This teleconference addressed the CAPTA legislation leverage funding requirement, definitions, and how state CBCAP allocations are calculated. Plus, strategies for blended and braided funding and other creative financing approaches are shared.

The presenters were:

Melissa Lim Brodowski, Federal Project Officer
Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau

Linda Baker, Executive Director
FRIENDS National Resource Center

Deborah Strong, Senior Consultant
National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds

Karen Carpenter, Executive Director
New Hampshire Children's Trust Fund

Elizabeth Kuhlman, Federal Grants Program Specialist
Utah Division of Children and Family Services

Norma Sampson, Communications Director
Wisconsin Children's Trust Fund

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Handouts:
 Teleconference Handout Package
 Maximizing Resources Powerpoint

* A Tip: Open the PowerPoint Slide file and follow along with the audio