Agencies and Child Welfare Partners

Working Together for Families

Recharge Summit 2026 is an intentional collaboration of agencies, ministries, and child welfare partners across Central Kentucky who care deeply about foster and kinship families.

This page is designed to help agencies see where they fit, how they can participate, and how the summit can strengthen support for families across the region.

Recharge Summit audience and partners

A collaborative day with practical impact

Agencies can help shape the day through workshops, resource tables, volunteer support, and meaningful connections with the families they serve.

Why Agencies Matter

Families are stronger when support is coordinated

Recharge Summit is not just about a single event. It is about building a stronger web of support for foster and kinship families by bringing partners into the same room with a shared purpose.

  • Share resources directly with caregivers and families
  • Build trust through face to face connection
  • Support training, encouragement, and practical access
  • Strengthen collaboration across Central Kentucky regions
Who This Includes

Serving partners across child welfare and family support

This page is especially relevant for foster care agencies, family service organizations, counseling providers, educational partners, community coalitions, and regional support teams.

  • DCBS and regional child welfare teams
  • Foster care and adoption agencies
  • Counseling and trauma support organizations
  • Independent living and youth support providers
Agency Snapshot

Why this gathering matters

Recharge Summit creates a focused space where agencies can connect with families, collaborate with partners, and support a day built around encouragement and practical care.

300

attendee goal for caregivers, partners, and community supporters

5+

regional areas represented across Central Kentucky

8

workshops and breakout spaces designed for meaningful engagement

1

shared mission to encourage and equip foster and kinship families

How Agencies Can Participate

Strategic ways to show up well

Agencies do not have to participate in the same way. This page gives you several paths depending on your team, focus, and capacity.

Host a Resource Table

Provide families with clear next steps, printed resources, contact information, and a welcoming point of connection during the day.

Lead or Support a Session

Offer practical content, lived insight, or professional expertise that helps strengthen families and the people walking alongside them.

Recruit Families and Teams

Invite foster families, kinship caregivers, and agency staff to attend, participate, and benefit from the collaborative environment.

Provide Volunteers

Support check in, hospitality, childcare, logistics, and wayfinding by helping staff key moments throughout the summit.

Promote Community Awareness

Share the summit through your channels so families and partner organizations know this opportunity is available and accessible.

Strengthen Collaboration

Use the day to build stronger relationships with churches, ministries, agencies, and local organizations serving the same families.

Resource and Vendor Opportunities

Create a meaningful point of connection

Agencies and community partners can use this space to meet families, share helpful information, and build trust through clear, supportive presence.

Agency Tables

Resource Table Presence

Set up a welcoming table with brochures, contact information, referral pathways, and clear next steps for foster and kinship families.

Ask About Tables
Community Visibility

Family Facing Materials

Bring concise, practical materials that help families understand what you offer and how to connect after the event.

Get Details
Partnership

Workshop Support

Some organizations may want to support a session, contribute expertise, or provide a speaker connected to their area of service.

Discuss Options
Collaboration

Follow Up Connections

Use the summit to build lasting relationships with families and partners beyond the event itself through thoughtful follow up and care.

Connect With Us

Ready to partner as an agency?

If your team would like to provide a resource table, support a session, recruit families, or contribute to the day in another way, we would love to hear from you.

Helpful Agency Resources

Use this page as a practical hub

These content blocks can later hold downloadable forms, vendor instructions, logos, table details, setup information, and follow up resources.

Vendor Registration

A place for your final registration form, table details, load in instructions, and timeline information.

Agency Promotion Kit

Provide a simple package with summit language, logos, and graphics that agencies can use to invite families well.

Day Of Logistics

Keep setup times, room information, contact details, and event expectations in one clean place for partner teams.