Building a Stronger Collective Network-SHH Food Partner Conference 2018

Please join us for Second Harvest Heartland's bi-annual Food Partner Conference in St. Cloud! This year we will focus on the strength of our partners across the hunger relief network and spend the day learning and sharing with each other about our collective successes and challenges.  We are pleased to announce that this year's keynote will be Julia Dinsmore, author of My Name Is Child of God...Not Those People: A First Person Look at Poverty. Ms. Dinsmore will present a keynote address over lunch, and stay to lead discussion groups during the breakout sessions in the afternoon.  Additional breakout sessions will include topics such as: Child Hunger Programming Food Rescue with SHH Advocacy: What is it and how can we increase our impact? Client Perspective Panel SuperShelf  Self-Care for Nonprofit Workers Institutional Racism in our Food System Change Management for Volunteers Cultural Competency and Working with Immigrant Populations and many others!  More information about convention center parking and directions can be found here.  Conference Schedule 8:00-2:30    Resource tables open 8:30-9:15    Registration and Morning Refreshments 9:15-9:45    Welcome – Rob Zeaske, CEO SHH 9:45-10:30  Peer Networking Plenary Session (bring business cards) 10:30-10:45    Transition time 10:45-11:45    Breakout Session I (6 concurrent sessions) 11:45-12:00    Transition time 12:00-12:15    Box Lunch (cost included in registration) 12: 15-1:00    Keynote (Q&A built in) 1:00-1:15    Transition time 1:15-2:15    Breakout Session II (6 concurrent sessions) 2:15-2:30    Transition time 2:30-3:30    Breakout Session III (5 concurrent sessions) 3:30    Conference Ends, Safe Travels home!