The Women's Endowment Fund's 2025 Forum on Women and Girls

Schedule

Fri Sep 19 2025 at 07:30 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Hilton Garden Inn Akron | Akron, OH

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Join us on Sept. 19 for our biennial forum. This year's topic is Empowering our Community: Understanding & Addressing Domestic Violence
About this Event

Join the Women's Endowment Fund on Friday, Sept. 19, at 7:30 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn for the 2025 Forum on Women and Girls. Guests will enjoy a breakfast buffet and networking before the half-day program officially begins at 8 a.m. Outcomes from the forum will be shared with the community and will help direct the fund's future grantmaking efforts.


Featured speakers from Hope & Healing Survivor Resource Center include:
  • Teresa Stafford-Wright, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ashley Kline, Chief Program Officer

Additionally, subject experts from a variety of organizations will facilitate table conversations and share insights with guests.


Organizations include:
  • ACCESS Inc.
  • Cleveland Clinic Akron General
  • Harmony House
  • Victim Assistance Program
  • The County of Summit ADM Board
  • Limitless Ambition
  • The Summit County Defender's Office
  • The Summit County Prosecutor's Office
  • Brio Performance Solutions

This event is open to all, but space is limited. Please register yourself and any guests you intend to bring by Friday, Sept. 5.


Agenda

πŸ•‘: 07:30 AM - 08:00 AM
Breakfast and Networking

Info: Enjoy a breakfast buffet and networking before the half-day program officially begins at 8 a.m.


πŸ•‘: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Introductions
πŸ•‘: 08:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Hope & Healing Presentation
Host: Teressa M. Stafford-Wright
πŸ•‘: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Survivor Presentation
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Where is it happening?

Hilton Garden Inn Akron, 1307 East Market Street, Akron, United States

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