Worcester, MA, October 27th, 2026, with The Massachusetts Fatherhood Leadership Collaborative. This one-day conference brings together professionals across Massachusetts who are committed to father engagement by providing workshops, networking opportunities, and exhibitors / resources from across the state.
Speakers and Topic:
• Economic Mobility for Fathers and Families: A DTA and DOR Collaboration – Presenters: Peter Coulombe, JD, Regional Director Department of Revenue/Child Support Services Division and Kamaria Moore-Hollis, MPA, Associate Commissioner of Employment and Training Programs
• Engaging Fathers in Therapeutic Play to Support Early Childhood Mental Health– Presenters: Christy Moulin, MA, Director, Center for Early Childhood at The Home for Little Wanderers
• Fatherhood After Incarceration: Rebuilding Trust and Connection – Presenters: Toy Burton, Founder and Executive Director of DeeDee’s Cry and Joseph Bennett, Founder of YardTime
• From Harm to Healing: Engaging Fathers in Change After Violence in the Family -Presenters: Juan Carlos Areán, Ph.D., Program Director at Futures Without Violence
• Men’s Mental Health
• Partnering with Fathers in Child Sexual Abuse Prevention – Presenters: Ana Maria Ramos, BHM, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Trainer at The Children’s Trust of Massachusetts and Chris White, MPA, Fatherhood Initiative Coordinator at The Children’s Trust
• Promoting Men’s Health and Self-care
• The Incarceration Impact: Fostering the Father-Child Bond Through the Strengthening Families Framework – Presenters: Tiffani Arsenault, MS in Adult, Juvenile, and Community Corrections, Administrator of the Family Connections Center at the NHDOC and Emma Smith, BA Crim., Case Manager at The Family Connections Center
• Thinking Beyond Workshops and Groups: Building a Robust Fatherhood Community – Presenters: Keegan Albaugh, BA, Founder and Executive Director of Dad Guild and Marlon Fisher, BS, Development Director at Dad Guild
• Turing 50 Barriers to Father Engagement into 50 Opportunities for Father Engagement Presenters: Abdul-Rahmaan I. Muhammad, LMSW, Executive Director of My People Community Services
• Two Homes, One Childhood: A Father-Inclusive Approach for Providers- Presenters: Nancy Ritz, MSOL, Regional Director of Prevention Programs
• We Have a Fatherhood Engagement Leadership Team, “What’s Next?” -Presenters: Rob LeBlanc, MIOP, Assessment Social Worker Department of Children and Families and Aaron Tilton, BSCJ, Family Group Conference Coordinator Department of Children and Families
