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Northeast Child Abuse 
Conference

The Northeast Child Abuse Conference is nationally recognized as the premier child abuse conference in the Northeast region. This cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary training is a must for anyone who works with children.

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The Northeast Child Abuse Conference is nationally recognized as the premier child abuse conference in the Northeast region. This cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary training is a must for anyone who works with children.

Northeast Child Abuse Conference

Events

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Northeast Child Abuse Conference

Wednesday April 22 - Thursday 23, 2026

8am-5pm both days

Rochester Riverside Convention Center

$150/ Table
Buy a Table

$435

Early Bird ends Feb. 2nd

Cheers for Children provides guests with a variety of tastings of wine, beer, spirits and food from our region.  Enjoy games, dancing, psychic readings, henna tattoos, or bidding on some incredible silent auction items; just to name a few of the entertainment options available to you this year. Think Vegas meets Rochester!  Your support of this event positively impacts the children and families we serve.

$495

Begins Feb. 3rd

Keynote Speaker:
Craig Zablocki

Making a profound and long-lasting impact for over 30 years, Craig has addressed well over one million people internationally, in all 50 states, and across industries.

With a background as an inner-city teacher, and a lion-hearted passion to make a positive difference for children and families, Craig’s influence in the child advocacy arena, with Child and Family Services, with kids at risk, and those who serve them, has been significant.

It’s no surprise that Craig has been invited twice to keynote the National Child Abuse Prevention Conference, twice to keynote the National Boys and Girls Clubs, and the National W.I.C. Conference, as well as New Hampshire Children’s Trust, Alexandria’s Child Advocacy Conf., numerous state victim advocacy associations, Parent Possible twice, lots of cops, gang members, parole and probation officers, hundreds of school district and special needs teachers, Wyoming’s Meth Conference, Affective Needs Teachers Conference for Children with Behavioral Needs, social workers groups. For nearly three decades, Craig has been pointing to kids, their inherence qualities and goodness, while asking the provocative question--What can we learn from kids?

Craig’s style is highly interactive, direct, full of spontaneous positive humor. No power point! Authentic change and fresh perspectives are arrived at through shared laughter and Craig’s capacity for engaging everyone. The affect is meaningful and life-renewing, especially for those dealing with intense adversity, trauma, stress and challenge.

Craig was the first outside speaker invited to address the students at Columbine after the 1999 tragedy. Though his keynotes and trainings, Craig has impacted hundreds of school districts across the U.S. and Canada. Craig was invited twice to address the Association of Teacher Educators (these are 1,800 Professors who teach our teachers). Craig was voted (twice) in the top 2% of the best 150 speakers in the U.S. by the National Society of Human Resource Managers (14,000 voting members).

Check out Craig’s website at www.Craigzablocki.com, along with his book, Improv 101, Unleashing Your Creative Spirit (written with educators in mind).

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With multiple sponsorship levels, there are a variety of ways to directly support our conference this year.  Plus, Exhibitor opportunities are available. Get more info.

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