The 2nd annual NAACFRC conference will highlight strategies that build on the strengths of African American children and families and programs and those that affirm and create positive experiences and outcomes for African American children and families (joy) often in the presence of unjust circumstances (resistance). A comprehensive list of session topics are below:

• The Role of Community-Engaged Research in Advancing Equity

• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Simulator

• Community-Engaged Research in Early Care & Education

• CER in Economic Mobility and Poverty Alleviation

• Black Mothers’ Perspectives of Family Engagement in an Early Childhood Setting

• Community Pilot Projects Programs Showcase-Community-Engaged Research in Fatherhood

• NAACFRC Emerging Scholars Showcase



• Using Data and Research to Advance Equity and Improve Services

The conference is free and open to both in-person and virtual participants. View the full schedule here.