2023 Fall CONFERENCE

Virginia Association of Local Human Services Officials (VALHSO)

Dates: September 26-27, 2023

Location: The Beulah Recreation Center in Chesterfield VA

Agenda: Coming soon

Topics included in this year’s agenda: 

• Updates from HHS Secretary Littel
• Updates from Carl Ayers, Deputy Commissioner Human Services
• Environmental Justice and the Role of Human Services
• Communities in Conflict: Building Peace in our Neighborhoods. (Dr. Julie Rogue- GMU’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution)
• Continuing Workforce Challenges and Regional and Statewide Activities to Support Solutions ( project update from Claude Moore Foundation)
• Presentation by Virginia Housing (update post-pandemic and beyond)
• Children Services Act (CSA):  CSA, Special Education and Local Use of Educational Transitional Service (Kristi Schabo, OCS)
• VALHSO Facilitated Priorities Planning Session

 Speaker's Bio: Coming soon

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2023 Legislative CONFERENCE  

Virginia Association of Local Human Services Officials (VALHSO)

Dates: March 3, 2023

Location: Virtual location (it will be available close to March 3)

Agenda: Click here to see AGENDA

Speaker's Bio: Available here

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2022 Fall CONFERENCE  

Virginia Association of Local Human Services Officials (VALHSO)

Dates: September 29-30, 2022

Location: Omni Charlottesville Hotel, 212 Ridge Mclntire Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903

Agenda: Click here to go to check the Agenda

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Legislative Conference (Free Virtual Event) 

Virginia Association of Local Human Services Officials (VALHSO)

Dates: February 10th, 2022  Time: 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Wiliam Hazel, Senior Deputy Director, Claude Moore Charitable Foundation

Sessions include:

• Where's the Staff: Understanding the Current Challenges in the Human Services Workforce
• Who's got the Remote: Future of the Remote Workforce in Local Government
• How to Design a Resilient Workforce

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Fall 2021 Virtual Conference (free)

Virginia Association of Local Human Services Officials (VALHSO)

Dates: 4th October and 5th October 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Keynote speaker: Dr. Janice Underwood, Commonwealth of Virginia, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Sessions include:

• Trauma-Informed Community Networks in Virginia

• More Than Funding: Family First's Role in Enhancing Service Delivery for At-Risk Families

• Perspectives from the General Assembly 

• Virginia's Marcus Alert Initiative - Where We Stand

• The Power of a Coordinated Social Care Network: Unite Virginia

• Beyond the smoke...Local Implications of Virginia's Marijuana Legalization 

• Membership Business Metting        

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jANuary 2020 CONFERENCE

The Winter Legislative Meeting will be held on January 27, 2020 at the Omni Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Virginia.  

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FALL 2019 CONFERENCE

Thank you to those who attended the 2019 Fall Conference held in Downtown Norfolk September 16 - 17.  Presentation downloads are now available for attendees.

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WINTER 2019 CONFERENCE

The 2019 VALHSO Winter Conference will be held on February 1st at the Omni Richmond Hotel, located at 100 South 12th Street in Richmond, Virginia.

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 FALL 2018 CONFERENCE

Thank you to those who attended the Fall Conference held on September 20th at Boar's Head Resort, located at 200 Ednam Drive in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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