This event is being brought to you by Triumph Over Trauma: Northern Shenandoah Valley Resilience Initiative and Laurel Ridge Community College. The focus of the event is to bring trauma-responsive education and awareness to the community, with an emphasis on building resilience and turning trauma into triumph! This is an all-day event with registration and a light breakfast starting at 8, opening comments at 9:00 and lasting until 4:00. Our Keynote Speaker is Dr. Adam Starks, author of "Broken Child Mended Man." As a product of the foster care system who broke the cycle, he works to "empowers audiences to uplift at-promise youth by tapping into community resources to convert youth potential into positive outcomes." In addition to our keynote speaker, there will be sessions and activities throughout the day brought to us by a number of engaging speakers.
Registration, breakfast and lunch are FREE thanks to grant funding received by Triumph Over Trauma and our partnership with Laurel Ridge Community College. Each participant will also receive a FREE copy of Dr. Starks autobiography "Broken Child, Mended Man." Dr Starks will be signing books at the summit.
The event location will be the Carl and Emily Conference Center of the Corron Building at the Middletown Laurel Ridge Community College Campus (173 Skirmisher Lane, Middletown VA 22645).