Social workers and educators, judges and prosecutors, nonprofit leaders, state legislators, and many other advocates for Kentucky kids and families have been travelling near and far over the last few weeks to learn more about the federal Family First Prevention Services Act, implementation in Kentucky, and what it will mean for Kentucky families. The Family First Regional Convenings seek to share information about the federal legislation, anticipated changes in Kentucky over the coming months and years, and reflections on both from stakeholders directly affected by those changes.

Two regional convenings remain with limited capacity for hosting attendees at the venues. Please find information about your region event below, as well as a few other helpful links for those who have attended or have missed the event in your region:

  • View the one-pager on federal Family First Act and implementation in Kentucky here.
  • View the Kentucky Courts presentation on their role in implementation of Family First here.
  • View your region’s presentation featuring local data below:

Region: Salt River Trail  (Anderson, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Franklin, Grayson, Hardin, Henry, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, Washington and Woodford)
Presentation: https://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/FFPSA-Convening-Salt-River-PPT.pdf

Region: Jefferson
Presentation: https://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/FFPSA-Convening-Jefferson-PPT.pdf
Facebook live video recording can be found here.

Region: The Lakes  (Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, Muhlenberg, Trigg and Todd)
Presentation: https://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/FFPSA-Convening-The-Lakes-PPT.pdf

Region: Eastern Mountain  (Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike, and Wolfe)
Presentation: https://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/FFPSA-Convening-Eastern-Mtn-PPT.pdf

Region: Cumberland  (Adair, Bell, Casey, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Wayne and Whitley)
Presentation: https://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/FFPSA-Convening-Cumberland-PPT.pdf

Region: Northern Bluegrass (Boone, Bourbon, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton, Nicholas, Owen, Pendleton, and Scott)
Presentation: https://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/FFPSA-Convening-Northern-Bluegrass-PPT.pdf
Facebook live video recording can be found here.

Region: Two Rivers  (Allen, Barren, Butler, Daviess, Edmonson, Hancock, Hart, Henderson, Logan, McLean, Metcalfe, Monroe, Ohio, Simpson, Union, Warren and Webster)
Presentation: https://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/FFPSA-Convening-Two-Rivers-PPT.pdf

Region: Southern Bluegrass  (Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer and Powell)
Presentation: https://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FFPSA-Convening-Southern-Bluegrass-PPT.pdf
Facebook live video recording can be found here.

Region: Northeastern  (Bath, Bracken, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Robertson, and Rowan)
Presentation: https://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FFPSA-Convening-Northeastern-PPT.pdf

Please email familyfirst@kyyouth.org if you have questions about the Family First Act. Questions will be compiled, and additional information will be released based on those questions.

*This post will continue to be updated with information and resources as events occur.