their Catholic Charities agencies.
Presenters: Mary Beth Steiner, Director of Program Services and Mission Development, Catholic Charities, Wichita, KS; and Edward J. Lis, Director of Catholic Mission Integration, Office of Catholic Human Services, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

4H Disaster Response in the Face of Race and Poverty

Sponsored by Disaster Response

By their nature, issues of race and poverty are heightened during a disaster. Added to meeting basic needs, a disaster provides a venue to raise awareness on race and poverty. More than ever, Catholic Charities are in a position to exemplify how a community responds. This panel discussion workshop explores and recommends internationally accepted minimum standards that address basic needs of vulnerable groups and gives direction toward race and poverty challenges.
Presenters: Kim Burgo, Director Disaster Response, Catholic Charities USA, Alexandria, VA

4I Catholic Charities and the Diocese: Autonomy and Relatedness

Sponsored by M&A/DD/CYFS

If a Catholic Charities agency is incorporated separately from the diocese, how do the diocese and Catholic Charities relate to each other on a practical level? This session will explore the legal and operational questions relevant to the purchase of services, management of investments, codes of employee conduct, hiring, etc.
Presenters: Sister Melanie Di Pietro, SC, Director, Seton Hall Law Center for Church-Related Nonprofit Corporations, Newark, NJ

4J Benchmarks for State Advocacy: Using CFED’s Asset and Opportunity Scorecard

Sponsored by M A/Emergency Services

The Assets and Opportunity Scorecard is a comprehensive look at wealth, poverty, and the financial security of families in the U.S. that provides a stark view of the disparities in net-worth, ownership, and debt. This session will examine the 84 state-specific economic and policy indicators that can be used to promote asset-building among low-income individuals
Presenter: Andrea Levere, President, CFED, Washington, DC

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Afternoon Break

5:15 pm

Board Buses for Liturgy

6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Eucharistic Liturgy at St Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption

Catholic Charities members and guests will take a short bus ride from the historic Art Deco Netherland Hilton Hotel to St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption for a Eucharistic Liturgy celebrated by Most Rev. Roger J. Foys, Bishop of Covington, and Most Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk, Archbishop of Cincinnati. The Cathedral Basilica is a one-third replica of Notre Dame de Paris on the exterior and the interior is fashioned after the abbey church of St. Denis. Our liturgy will reflect a rich blending of African American Roman Catholic liturgical traditions and the cathedral’s magnificent pipe organ that, with the congregation, will exuberantly proclaim the glory of God.

7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Gala Event at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Travel the path of history as we depart from the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, KY and journey a few blocks north along the last leg of the Underground Railroad before Crossing the Rivers of Freedom to our gala celebration at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The evening will offer sights and sounds of the past and a glimpse of a positive future as guests enjoy full access to the center’s exhibits and galler ies. With cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a dinner buffet, guests will enjoy stunning views of the river and the Cincinnati and Covington skylines. Opportunities to renew old acquaintances and celebrate our common cause will be accompanied by a variety of unique musical experiences and, of course, an opportu nity to slip off your shoes and dance. (For more information visit www.freedomcenter.org).The cost for this wonderful evening is only $40 each. Please see registration form to order your tickets.