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AGENDA

ANNUAL FAITH-BASED CONFERENCE

February 25 - 28, 2004
 Day 1      -    Day 2      -  Day 3   

 

DAY ONE -    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26


 Walking for Wellness: Come take a 30-minute fun, health and wellness walk and tour around the historic French Quarter with individuals from Southern University and the Coalition of Churches in New Orleans. The group will meet in the hotel lobby daily at 6:00 a.m. and begin walking at 6:15 a.m. The group will return at 6:50 a.m.

 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Registration
 (Continues throughout the day)

 2nd Floor
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Opening Session

  • Conference Outline
    Rev. Willie Gable
    Pastor Gregory Thomas
     

  • Cooperative Extension Overview
    Gina E. Eubanks, Ph.D.
     Southern University Ag Center
     

  • Welcome
     Invited elected officials and
    University administrators
    International Ballroom – 16th Floor


10:30 a.m. –11:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions

  • Session 1
     Housing Development and State
    Programs
    Debra Washington
     Louisiana Housing Finance Agency
    Baton Rouge, LA
     Nottoway A-B - 2nd Floor

  • Session 2
     Federal Tax Issues:
    Earned Income Tax Credit Employment Tax Responsibilities Deirdre Harris and Randy Johnson
    IRS and New Orleans Coalition
     New Orleans, LA
     Shadows – 2nd Floor

  • Session 3
     Heart Disease, Cancer, and Diabetes:
    How Leaders Access the Best Health Resources for Congregational Health
    Cheryl Taylor, Ph.D.
     Southern University School of Nursing
    Baton Rouge, LA
     Madewood A – 2nd Floor

  • Session 4
     Daycares and Faith-Based Organizations
    Kasundra Cyrus, Ph.D.
     Southern University Ag Center
    Baton Rouge, LA
     David Hall
     LA Department of Education
    Division of Nutrition Assistance
    Baton Rouge, LA
     Madewood B - 2nd Floor

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
LUNCHEON  

  • Vada Hill
     Senior Vice President
    Fannie Mae Corporation
    Washington, D.C.
     International Ballroom – 16th Floor

1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.
General Session  

  • Session 5
     How To Have a Healthier African- American Church
    Bishop S. C. Carthen
     The National African-American
    Tobacco Education Network
    Sacramento, CA
     Madewood A and B - 2nd Floor
    3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Panel Discussion

  • Session 6
     STATE RESOURCES
     LA Department of Social Services
    LA Department of Health and Hospitals
    LA Department of Education
    LA Department of Labor
     Madewood A and B - 2nd Floor
     Facilitated by
     State Senator Paulette Irons (District #2)

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
RECEPTION
 Sponsored by Bank One
 International Ballroom – 16th Floor


7:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m
GOSPEL CONCERT
International Ballroom
16th Floor
FREE ADMISSION

DAY TWO  -  FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Walking for Wellness

8:00 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Registration
(Continues throughout the day)
2nd Floor

7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
PRAYER BREAKFAST

  • Hon. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
    Governor of Louisiana (invited)
    International Ballroom – 16th Floor

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions

  • Session 7
    Church Construction
    Hibernia National Bank
    New Orleans, LA
    Madewood A – 2nd Floor

  • Session 8
    Workforce Development and Faith-Based Organization
    Andre’ Stephens
    St. Francis County Workforce Alliance
    Forrest City, AR
    Shadows – 2nd Floor

  • Session 9
    Entrepreneurship—Getting Started in Business
    Alice Marshall Darnell
    Kauffman Foundation
    Kansas City, MO
    Beverly Spears
    National Coalition for Empowering Youth
    Houston TX
    Pastor Andre Henderson
    Entrepreneur Explosion
    San Diego, CA
    Nottoway A-B - 2nd Floor

  • Session 10
    Faith-Based Initiatives in the Region—Compassion Capital and the LANO Faith-Based Initiative
    Melissa Flournoy
    Louisiana Association for Nonprofit Organizations,
    Baton Rouge, LA
    Pastoral Leadership Project
    Rev. Steven Cooper
    Foundation for the Mid-South
    Jackson, MS
    Madewood B - 2nd Floor

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

  • Session 11
    Entrepreneurship – Opportunity Recognition and Awareness
    Alice Marshall Darnell
    Kauffman Foundation
    Kansas City, MO
    Beverly Spears
    National Coalition for Empowering Youth
    Houston TX

  • Pastor Andre Henderson
    Entrepreneur Explosion
    San Diego, CA
    Nottoway A-B - 2nd Floor

  • Session 12
    Faith-Based Community Economic Development
    Wheeler Winstead
    Washington, D.C.
    Shadows – 2nd Floor

  • Session 13
    Community Development Lending
    Pauline Allen
    Bank One – CDRE Group
    Houston, TX
    Madewood A – 2nd Floor

  • Session 14
    Churches and Taxes
    Roosevelt Johnson
    The Johnson Company
    Dallas, TX
    Madewood B - 2nd Floor\

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
LUNCHEON

  • Rev. Fred Lucas
    President and CEO
    The Faith Center
    New York, NY
    International Ballroom – 16th Floor

2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions

  • Session 15
    Faith-Based Community Economic Development
    Tony Austin
    Community Concepts USA, Inc.
    Silver Spring, MD
    Nottoway A-B - 2nd Floor

  • Session 16
    Gifts that keep giving – Estate Planning
    Bennie L. Harris, Ph.D.
    DePaul University
    Chicago, IL
    Shadows – 2nd Floor

  • Session 17
    How to Rest in the Storm (Managing Stress)
    Kirk Byron Jones, Ph.D.
    Andover Newton Theological School
    Boston, MA
    Madewood A – 2nd Floor

  • Session 18
    Substance Abuse and Faith- Based Organizations
    Tonja Myles
    Set Free Indeed
    Baton Rouge, LA

  • Sandra Metz
    Christian Community Youth Against Drugs Foundation
    New Orleans, LA
    Madewood B - 2nd Floor

3:45 p.m. - 5:30 pm
Panel Discussion & Update on the White House Faith-Based Initiative

  • Session 19
    White House Update
    Jeremy White
    Associate Director of Outreach (Facilitator)
    White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

  • Federal Resources Panel Discussion with Louisiana nonprofit
    groups Louisiana who have successful programs funded by the following agencies.
    (The following agencies have been invited)
    • U.S. Department of HUD
    • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    • U.S. Department Labor
    • U.S.Department of Education
    • U.S.Department of Justice
    Madewood A-B – 2nd Floor

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
BANQUET KEYNOTE ADDRESS

  • Bishop Thomas Hoyt
    4th Episcopal District CME Church
    National President
    National Council of Churches of Christ
    Shreveport, LA

  • Master of Ceremony
    S. Albert Gilliam, Chairman
    Southern University Board of Supervisors
    International Ballroom – 16th Floor

 

DAY THREE -  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
FOUNDATION BREAKFAST

  • Linetta Gilbert
    Program Officer
    The Ford Foundation
    New York, NY
    International Ballroom – 16th Floor
    9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

  • Session 20
    Funder’s Listening Forum
    International Ballroom – 16th Floor
     

  • Panel Members
    Samantha Bickham
    The Greater New Orleans Foundation
    New Orleans, LA
    Gladys Washington
    Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Cathy Vaughn
    Baptist Community Ministries
    New Orleans, LA

 

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