Executive Pry & SSAB To Host The 2007 Summit County Making a Difference Human Services Forum


On Tuesday, October 23, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Summit County Executive Russell M. Pry and the Summit County Social Services Advisory Board (SSAB) will host the fourth annual Summit County Making a Difference Human Services Forum at The University of Akron, Student Union, located at 303 Carroll Street in Akron.

The keynote speaker will be Associate Administrative Judge of the Miami-Dade County Court on Criminal Justice and Mental Health Steven Leifman. Judge Steven Leifman will be addressing the critical issues related to his work on local, state and national mental health issues.

The 2007 expanded forum format will include three breakout sessions with the following seven choices of topics:

• Criminal Justice and the Mentally Ill
• Organizational Cultural Competency
• Leadership Development and Succession
• Planning for an Aging Boomer Community
• Medicaid Long Term Care
• Youth, Incarceration and Illiteracy
• Transportation Services

The morning plenary session will include an update on the progress of the Summit 2010: A Quality of Life Project by Summit County Executive Russell M. Pry. In addition to the update, the annual Summit County Making a Difference Human Service Awards will be distributed to an individual and a community organization that have demonstrated excellence in the provision of health or social services. The awards will be presented during the luncheon portion of the forum.

The forum is open to the community. The deadline for registration is October 5, 2007. Registration, nomination and sponsorship forms may be downloaded from the County of Summit website, www.co.summit.oh.us.

For more information about the Making a Difference Human Services Forum, please contact the Summit County Department of Job and Family Services at 330-643-7512.