The 5th Annual Fatherhood Summit 2010
Presented by: Office of Mayor Tom Barrett, Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee
Copyright Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative 2010
The Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative (MFI) will host its Fifth Annual Fatherhood Summit, “Empowered Fathers: Bridging the Gap," on Friday, October 8, and Saturday, October 9, at Greater New Birth Church (8201 W. Silver Spring Drive). This year’s featured speaker is five-time NBA All-Star and former Guard for the Milwaukee Bucks, Sidney Moncrief.
Adopting the widespread appeal of basketball, the entire 2010 summit will have a basketball flavor. Everything from the opening “tip-off” (jump ball) to the “final buzzer” (closing ceremony), ALL aspects of the event will be described using basketball terminology that men/fathers understand. Each workshop or session will be titled with sports lingo to engage men in critical discussions that are applicable on the court of life.
Thursday, October 7th
THROUGH THE LENSES OF PRISON RE-ENTRY
(Open to Men and Women, Thursday only)
Thursday, October 7, 2010, is the kick-off of a very special partnership between the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative (MFI) and the Christian Association for Prison Aftercare (CAPA). For one day only, the MFI/CAPA will join forces to address the issue of prison re-entry for men and women.
General Session - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
This session will feature two video presentations highlighting the obstacles - and triumphs - experienced by individuals returning home from incarceration. This session will be interactive providing an opportunity for audience participation.
3:15 - 4:15p.m. - Workshop Sessions
- Through the Children's Lenses: This session, facilitated by mentors who work with children of incarcerated parents, will address the struggles faced by those involved and how those struggles are transferred into relationships after the parent(s) return home.
- Through the Lenses of the Returning Citizen: This session will focus on the process of becoming a successful returning citizen through the removal of destructive thinking and working to develop positive relationships with parole agents, employers, the community and family.
- Through Personal Lenses: The Hidden Shackles - This session will deal with the challenges associated with mentally disconnecting from the prison culture (cells, handcuffs, guards, ""inmate hierarchy"" and the otherwise ""structured"" atmosphere of incarceration) and gradually deleting that ""mental environment"" from the thought process.
- Through Society's Lenses: This session turns-the-tables and examines the returning citizen through society's lenses; the employer's lenses, law enforcement's lens, government's lens and the overall community's lens, to create a broader, well-rounded discussion from both sides of the issue."
4:15 - 5:00 Informational Resource Room available
Playoff, Friday October 8th
First Quarter - 7:30 - 8:15a.m.
- Morning meditation and stretch with Coach Ray
Second & Third Quarter - 9:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.
- Health Fair and Job Fair
- Driver's License Recovery
- Child Support Assistance Review
Fourth Quarter - 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m.
Sidney Moncrief, Skip Robinson, Brandon Jennings (video presentation):
Join real ""ballers"" in an intergenerational discussion - first in an ongoing series of discussions planned for the year - designed to bridge the gap between between younger and older males.
Worshop Schedule for Friday, October 8th
- 8:30 - 10:00a.m, - Safe-Sleep Review Workshop: This session is designed to explore the ""do's & don'ts"" of infant care, while also educating men/fathers about care areas not always clear to them; placing an emphasis on first-time/new fathers and safe sleep care.
- 8:30 - 10:00a.m. - Bridging the Gap Between Fathers and Their Children: This session is designed to focus on fathers who, for any number of reasons, currently are not active participants in the lives of their children. The objective is to bring fathers and children closer together using a variety of communication tools.
- 8:30 - 10:00a.m. - Adult-Teen Relationships: This session examines the complicated issues (legal, social, financial, emotional) that arise from and exist within these complex unions.
Training Schedule for Friday, October 8th
- 8:30 - 10:00a.m. - Stay Fit to Stay-in-the-Game: Fitness is not something for "those other folks." Presented correctly, it has a place for EVERYONE! Exercise and healthy eating are foundational blocks to healthy relationships and lifestyles. This session is designed to teach fathers so fathers can teach their children how to "stay fit to stay in the game."
