Greetings Tribal Victim Assistance Grantees!
It is with great pleasure that the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and Unified Solutions Tribal Community Development Group, Inc. (Unified) announces the first joint Tribal Victim Assistance and Faith Based National Training and Skills Based conference on May 11-13, 2010 at the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma.
OVC and Unified invite you to come together to participate in three full days of skill building workshops, resource sharing and cultural networking with your peers on your program's victim assistance services. OVC requested that each Tribal Victim Assistance grantee bring a team of 4 individuals from your community.
Who Should Attend?
1) Elected Official, Board Member or Tribal Leader
2) Law Enforcement Office
3) Program Manager or Director of your program
4) Advocate
Registration:
You must register for the conference on the Unified web site at www.unified-solutions.org/register-conference.php for conference registration. Registration deadline for the conference is Friday, April 23, 2010. This enables us to know how many individuals will be attending so we can plan for meals, conference materials, etc. Remember you must make your reservations with the hotel and complete your registration on our Unified website.
Hotel Information:
In addition to registering on the Unified website you must make your hotel reservations by April 23, 2010. To make your hotel arrangements, please call the hotel at 1-800-788-2464 and ask for the Unified Solutions Tribal Development block of rooms. The conference will be held at the Choctaw Casino Resort. Hotel information can be found at www.choctawcasinos.com/Durant/Hotel.aspx.
Transportation:
Unified Solutions and the Choctaw Nation will provide transportation. On Friday morning, May 14, early transportation will be provided back to the airport and flights should not be scheduled before 10:00 AM. Travel time from the Dallas Fort Worth International airport to Durant is approximately 90 minutes. Grantees are responsible for any other transportation fees to/from the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, should you choose not to utilize group transportation arranged by Unified Solutions. The conference will conclude at 5:00 PM on Thursday, May 13, 2010. To make sure we have enough buses to accommodate everyone, please send us your arrival and departure times so we can organize transportation accordingly.
Resource Table:
Unified Solutions will have a Resource Table for you to display and share your program materials and you are encouraged to bring brochures, newsletters, photos, etc., to show OVC what great work your programs are doing!
Gift Exchange:
A cultural gift exchange will occur during the conference. Please bring an item from your community and participate in the gift exchange.
Questions:
Please do not hesitate to contact Unified Solutions staff with any questions you might have.
Jesucita Hernández, TVA Program Manager, (877) 438-4400, ext. 6 -- jesucita@unified-solutions.org
Dianne Barker-Harrold, TVA Program Director, (877) 438-4400, ext. 2 -- dianne@unified-solutions.org
