Save the Date for the 8th Annual Growing Resilient Communities Gathering!

Please save the date for the upcoming 8th Annual Growing Resilient Communities Gathering of Collaboratives and Tribal Nations Addressing ACEs: Nurturing Healthy Beginnings which will be held virtually on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. 

This event supports Native American community members, partners, and Children’s Mental Health and Family Services Collaboratives in their efforts to reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), strengthen core protective factors, and create Self-Healing Communities across Minnesota.    

This year, we plan to focus on supporting early childhood development. This is more than just a conference —it’s a movement to create nurturing and supportive environments for our children and families.  

Because of your role as a leader in your community, we hope you will share the attached Call for Presenters Invitation with local partners who you consider leaders in supporting early childhood development in your area and/or consider submitting a proposal about your local efforts to promote early childhood development.  

We will prioritize proposals that align with our preferred criteria and include voices that reflect the racial, economic, cultural, age, gender, varied ability, and geographic diversity of Minnesota's sectors and communities.   

If you have questions, please get in touch with Jenna Schmidt at jschmidt@familywiseservices.org.