Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Roof Above<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crisis Assistance Ministry<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2026 Conference Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:00 Registration\/Breakfast<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9:30 Wake-up Workshop: Welcome\/Introduction – Steven Rogelberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9:45 Pre-Day Workshop: Appreciation and Connection – Herrison Chicas<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10:30 Mid-Day Workshop: Teamwork and Communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12:00 Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1:00 Post-Day Workshop: Detaching from Work – Cherish Fields<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1:30 Growth Activity – Jay Ward<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2:30 Sleep Workshop – Kristin Daley<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3:00 Closing\/Wrap-up<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\nAttendees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\nAda Jenkins Center
Another Chance Charlotte
Advocate Health
Braveworks
Caterpillar Ministries
Charlotte Family Housing
Charlotte Rescue Mission
Communities in Schools
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Erika’s Closet
Freedom Communities
Goodwill Industries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nHarvest Center
Housing Collaborative
Just Do It Movement
Novant Health
Pat’s Place
Project 658
Promise Resource Network
Roof Above
Safe Alliance
Salvation Army
Supportive Housing Communities
The Relatives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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9:00 Registration\/Breakfast<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9:30 Wake-up Workshop: Welcome\/Introduction – Steven Rogelberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9:45 Pre-Day Workshop: Appreciation and Connection – Herrison Chicas<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10:30 Mid-Day Workshop: Teamwork and Communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12:00 Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1:00 Post-Day Workshop: Detaching from Work – Cherish Fields<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1:30 Growth Activity – Jay Ward<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2:30 Sleep Workshop – Kristin Daley<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3:00 Closing\/Wrap-up<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Attendees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\nAda Jenkins Center
Another Chance Charlotte
Advocate Health
Braveworks
Caterpillar Ministries
Charlotte Family Housing
Charlotte Rescue Mission
Communities in Schools
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Erika’s Closet
Freedom Communities
Goodwill Industries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nHarvest Center
Housing Collaborative
Just Do It Movement
Novant Health
Pat’s Place
Project 658
Promise Resource Network
Roof Above
Safe Alliance
Salvation Army
Supportive Housing Communities
The Relatives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ada Jenkins Center
Another Chance Charlotte
Advocate Health
Braveworks
Caterpillar Ministries
Charlotte Family Housing
Charlotte Rescue Mission
Communities in Schools
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Erika’s Closet
Freedom Communities
Goodwill Industries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Harvest Center
Housing Collaborative
Just Do It Movement
Novant Health
Pat’s Place
Project 658
Promise Resource Network
Roof Above
Safe Alliance
Salvation Army
Supportive Housing Communities
The Relatives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nJunious ‘Jay’ Ward<\/strong> is an Emmy nominated poet and teaching artist living in Charlotte, NC. He is a National Slam champion (2018), an Individual World Poetry Slam champion (2019), author of Sing Me A Lesser Wound (Bull City Press 2020) and Composition (Button Poetry 2023). Jay currently serves as Charlotte’s inaugural Poet Laureate and is a 2023 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow and current Writer in Residence for Charlotte Lit. Ward has attended Breadloaf Writers Conference, Callaloo, The Watering Hole and Tin House Winter Workshop. His work can be found in Columbia Journal, Four Way Review, DIAGRAM, Diode Poetry Journal and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nDr. Kristin Daley<\/strong> spent much of her career working in various aspects of sleep medicine and has always had a passion for sleep and psychology. After receiving a BS in Biology from UNC-Chapel Hill, she started working on a SIDS research project at Carolinas Healthcare System and then moved into their adult sleep clinic. While working as a sleep tech, she completed her MA in Clinical\/Community Psychology from UNCC, and then moved to a technical director position in sleep medicine with Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Assoc, under the tutelage of Dr. Mary Susan Esther, past president of the AASM. During this time, she also completed her PhD in Clinical Health Psychology at UNCC, and started a behavioral sleep medicine practice at CEENTA. She has been awarded fellow status by the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine for her work in clinical behavioral sleep and advocacy for insomnia treatment. She co-founded BASE Cognitive Behavioral in 2018 with a focus on empirically validated intervention for a broad spectrum of mental health conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nCherish Fields<\/strong> is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA) and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist Associate (LCASA) who empowers individuals to heal, grow, and reconnect with their purpose. With a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach rooted in ACT, CBT, and Motivational Interviewing, she supports clients through life transitions, resilience-building, and personal transformation. Cherish also serves as Chief Operations Officer of Sole Solutions Counseling & Consulting Services, PLLC and is a sought-after speaker on trauma recovery, women\u2019s empowerment, child welfare, and the intersection of mental health and purpose.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nGallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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