Upcoming Presentations at the Kempe Center’s Virtual Conference

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Upcoming Presentations at the Kempe Center’s Virtual Conference

September 30, 2025 | Evident Change

A graphic with information about the upcoming Kempe conference.

Staff will present on three topics at the upcoming 2025 Virtual Call to Action to Change Child Welfare Conference organized by the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect. The conference takes place October 6‒9, 2025.

On October 8, Damaris Vasquez and Alexa Aburto will present “Transforming Communities: Moving From Mandated Supporting to Community Supporting,” which will discuss Evident Change’s Community Response Guide work. On October 9, Alicia Raphalian, Marisol Martinez, and Precious Thompson from Evident Change’s organizational impact department will present “From Oversight to Leadership: Supervision as a Lever for Cultural and Systemic Change.”

In addition, the Quality Improvement Center on Helplines and Hotlines will present at the conference. The Center is administered by Evident Change with Social Current and the Children’s Trust Fund Alliance under a cooperative agreement with the Children’s Bureau. The Center’s purpose is to create practical, research-based solutions for child protection hotlines and community helplines to support all families to reach their full potential. Center leadership team member Dee Bonnick and staff members Diego Quezada and Nakisha Freeman will present “Impact: When Community Partners and Research Partners Come Together” on October 6.

Registration for the conference is open now.