2026 Stronger Together: The Central Kentucky Black Family Conference

Welcome to Stronger Together: The Central Kentucky Black Family Conference!

Stronger Together: Strengthening Our Bonds
2026 Central Kentucky Black Family Conference

The Central Kentucky Black Family Conference returns on Saturday, April 4, 2026, convening families, youth, elders, community leaders, and systems partners for a full day of dialogue, learning, and collective action. Hosted at The Campbell House in Lexington, Kentucky, the conference brings the community together in a shared plenary experience designed to strengthen family systems, elevate Black leadership, and advance health, safety, and well-being across Central Kentucky.

Grounded in the 2026 theme Stronger Together: Strengthening Our Bonds, the conference creates space for intergenerational connection, culturally grounded learning, and community-centered solutions. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, caregiver, youth, educator, faith leader, health professional, or community advocate, this conference is designed for you.

The Central Kentucky Black Family Conference is a community-driven convening focused on strengthening Black families through education, prevention, cultural affirmation, and collaboration. The 2026 conference reflects an intentional evolution in design; shifting from two distinctive concurrent convenings (Justice Served: Pathways To Peace and Doula Certification facilitated by The Floating Lotus Doula Services (sponsored by Aertna Better Health of Kentucky) to thematic panel discussions in a shared plenary space, to deepen collective engagement, reduce fragmentation, and elevate community voice alongside public health and systems leadership.

The conference is designed to:

• Create a trusted space for Black and all families to connect, learn, and collaborate across generations.
• Address persistent disparities in health, safety, and access through prevention-focused dialogue.
• Elevate culturally responsive strategies that strengthen family resilience and community well-being.
• Empower participants with practical tools, resources, and pathways for action.
• Foster unity, shared responsibility, and sustained collaboration across Central Kentucky.

Panel discussions and integrated programming address:

• Community wellness, economic mobility, and family resilience.
• Black maternal health and perinatal equity.
• Youth leadership and community violence prevention through Project Ricochet's Justice Served: Pathways to Peace Framework.
• Prevention-first public health strategies rooted in lived experience.
• An electrifying, free spoken-word poetry event where professional and youth poets use powerful storytelling to expose the harms of tobacco and substance misuse, inspire cessation, and mobilize communities toward health, healing, and a tobacco-free future.

Participants will leave with actionable insights, local resources, and clear next steps to support individual, family, and community well-being.

The Black Family Conference also serves as a culmination point for community-based initiatives led by Project Ricochet, including the Barbershop and Beauty Salon Initiative, which leverages trusted community spaces to deliver health education, prevention services, and support. By bringing families, youth, and partners together under one roof, the conference reinforces a shared commitment to resilience, unity, and collective care.

The 2026 conference is presented in collaboration with The African American Tobacco Ledership Conference (AATCLC) and local community partners dedicated to advancing prevention, equity, and family-centered solutions throughout the region.

• Conference details and updates:
• Project Ricochet:
• Project Ricochet - The Barbershop and Beauty Salon Intitiative in partnership with AATCLC, presents a Spoken Word Poetry Contest: https://www.savingblacklives.org/poetry-contest-kentucky

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