Join US for the 5th Annual Leaders Changing the System (LCS) Youth and Adult Summit

Leaders Changing the System (LCS) Summit, is a unique event developed as a culturally-specific lived experience professional resource network for child welfare decision-makers and stakeholders to partner and collaborate for system reform and policy changes. 

2025 Leaders Changing the System Youth and Adult Summit Theme and Description 

Theme: Reignite Purpose. Restore Joy. Reimagine Child Welfare.

Minnesota’s child welfare workforce has carried the weight of the system—and the hearts of our youth—for far too long without enough fuel to keep going strong.

At LCS summit, we will:

• Uplift real stories from youth, families, and front-line workers

• Provide tools for well-being, leadership, and retention

• Reimagine systems with a focus on healing, equity, and innovation

• Create space for connection, creativity, and courageous conversations

Whether you're a direct service worker or agency leader, this is your space to reclaim your fire, restore your vision, and lead change that lasts. Let’s change the system—together.

2025 LCS Summit Registration Form

2025 LCS Summit Sponsors and Partners

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Join US for the 4th Annual Leaders Changing the System (LCS) Youth and Adult Summit

Leaders Changing the System (LCS) Summit, is a unique opportunity for youth and adults with lived experience to share with each other their common experiences as a powerful tool to inform future system change. Our goals for the 4th Annual LCS Summit is to:

• Engage youth and adults using a reflective approach to identify limitations and challenges that hold people back, including barriers to success and future planning

• LCS Network Advisors envision a transformational  gathering for youth and adult partners to develop a circle of support, teach life skills and future planning, and share meaningful resources to heal from the past and grow together stronger.

• This leadership summit seeks to motivate and elevate young leaders and seasoned professionals with lived experiences impacted by foster care and adoption in order to effect change within the system.

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2024 LCS Summit Sponsors and Partners

P4P May Social: Bowling, Laser tag and Arcade games. Please arrive on time no later than 12:05 pm. Meet in the entrance doorway. Look for P4P staff wearing P4P t-shirts. All activities are scheduled during specific times, so plan ahead to stay for the duration of the event - until 3pm.

Food, drinks, and ice cream will be provided. P4P will cover the cost of games and activities for only registered attendees. Don't forget to bring your own socks for bowling. We can't wait to see ya on Saturday!!!

Partnerships for Permanence is hosting a family event for the community to learn about child abuse prevention on April 19th from 5-8 pm. RSVP to Lola by April 5th via email.

This free event will include the following:

• food, drinks, desserts and candy bar

• games for children, adults, and parents (bingo, board games, photo album making).

• information table about child abuse prevention, foster care, and adoption.

• hosts/emcees of the event will be youth/adult professionals with foster/adoption

  lived experience – sharing their stories about being survivors of child abuse/neglect.