The Children's Defense Fund is hosting a national conference for 3,000 leading child advocates, including 1,500 young adult leaders, July 22 - 25, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. 
 
From their promotional materials; "Please join us for cutting edge plenary sessions and dozens of compelling workshops as we focus on the latest research and best practices, community building models, and community and youth empowerment strategies to close the gap between what we know works and what we actually do for our most vulnerable - children and the poor."

For more information, click here: http://www.childrensdefense.org/conference