About this event
Join Ohio CDC Association (OCDCA) at its 37th Annual Conference October 6-8, 2021, which will be an event with full in-person activities at the DeYor Performing Arts Center in Youngstown along with some streamed content for a hybrid experience. Featuring local tours covering comprehensive neighborhood planning and vacant home rehab, kitchen and business incubation, and urban agriculture; workshops topics including policy and advocacy; racial justice; meeting the needs of returning citizens; and commercial corridors post COVID; member awards reception at the Youngstown Flea; and a keynote conversation with Evelyn Burnett, the conference offers connection and honest conversations while strengthening us for another year. Join us to regroup with your colleagues as we explore Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley this fall.
In-person content will be split between the DeYor Peforming Arts Center, DoubleTree by Hilton Youngstown Downtown, and the Youngstown Flea.
Some content will be streamed. Those links are available to in-person attendees. To register for the in-person event, please use this link: www.ticketstripe.com/ocdca-annual-conference
Agenda*
Wednesday, October 6th
3:00 - 5:00: Social Enterprise Incubation Program Pitch Competition
5:30 – 6:15: OCDCA Annual Meeting
Thursday, October 7th
9:00 - 10:15: Policy and Advocacy Updates with a Closer Look at the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
10:30 – 11:45: Opening Keynote featuring Evelyn Burnett
12:00 – 1:00: Networking Lunch
2:00 - 3:45: Documentary Showing & Discussion: The Place that Makes Us
4:30 - 5:30: Networking: Cocktails, Mocktails, and Tall Tales
Friday, October 8th
8:00 - 8:45: Networking Coffee
9:00 - 10:30: Use of Tax Credits in Community Transformation
10:45 - 12:15: Dionne Dowdy and William Miller: Personal Perspectives on Reentry and Recidivism
*Agenda details and times are subject to change.