- 10:15 - 11:4a.m. - Boyz to Men: This session will focus on strategies designed to move fathers, especially young fathers, from adolescent thinking to adult thinking. The main objective is to help young fathers so they'll be better equipped to parent their children, especially their male children, to become better, well-equipped adults.
- 10:15 - 11:45a.m. - Make Your Bank Shot Count: This session will educate attendees about the importance of establishing relationships with financial institutions along with addressing barriers that prohibit them from using those institutions. This session will also provide information on basic banking principles to avoid alternative banking options such as payday loans and checking cashing stores.
Playoff Saturday October 9th
First Quarter - 7:30 - 8:15a.m.
- Morning meditation and stretch with Coach Ray
Second Quarter - 9:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.
- Driver's License Recovery
- Child Support Assistance Review
Third Quarter - 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m.
Join us in a discussion with some local rappers as we talk about becoming fathers or not and the challenges in starting out early.
Fourth Quarter Basketball Tournament
Worshop Schedule for Saturday, October 9th
- 8:30 - 10:00a.m. - Breaking Out of the Man Box: This workshop will examine the games men play and the perceptions that influence manhood and fatherhood. The workshop will also review 10 steps men can take to change their game in order to become more productive men and fathers.
- 8:30 - 10:00a.m. - Making Your Baby Rich with Liquid Gold: In this session participants will learn the risks of formula use and the value of breast milk. They will also learn why the mother's natural milk is considered "liquid gold" by all leading health and maternal health organizations.
- 8:30 - 10:00a.m. - The Game Ain't Over: This session will show to persevere and overcome the obstacles that could keep you sitting on the bench or standing on the sidelines instead of being a player on the court.
- 8:30 - 10:00a.m. - Nurturing to be Nurtured/An Infant Massage Program (Playbook): This infant massage instruction program example will promote and provide a positive and nurturing exchange of discussion and information for the purposes of adopting healthy parenting lifestyle skills. This session offers a hands on demonstration of the importance of safe physical contact between parent and child that promotes secure attachment between the two. A primary focus is to address issues of bonding and attachment, healthy physical and mental childhood development and states of mindfulness for the parent.
Training Schedule for Saturday, October 9th
- 8:30 - 10:00a.m. - Speaking to Your Children in Their Own Language (Training) This workshop will focus on skills needed to effectively communicate with not only our children, but other loved ones as well. It will also address the basic skills needed for becoming an effective listener, corrective criticism, interpersonal dynamics, and conflict resolution.
- 8:30 - 10:00a.m. - To Your Credit (Training): Participants will learn how to establish or re-establish credit, how to repair bad credit, how to avoid payday lenders, the ins and outs of credit cards and different products to utilize if their credit is poor.
- 10:15 - 11:45a.m. - Cultivate The Seed Within (Tip-off): This session is a guide to discovering your identity, purpose and destiny. When there is a clear understanding of Who You Are, Why You Are Here and Where You Are Going, you are better equipped to make quality choices and decisions that line up with your individual journey ahead, resulting in a life lived each day On Purpose.
- 10:15 - 11:45 a.m. - From Moses to Joshua: Passing the Leadership Baton Between the Generations (Playbook): This session will look at the relationship between Moses and Joshua as a model for intergenerational leadership. It will further describe a model and some methods for how young and old have successfully worked together to pass the leadership baton.
- 10:15 - 11:45 a.m. - Avoiding Baby Mama Drama (Winning) This workshop promises to empower participants with tools and strategies to positively co-parent. When parents don't maintain healthy relationships, BABY MAMA DRAMA can, and most often does, show up.
Guest Speaker: Sidney Moncrief
2010's speaker is 5-time NBA All-Star and former Guard of the Milwaukee Bucks, Sidney Moncrief.
