Ramos September Guest Panelist at two Washington D.C. Conferences

1. – September 14, 2007 Coordinating Council meeting to be held at the Department of Labor, Washington D.C.   

11:30 – 12:00  

Engaging with the Faith Community: Urban Ministries, Capacity Building and Opportunities for Federal Collaboration                                    

Moderator:  J. Robert Flores, Vice Chair, Coordinating Council                                      

Panelists:    

Mentoring Children of Prisoners – Wilson Goode                                   

Leadership Foundation – Reid Carpenter                                   

Latino Coalition – Richard Ramos

2.  – WHITE HOUSE FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
CONFERENCE ON YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY

Washington, DC – September 24, 2007  – Identifying Government Funding Opportunities (2:15 – 3:20)

1. Programs that Impact Youth Offenders  – DOL/DOJ

Programs that Impact Youth Offenders 
In this workshop, organizations will learn how a variety of grant programs designed to impact young people who have been involved in the criminal justice system. Participants will learn about grant programs at the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Labor and will hear directly from grantees who are using federal funding and private funding for programs that are changing the lives of young people in their community, providing opportunity and hope. 

Moderator:      Scott Shortenhaus
Presenters:      Richard Ramos, Latino Coalition
                            Gregg Weltz, Department of Labor
                            Robert Flores, Department of Justice

Conference details

http://www.dtiassociates.com/fbci/logisticsDC.cfm?location=DC