10th Annual Family Matters Conference
Save the Date! The 11th Annual PFP Conference will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at USciences.
PFP's 10th Annual Family Matters Conference was held on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 9am-3:45pm at the University of the Sciences in West Philly. This was our biggest educational event of the year with speakers, workshops and programming for adults and older kids and child care for younger kids, toddlers and babies.
See the 2019 conference photos here.
This year’s theme was “Telling Our Stories” and our keynote speaker this year was the author of the weekly “Parent Trip” column in the Philadelphia Inquirer Anndee Hochman. Read her bio.
Her talk is entitled "The Stories That Shape Us; The Stories We Tell"
It’s not just our posture, or our opposable thumbs. Human beings differ from other species because we are storytelling animals.
In an interactive keynote, Anndee Hochman, author of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s weekly “Parent Trip” column, will share highlights from her work as a journalist and memoirist. She’ll invite conversation about the stories that shape us—what tales do we share? who does the telling? who is left out?—and how those stories, added up, are changing the world.
Free Child Care on site was provided for babies, toddlers and kids 0- 6 years old with staff from St. Mary's Nursery School. This group will also visited by local drag queen Brittany Lynn who did a Drag Queen Story Time for the kids. (Improving this space for next year is one of our top priorities.)
COLAGE hosted a six hour program during the Philly Family Pride event to support kids and youth 7-13 years old who have one or more LGBTQIA+ parent. Youth programs will focus on empowerment and support through creative workshops, games, opportunities to connect with others who share similar experiences and inside advice/support from COLAGE mentors and more. This year we were able to split the COLAGE kids into two groups: 7-10 year olds and 11-13 year olds.
PFP's 10th Annual Family Matters Conference was held on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 9am-3:45pm at the University of the Sciences in West Philly. This was our biggest educational event of the year with speakers, workshops and programming for adults and older kids and child care for younger kids, toddlers and babies.
See the 2019 conference photos here.
This year’s theme was “Telling Our Stories” and our keynote speaker this year was the author of the weekly “Parent Trip” column in the Philadelphia Inquirer Anndee Hochman. Read her bio.
Her talk is entitled "The Stories That Shape Us; The Stories We Tell"
It’s not just our posture, or our opposable thumbs. Human beings differ from other species because we are storytelling animals.
In an interactive keynote, Anndee Hochman, author of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s weekly “Parent Trip” column, will share highlights from her work as a journalist and memoirist. She’ll invite conversation about the stories that shape us—what tales do we share? who does the telling? who is left out?—and how those stories, added up, are changing the world.
Free Child Care on site was provided for babies, toddlers and kids 0- 6 years old with staff from St. Mary's Nursery School. This group will also visited by local drag queen Brittany Lynn who did a Drag Queen Story Time for the kids. (Improving this space for next year is one of our top priorities.)
COLAGE hosted a six hour program during the Philly Family Pride event to support kids and youth 7-13 years old who have one or more LGBTQIA+ parent. Youth programs will focus on empowerment and support through creative workshops, games, opportunities to connect with others who share similar experiences and inside advice/support from COLAGE mentors and more. This year we were able to split the COLAGE kids into two groups: 7-10 year olds and 11-13 year olds.
Conference Sponsors for 2019 as of 9/29/19
Conference History:
The conference was first held in 2010 at the Bryn Mawr School of Social Work and Social Research and offered 20 workshops for attendees, as well as a kids zone.
In 2011, our second annual conference was sponsored by Widener University and Widener’s Center for Social Work Education and the Graduate Program in Human Sexuality. There were 18 workshops and panels during the day, including an Ask the Experts! Teen Panel during lunch.
In 2012, our third annual conference was sponsored by Arcadia University School of Education, the Graduate Program in Counseling Psychology. The theme was “Welcoming Schools” and the keynote speaker Graciela Slesaransky-Poe. We offered 13 workshops and panels, including ones specifically for educators.
In 2013, our fourth conference was held at the William Way LGBT Community Center. The theme was “Telling Our Stories” and the keynote speaker was kids’ book author Cory Silverberg.
In 2014, our fifth conference was held at The Philadelphia School. The theme was “Our Families and the Future” and they keynote speaker was Mary Anders.
In 2015, our sixth conference was held at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The theme was “Mind, Body and Soul: Taking care of our ourselves and our families.” Our keynote speaker was Dr. Rachel Levine, Physician General for Pennsylvania.
In 2016, our seventh conference was held at the University of the Sciences with keynote speaker Staceyann Chin.
In 2017, our eighth conference was held at the University of the Sciences with keynote speaker Heath Davis.
Watch a video of his presentation.
In 2018, our ninth conference was held at USciences with keynote speaker Naomi Washington-Leapheart.
In 2011, our second annual conference was sponsored by Widener University and Widener’s Center for Social Work Education and the Graduate Program in Human Sexuality. There were 18 workshops and panels during the day, including an Ask the Experts! Teen Panel during lunch.
In 2012, our third annual conference was sponsored by Arcadia University School of Education, the Graduate Program in Counseling Psychology. The theme was “Welcoming Schools” and the keynote speaker Graciela Slesaransky-Poe. We offered 13 workshops and panels, including ones specifically for educators.
In 2013, our fourth conference was held at the William Way LGBT Community Center. The theme was “Telling Our Stories” and the keynote speaker was kids’ book author Cory Silverberg.
In 2014, our fifth conference was held at The Philadelphia School. The theme was “Our Families and the Future” and they keynote speaker was Mary Anders.
In 2015, our sixth conference was held at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The theme was “Mind, Body and Soul: Taking care of our ourselves and our families.” Our keynote speaker was Dr. Rachel Levine, Physician General for Pennsylvania.
In 2016, our seventh conference was held at the University of the Sciences with keynote speaker Staceyann Chin.
In 2017, our eighth conference was held at the University of the Sciences with keynote speaker Heath Davis.
Watch a video of his presentation.
In 2018, our ninth conference was held at USciences with keynote speaker Naomi Washington-Leapheart.
