Community of Practice Session: Investing in Fatherhood - Supporting Native Fathers Struggling with Addiction
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Community of Practice Session: Investing in Fatherhood - Supporting Native Fathers Struggling with Addiction

September 24, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Join Kevin Poleyumptewa, Project Coordinator with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College, for an in-depth conversation around the benefits of fatherhood programs in supporting Native fathers struggling with addiction on their journeys to recovery.

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Participants are encouraged to **share their own experiences** and discuss their programs' successes and challenges. This is an opportunity to learn from one another and explore diverse strategies for utilizing cultural activities and resources as a means to encourage treatment in community-based programs. **Schedule:** September 24 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Central

Is This Training For You?

* Tribes/Tribal Partners

Instructors
- Kevin Poleyumptewa
Kevin Poleyumptewa   Project Coordinator with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College

Kevin works with program efforts funded by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. This includes providing training and technical assistance for the OVC American Indian/Alaska Native Comprehensive Tribal Victim Assistance and Tribal Victim Services Set Aside Programs. Prior to this, Kevin provided fatherhood and healthy relationships programing in communities, jails and juvenile residential treatment facilities, as well as trainings, workshops and keynote addresses for various Native American tribes, communities, conferences, high schools and youth programs.

Kevin Poleyumptewa   Project Coordinator with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College

Kevin works with program efforts funded by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. This includes providing training and technical assistance for the OVC American Indian/Alaska Native Comprehensive Tribal Victim Assistance and Tribal Victim Services Set Aside Programs. Prior to this, Kevin provided fatherhood and healthy relationships programing in communities, jails and juvenile residential treatment facilities, as well as trainings, workshops and keynote addresses for various Native American tribes, communities, conferences, high schools and youth programs.

Contact Information

Michelle DuBois Yang
(855) 866-2582
michelle.duboisyang6960@fvtc.edu
Grant Disclaimer
This project was supported by Grant No. 2019-MU-BX-K031 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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