State Conference 2026
Join us on October 10, 2026
Hilton Garden Inn Wausau
151401 County Rd Nn, Wausau, WI 54401
Hotel Room Block: Call the hotel at 715-298-5775 to book guestrooms or use the booking link.
Room Block ends on September 10th.
Conference Schedule
9:00am to 9:30am- Check In
9:30am to 12:30pm- Welcome and Poverty Simulation
12:30am to 1:45pm-Lunch
1:50pm-2:50pm- Breakout Sessions 1
2:50pm-3:00pm- Break
3:00pm to 4:00pm- Breakout Sessions 2
Poverty Simulation
Poverty Simulation offers community members the opportunity to be sensitized to the realities faced by individuals with low incomes. In the simulation, participants are assigned an identity and a family for one “month.” During four 15-minute “weeks,” participants try to navigate daily life on their family’s low-income budget, with the goal of retaining shelter and meeting basic needs.
The two and half hour time period includes an introduction and briefing; the actual simulation exercise, where you assume the role of family member; and a debriefing period, during which participants and volunteer staffers share their feelings and experiences.
Breakout Sessions 1
1. Online Exploitation and Sextortion: Awareness & Response (Basic)
2. From Adversity to Hope: Understanding ACEs and the Power of a Caring Adult
3. Advocate Supervisor Networking
4. Executive Director/Board Session
Breakout Sessions 2
1. Online Exploitation and Sextortion: Awareness & Response (Advanced)
(Do NOT need to participate in Breakout Session 1 to attend this session)
2. Rooted in Resilience: Helping Traumatized Youth Heal and Thrive
3. Drug Exposure and Early Development
Conference will apply for Wisconsin Bar CLE Credits.
Thank you Sponsors!
Supporter Sponsor- Woodman's
Do you want to support the state conference as a sponsor? Contact Katie Talken-Huether at kthuether.wicasa@gmail.com.