♥ About the 2025 Hybrid Joint Conference

2025 Conference Committee

Thriving Families CA (TFC) and the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network are excited to announce the Annual Hybrid Joint Conference!  This conference will be developed by and specifically for APP and R&R programs in California and is a unique opportunity to learn about promising practices, innovations and partnerships that expand opportunities for families.

Registration will open in early June 2025. 

The cap for this year will be 450 registered attendees.  Each agency will receive a cap on their in-person registrations. You will be registering your own staff this year and we ask that you do not register more than the number listed for your agency, we will accept your registrations in the order received. For example, if your agency receives 8 registrations and you register 9, we will accept the first 8 as listed during the registration process. 

Your agency's CEO/ED, AP Contact and R&R Contact will receive an email in early June 2025 with your agency's number of registrations. Please refer to that email for the registration link. This is based on agency size and contracts. This is total staff from your agency, including both AP and R&R. 

Virtual Registration: 

Not yet available.

About the 2025 Hybrid Joint Conference

In-person Conference:

Location:
DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento
2001 Point West Way
Sacramento, CA 95815

Tentative In-person Agenda:

Wednesday, October 15th

11:00-6:00- Registration
1:00-2:00- Intro and Welcome & Conference Kick-Off
2:15-3:30- Workshops #1
3:45-5:00- Workshop #2
5:00-6:00- Welcome/Networking Reception (optional)

Thursday, October 16th

8:00-9:45- Breakfast & Keynote
10:00-12:00pm- Workshops #3
12:00-1:15- Lunch and Exhibitor Tables Open
1:30-2:45- Workshops #4
3:00-4:15- Workshops #5
4:30-6:30- Sponsor Social Activities (optional)
4:30- Dinner and Evening on your own

Friday, October 17th

8:00-9:15- Breakfast and raffles
9:30-10:45- Workshops #6
11:00-12:00- Farewell activity  

Virtual Conference:
October 29th and 30th, 2025

Tentative Virtual Conference Agenda

Day 1- October 29th
8:30am  -   9:45am - Welcome & Opening Keynote
10:00am  - 11:00am - Workshops 

11:00am  - 11:15am - Break
11:15am  - 12:15pm - Workshops
12:15pm  -   1:15pm - Lunch Break / Optional - Lunch Networking Opportunities or Visit with Exhibitors & Sponsors
1:30pm  -   3:30pm - Workshops On Demand / Visit with Exhibitors & Sponsors
3:30pm  -   4:30pm - Virtual "Happy Hour" Networking 

Day 2- October 30th
8:30am  -   9:45am - Welcome & Opening Keynote
10:00am  - 11:00am - Workshops 
11:00am  - 11:15am - Break
11:15am  - 12:15pm - Workshops
12:15pm  -   1:15pm - Lunch Break / Optional - Lunch Networking Opportunities or Visit with Exhibitors & Sponsors
1:30pm  -   2:30pm - Afternoon Keynote
2:45pm  -   5:00pm - Workshops On Demand / Visit with Exhibitors & Sponsors

2025 Conference Committee

Michelle Graham, Children's Resource & Referral of Santa Barbara County;  Emily Alexander, Community Resources for Children, Napa;  Sandra Gonzalez, Children's Home Society; Kelli Newman, Child Action, Inc.; Julie Yip, Hively; Emmy Shih, San Mateo 4C's; Nita Navarro, Child Development Resources of Ventura County; Shana Bender, Infant Child Enrichment Services; Tiffany Phovixay, Family Resource Center

THRIVING FAMILIES CA STAFF
Danielle Metzger
[email protected] 

NETWORK STAFF
Kelly Graesch
[email protected]