District of Columbia Family Impact Seminar #11
Strengthening Families: Parenting Programs and Policies in the District
April 11, 1996
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Featured Speakers
Beverly Langford-Thomas, Director, Head Start Program, DC Public Schools
Janice Melvin, Acting Associate of Parent Involvement, Center for Systemic Educational Change, DC Public Schools
Lori Parker, Counsel to the Judiciary Committee, Office of Councilmember Lightfoot
Mark Robinson, Family Development Specialist, New Community Family Place
Costella Tate, Project Director, Parent Empowerment Projects, National Black Child Development Institute
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