Join us for a one-day conference to find HOPE in your parenting journey.

​Project 1.27 is excited to offer a local, in-person Hope for the Journey Conference in partnership with Show Hope! The Hope for the Journey Conference (formerly the Empowered to Connect Conference) encourages and equips parents and caregivers meeting the everyday needs of children impacted by adoption and/or foster care.

This 1 day event is a great way for foster/adoptive/kinship families and professionals who work or volunteer with vulnerable children to be refreshed, invest in further trauma training, and connect with people who share the same heart. Continued Education hours are available.
Join us for a day full of valuable training, inspiration, connection, and fun!

TWO LOCATIONS TO CHOOSE FROM:

Mile High Calvary Church
181 W County Line Road
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Timberline Church - Windsor
360 Crossroads Blvd.
Windsor, CO 80550

Childcare available at BOTH locations!

REGISTRATION
*Will Open in February 2023*

ONLY $20/person or $30/couple.

Childcare is an additional $10/child. 

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​Registration includes all training modules, lunch, snacks, and the optional breakout session. 

Childcare includes games, crafts, and snacks during the duration of the conference. We ask that parents please pack a lunch for their child(ren).

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE...

Practical Conference Content

Lunch and Snacks Included

Time to Relax and Focus

Connecting with Like-Hearted People

Breakout Session on Applying TBRI

Fun Giveaways and Resources

SCHEDULE

*Schedule is tentative and may change to provide best experience possible*

8:00AM-9:00AM
MODULE 1: An Introduction to Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI).
For all conference attendees who are unfamiliar with or new to TBRI Principles
or haven't attended the conference or TBRI training before. 

9-10:15 AM
MODULE 2: Connecting Principles

10:15-11:30 PM
MODULE 3: Empowering Principles

11:30-12:30 PM
Lunch

12:30-1:45 PM
MODULE 4: Correcting Principles

1:45-3:00 PM
MODULE 5: The Gospel+TBRI

3:00-4:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION (Optional):
​Practical Next-steps in Applying What You've Learned

FAQs

HOW LONG DOES THE CONFERENCE LAST?

The Conference is one day only but varies depending on your experience/needs! If you are new to TBRI, we ask that you attend the first session that begins at 8:00am. If you have attended the conference in the past or participated in TBRI Training, please join us at 9:00am for the second session. The final session will conclude at 3:00pm, but we're offering an optional Breakout Session from 3-4pm for those who would like some practical next-steps for applying what you learned.

If you attend the whole conference including Session 1 and the Breakout Session, please plan to be at the church from 8:00am-4:00pm.  If you have some TBRI background already and do not wish to attend the Breakout Session, please plan to be at the church from 9:00am-3:00pm.

HOW MUCH ARE TICKETS?

We are offering this conference as a way to encourage foster, adoptive, and kinship families and professionals who work with children who've experienced trauma, so we have tried to keep the price low. Tickets cost $20/person or $30/couple, plus an additional $10/child for those who need childcare.  Host church families save $5 off the ticket price. Tickets will go on sale in February 2023.

IS CHILDCARE AVAILABLE?

​Yes! Childcare is available for ages 6 months to 14 years old for only $10/child. All volunteers are trauma-inform trained and background checked to help give your child(ren) the best experience possible. Children will participate in games, crafts, and fun activities. Snacks are provided, but we ask that you bring a sack-lunch for your child(ren).

WHAT IS THE CONFERENCE TRAINING LIKE?

​Show Hope has put together a fabulous line-up of presenters including Mary Beth & Steven Curtis Chapman (Show Hope founders), Daren Jones, and Amanda Purvis (with Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development) and other foster care and adoption experts and advocates. (For more info about speakers, visit this page. The main conference sessions which will be webcast are broken into 5 modules.
 
Module 1: An Introduction to Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
             “Going Deeper” topic to include the importance of understanding ACES
Module 2: Connecting Principles
   “Going Deeper” topic to explore connecting with the teens
 Module 3: Empowering Principles
             “Going Deeper” topic to unpack sensory needs and integration
Module 4: Correcting Principles
            “Going Deeper” topic to dive into The IDEAL Response
Module 5: The Gospel + TBRI
            “Going Deeper” topic to focus on the hope found in Christ

WHO'S LEADING THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS?

​The breakout session will feature a local TBRI expert who will share their expertise and lead a group discussion. 

WILL CONTINUING EDUCATION BE AN OPTION?

Project 1.27 will have access to certificates of completion for adoptive and foster families to submit to their respective agencies.

​Unlike previous years, professional continuing education will not be offered, but attendees will be able to submit information for approval with their local or state accreditation organizations.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND HOPE FOR THE JOURNEY?

Families currently offering foster/kinship care, adoptive families, families in foster/kinship/adoption training, foster/adoption support team members, professionals working in the foster/adoption field, local foster/adoption support groups, ministry leaders or volunteers with current foster/adoption ministries (or who would like to start one) . . . and anyone who supports one of these families or professionals! Bring a friend for the connection and training (plus all the fun!).

I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. WHO DO I CONTACT?

For other questions or more information, please reach out to Project 1.27 Event Coordinator, Jenny Watson at jwatson@project127.org.

Hope for the Journey 2023 is being funded by amazing sponsors and attendees of Project 1.27's Topgolf Event!
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​Sunday, April 16th |  5 - 8 p.m.  |  Topgolf Centennial