2026 Annual Family Builders Conference
About this Event
Join Us for the 2026 Annual Family Builders Conference!
Get ready to connect, learn, and grow with families from all over at this exciting event. Whether you're looking for fresh ideas, inspiring speakers, or just some good vibes to connect at the event, the 2026 Annual Family Builders Conference has got you covered. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to build stronger family bonds together.
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Building Families. Valuing Every Voice. Strengthening Our Future.
Host: Fountain Of Life Ministries
Info: Conference Message:
From Conversation to Solutions: Families, Faith, Resources & Community Working Together. Itinerary is subject to change. Please be flexible.
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM
Registration, Breakfast & Resource Experience
Host: MC: Jamaika McAdams
Info: Come and get you Some of...... Agency tables, sponsors, vendors, Dads Care 2 enrollment, networking, breakfast, resource passport, and family-needs polling.
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:00 AM
Founder Welcome
Host: Dennis Fontelroy
Info: “From Vision to Village: Building a Community
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:35 AM
Keynote
Host: Pastor Cameron Martin
Info: “The Future Starts at Home: Leading Families Through a Changing Culture”
25-minute keynote + 5–10 minute moderated Q&A with Les Chatman.
🕑: 09:35 AM - 10:00 AM
“Lead. Listen. Lift.: A New Model for Fatherhood and Family Leadership"
Host: Eric Hargrave
Info:
Eric Hargrave
Featured Leadership Session:
Focus: personal leadership, emotional intelligence, listening, communication, accountability, mentoring, and lifting families and communities.
25-minute presentation + 5–10 minute moderated Q&A with Les Chatman.
🕑: 10:10 AM - 10:20 AM
Break / Sponsor Recognition
Host: Jamaika McAdams
🕑: 10:20 AM - 10:55 AM
Financially Empowered
Host: Will Jones
Info: “From Surviving to Building: A Family Financial Game Plan
Focus: applied budgeting, credit, savings, debt, homeownership, entrepreneurship, and family financial goals.
🕑: 10:55 AM - 11:35 AM
Parent Panel: “What Families Wish the System Knew”
Host: Les Chatman
Info: Moderator: Les Chatman
Panel to include fathers, mothers/co-parents, married/single parents, and possibly a grandparent or kinship caregiver.
🕑: 11:35 AM - 12:10 AM
“Parenting Beyond the Relationship: Putting the Child Back in the Center”
Host: Carmen Moore
Info: Co-Parenting
Focus: communication, conflict, boundaries, parenting schedules, new relationships, emotional regulation, and healthy co-parenting.
🕑: 12:10 PM - 12:25 PM
Wichita Family Needs Pulse
Host: Jamaika McAdams
Info: Facilitator: Jamaica McAdams
Live polling on housing, food, employment, transportation, mental health, childcare, co-parenting, youth mentorship, reentry, legal resources, and financial stress.
🕑: 12:25 PM - 01:15 PM
Community Lunch & Resource Connection
Host: Jamaica McAdams
Info: “Meet the Resource You Didn’t Know You Needed”
Each participating agency gets a brief opportunity to introduce its services and resource table.
🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Featured Family Workshop
Host: Nina Mossalah
Info:
“Repair. Reconnect. Rebuild.: Turning Family Conflict Into Family Growth”
Interactive workshop on communication, triggers, trauma, forgiveness, boundaries, trust, and rebuilding relationships.
🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:40 PM
BREAK
Info: Break: Stand up, Stretch, Move around and Connect
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:15 PM
Reentry & Restoration
Host: Dr. Ben Bell
Info: Dads With Purpose / Tradition Homes
“Coming Home With Purpose: Reentry, Fatherhood and the Road Back to Family”
Focus: fatherhood, employment, housing, child support, relationships, mental wellness, substance recovery, probation/parole, accountability, and reconnecting with children.
25-minute presentation + 5–10 minute moderated Q&A with Les Chatman.
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM
Agency & Organization Panel
Host: Moderator: Les Chatman
Info: “No More Wrong Doors: Building a Wichita Family Support Network That Actually Connects”
Moderator: Les Chatman
Recommended representation: DCF, KDOC/reentry, housing, behavioral health, workforce/education, food/basic needs, healthcare, and faith/community partners.
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:20 PM
Resource Connection Break
Host: Jamaica Mc Adams
Info: “Find Your Three” — every attendee is encouraged to connect with at least three resources before leaving.
🕑: 04:20 PM - 04:45 PM
Civic Leadership Conversation
Host: Potential: Mayor Lily Wu
Info: If Mayor Lily Wu participates:
“Strong Families. Strong Wichita.”
Brief address of support followed by a moderated conversation.
🕑: 04:45 PM - 05:20 PM
Closing Solutions Panel
Host: Moderator: Les Chatman
Info: “From Talk to Action: What We Will Do Next”
Potential participants: Eric Hargrave, Dennis Fontelroy, Pastor Cameron Martin, Dr. Ben Bell, parent representative, and agency representative.
🕑: 05:20 PM - 05:35 PM
Closing Charge
Host: Dennis Fontelroy
Info: Dennis Fontelroy + Eric Hargrave
“The Conference Ends. The Work Begins.”
Close with the Lead. Listen. Lift. challenge and announcements for upcoming DC2 cohorts, mentoring, 2027 events, Daddy & Daughter Dance, Daddy & Donuts, community garden workshops, Fatherhood Tours, and volunteer opportunities.
Where is it happening?
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