The Northwest Area Foundation will sponsor the 2006 Grassroots & Groundwork Conference to examine what communities are doing to get out of and stay our of poverty.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) hosts Score More: Championing our Youth in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families (GCYF) are holding an important meeting at the Skillman Foundation in Detroit, Michigan, to learn how addressing poverty can strengthen philanthropy’s response to the needs of vulnerable working families.

RESULTS will hold its international conference in Washington, D.C.

The National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness will host its 18th Annual Conference on Hunger and Homelessness from November 11-13, 2005, at Seattle University in Seattle, Washington. The conference will help student leaders and advocates improve campus programs and strategic planning. Administrators are also encouraged to attend. For more information, contact:

From November 3-5, 2005 the Search Institute presents the 2005 Healthy Communities, Healthy Youth Conference. "The Asset-Building Get-Together: Creating Intergenerational Community" is the theme for this year's conference which will be held in Dallas, Texas. If you're interested in learning how to promote positive youth development through asset building, this conference is for you!