The WFC 2024 Annual Conference September 18th-20th in Wenatchee, WA Bridging the Gap as of 9.3.24 sessions are subject to change Just added free Head and Shoulder massages, on Thursday!
Scholarships Available - Please contact Kellie McNelly, [email protected] to inquire about scholarships. For member programs only.
Hotel block: (Update as of today 8/29/24) Conference registration through WHOVA: https://whova.com/portal/registration/wfcac_202409/
Keynote: Stephanie Land - Best Selling Author, Memoirist and Economic Justice Advocate The Netflix show, Maid, is based on her life story and is set on Kitsap Peninsula. To view the series, link here: https://www.netflix.com/title/81166770 Stephanie tells us she has a special place in heart for food banks in WA State. Book Club: Stephanie Land’s bestselling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive will be our Book Club book for this year's conference. Her book is available on Amazon for about $12 or at your favorite book store. Land’s memoir offers a unique and essential perspective from the frontlines of struggle, but the deeply personal, intimate details of her story paint a larger picture. The physical pain of her own poverty–like the mold in her apartment, and the “constant burn” and “shooting pain” from cleaning houses–clarifies systemic class inequalities, dispelling the myth that poor people are responsible for their own predicament and just need to try harder. Instead, she reveals the real culprits of her situation: domestic violence, untenable minimum wages, high housing costs, and government assistance programs that fail the people they ostensibly serve. “Land nails the sheer terror that comes with being poor, the exhausting vigilance of knowing that any misstep or twist of fate will push you deeper into the hole.” – The Boston Globe Tours: A conference favorite! Each year we offer local tours in the city we are in. This year's tours will include:
Hope to see you in Wenatchee!
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