The Kids Are Worth It!® Conference is Kentucky’s premier educational event designed to meet the continuing education, networking, and programmatic needs of diverse professionals who contribute professionally or personally to the safety, well-being and permanency of Kentucky’s children.
Join us at the Galt House, Louisville on September 11th and 12th for a selection of 40 workshops, two keynote sessions and variety of exhibitors. Workshop topics will include child neglect, electronic crimes against children, building resiliency in families and children, death scene investigations, and much more. Continuing Education Credits will be available for a variety of disciplines.
Last year we met capacity for this event so we’ve moved to the larger section of the Galt House to accommodate more participants. But, don’t wait! Secure your registration today.
Registration Brochure
Download the Registration Brochure for a full list of speakers and events and to choose your workshops.
Accommodations
Hotel charges are not included in your conference registration fee. A block of rooms are reserved at the Galt House, 140 North Fourth Street, Louisville for September 10th -12th at a rate of $189 for deluxe guest rooms and $209 for executive suites. To secure lodging please use the following link or call 1-800-843-4258 and reference group code 0910KID. This rate will be available through August 18th. After this date, the lodging rate will not be guaranteed. Parking will be available in the Galt House parking garage connected to the East Tower at a cost of $12 a day for participants utilizing lodging or driving in each day.
Parking
Parking can be accessed on-site in an attached, covered garage. You can enter this garage from 4th street. The entrance is located directly after the main lobby (East Tower) and valet parking lane. To receive the $12 daily parking rate, participants must self-park their vehicle. Vehicles over 6ft 4 inches will not fit in this garage.
The parking garage located on the opposite side of the facility (attached to the West Tower) will not honor the negotiated rate. *Helpful hint: You are parking in the correct garage if the river is directly in front of you when you turn right to park. If the river is behind you when you turn right to park, you will be entering the garage owned by the city. The attached image of the facility may be helpful when navigating parking.
Guests driving in each day will need to visit the Kids Are Worth It! Conference Registration Desk located on the 2nd floor of the East Tower to collect a parking ticket to use each day to exit the building. This ticket will allow you to pay only $12.
Guests staying overnight will have the daily $12 negotiated rate included in their lodging bill.
Sponsorship
Want to enhance your business or organization’s visibility while advancing child abuse prevention across the Commonwealth? Consider becoming a sponsor. Contact jestepjordan@pcaky.org.
Exhibitors
Have resources or goods to share with over 600 attendees? Secure your spot as an exhibitor. View a menu of options here and make your commitment by completing this form. Put the form as a link where we say “form”. Email kstooksbury@pcaky.org for more information.
We are excited to welcome the following exhibitors in 2023! Stay tuned for updates as we get closed to the event!
Applied Digital Solutions, ADS
Astra Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health Group
Boys and Girls Haven
Campbellsville University Carver School of Social Work
Child Care Aware of Kentucky
Child Victims’ Trust Fund
Children’s Advocacy Center of Kentucky
Children and Family Counseling Associates, Inc.
Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities
Face It Movement
Great Kids
Kentucky’s HANDS Program
Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System
McNary Group
New Vista
Option to Success Inc. Family Services
Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
Ramey Estep/Re-group
Roxy & Lola
Seven Counties Services/Bellewood & Brooklawn
Steered Straight Inc.
St. Joseph Children’s Home
Sunrise Children’s Services
University of Kentucky College of Social Work- Training Resource Center
UofL Health-Peace Hospital
Join us in thanking our sponsors!
**SEE CANCELLATION POLICY BELOW
**Kids Are Worth It! Conference Cancellation Policy:
2023 Kids Are Worth It! (R) Conference Cancellation Policy: ALL CANCELLATION REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 to PCAKY@PCAKY.ORG. Refunds, minus a $25 per person processing fee, will be issued ONLY for written cancellations received by September 1, 2023. Telephone and verbal cancellations will not be accepted. PCAK is not responsible for cancellation requests not received. REFUND REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE POSTED DATE. NO-SHOWS WILL BE INVOICED – NO EXCEPTIONS. In lieu of cancelling, you may transfer your registration to another person without penalty. Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing of any approved refunds. PCAK shall assume no liability whatsoever in the event this conference is cancelled, rescheduled or postponed due to a fortuitous event, Act of God, unforeseen occurrence or any other event that renders performance of this conference impracticable, illegal or impossible. For purposes of this clause, a fortuitous event shall include, but not be limited to: war, fire, labor strike, extreme weather or other emergency. Please note while speakers and topics were confirmed at the time of publishing, circumstances beyond the control of the organizers may necessitate substitutions, alterations or cancellations of the speakers and/ or topics. As such, PCAK reserves the right to alter or modify the advertised speakers and/or topics if necessary. Any substitutions or alterations will be updated on our web page as soon as possible.
PLEASE NOTE:
*Telephone and verbal cancellations will not be accepted.
*PCAK is not responsible for cancellation requests not received.
*REFUND REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE POSTED DATE.
*NO-SHOWS WILL BE INVOICED – NO EXCEPTIONS.
In lieu of canceling, you may transfer your registration to another person without penalty. Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing of any approved refunds. PCAK shall assume no liability whatsoever in the event this conference is cancelled, rescheduled or postponed due to a fortuitous event, Act of God, unforeseen occurrence or any other event that renders performance of this conference impracticable, illegal or impossible. For purposes of this clause, a fortuitous event shall include, but not be limited to: war, fire, labor strike, extreme weather or other emergency. Please note that while speakers and topics were confirmed at the time of publishing, circumstances beyond the control of the organizers may necessitate substitutions, alterations or cancellations of the speakers and/or topics. As such, PCAK reserves the right to alter or modify the advertised speakers and/or topics if necessary. Any substitutions or alterations will be updated on our web page as soon as possible.
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