Life Raft Conference 2025

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September 20, 2025

What Is Life Raft?

Life Raft is a powerful, all-day training conference designed to equip and empower caregivers, educators, and professionals with the principles and strategies of Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®).

This event will provide practical tools that promote healing and connection for children who have experienced trauma, loss, or separation.

Through engaging speakers, hands-on learning, and real-world applications, attendees leave with a renewed sense of confidence and competence in their caregiving approach. Foster parents who attend can also earn 6 hours of training credit applicable toward their licensing requirements.

This is more than a training—it's a lifeline.

Who is Life Raft For?

The tools taught at Life Raft are relevant for anyone who interacts with children, especially those who have experienced adversity. This includes:

Foster and adoptive parents
Kinship caregivers
Teachers and school staff
Social workers and counselors
Church and ministry leaders
Community volunteers

Whether you're navigating the challenges of parenting or working with children in a professional capacity, Life Raft offers insight and strategies that make a difference. The conference is open to the entire community—because every child deserves to feel safe, seen, and supported.

This Year's Theme: Surviving and Thriving

Whether you're in calm waters or the eye of the storm, healing and hope are possible. Come be strengthened, equipped, and reminded that you are part of a greater story—one where belonging, resilience, and thriving are within reach.