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Since 2017, \u00a0Parent Possible has hosted the annual Parent Possible Home Visiting Conference. The conference brings together home visitors, nonprofit partners, researchers, parents and others from across Colorado (and the nation) to focus on the most pressing issues facing home visiting programs.<\/p>\n
Below you’ll see photos from previous conferences as well as a list of individuals and organizations recognized at the Conference for their excellence and contributions to the home visiting field in Colorado.<\/p>\n
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The Thomas A. Fitzgerald PAT Home Visitor of the Year Award honors a PAT home visitor that has shown an exceptional commitment to home visiting and the families served through PAT. Named after Tom Fitzgerald, who dedicated his career to improving education for children in Colorado and introduced PAT to Colorado in 1989.<\/p>\n
Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n 2025 – Keri Powers<\/strong><\/p>\n 2024 –\u00a0 Brittny McAlister, Catholic Charities of Southern Colorado\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 2023 – Elise Silva, <\/strong>Boulder County PAT (click to watch nomination video<\/a>)<\/p>\n 2022 – Erika Grohmann<\/strong>, Roots Family Center<\/span><\/p>\n 2020 – Lety Mier<\/strong>, Growing Home<\/span><\/p>\n 2019 – Patty Webb<\/strong>, Starpoint<\/span><\/p>\n 2018 – Kristina Gorshe<\/strong>, Catholic Charities Diocese of Pueblo<\/span><\/p>\n 2017 – Rose Oliva<\/strong>, Catholic Charities Diocese of Pueblo<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”HIPPY HV of the year” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”10px||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The Bernice Frieder\u00a0HIPPY Home Visitor of the Year Award is named for Bernice Frieder, who was born and raised in Colorado and in 1991\u00a0she\u00a0brought HIPPY to the state. She was a passionate advocate for families of young children and was said to be \u201ctiny in stature but titanic in spirit.\u201d We are pleased to honor Bernice by presenting this award to a HIPPY Home Visitor that displays the same spirit and commitment to families in Colorado.<\/p>\n Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n 2025 – Nohemi Toscano Martinez<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 2024 – Fatema Zamani,<\/span><\/strong> Spring Institute<\/p>\n 2023 – Brenda Ortiz<\/strong>, North Range Behavioral Health Family Connects (click to watch the nomination video<\/a>)<\/p>\n 2022 – Gloria Fuentes<\/strong>, Mile High United Way<\/span><\/p>\n 2020 – Marlene Gordo-Luna<\/strong>, North Range Behavioral Health, Family Connects<\/span><\/p>\n 2019 – Adriana Escamilla Ysguerra<\/strong>, Clayton Early Learning<\/span><\/p>\n 2018 – Sanaullah Abdur Rahim<\/strong>, North Range Behavioral Health, Family Connects<\/span><\/p>\n 2017 – Irma Lopez<\/strong>, Jeffco HIPPY<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Leadership” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”10px||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The Parent Possible Leadership Award is meant to lift up\u00a0and honor our Colorado PAT & HIPPY supervisors and coordinators for all of the incredible work that they do to support their home visitors, who are then able to better support their families.<\/p>\n 2025 – Maria Chavez Contreras<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 2024 – Esther Vasquez<\/strong><\/p>\n 2023 – Glenda Caridad<\/strong>, Focus Points (click to watch the nomination video<\/a>)<\/p>\n 2022 – Juanita Puga<\/strong>, North Range Behavioral Health, Family Connects<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”erin binford” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The Erin Binford Social Justice Award is\u00a0named for Erin Binford who was a Senior Program Officer at the Buell Foundation. Erin\u2019s work and her life were rooted in values of equity and inclusion and her impact on early childhood work in Colorado was vast. Each year we honor Erin by acknowledging the extraordinary work that an individual or group has done to increase equity, improve support for families, and transform our communities to create positive change.<\/p>\n Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n 2025 – Dr. Lisa Roy<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 2024 – Peggy Herrera<\/strong><\/p>\n 2023 – Susan Steele<\/strong><\/p>\n 2022 \u2013 Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 2020 \u2013 Katherine Bair<\/strong>, PAT Trainer<\/span><\/p>\n 2019 \u2013 Mary Martin<\/strong>, CDHS<\/span><\/p>\n 2018 \u2013 Ida Rhodes<\/strong>, Catholic Charities Diocese of Pueblo<\/span><\/p>\n 2017 \u2013 Janis Pottorff<\/strong>, North Range Behavioral Health, Family Connects <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”vroom champion” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”10px||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The Vroom Champion Award\u00a0is meant to honor an individual or organization that has made outstanding contributions to the effort to share Vroom in Colorado. Recipients of this award embody the spirit of Vroom and its inspirational messages that remind parents that they already have what it takes to be a brain builder.<\/p>\n Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n 2025 – Focus Points <\/span>Family Resource Center\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 2024 – Amber Turley<\/strong><\/p>\n 2023 – Jackie Manley, <\/strong>Community Partnership Family Resource Center<\/p>\n 2022 – Elizabeth Chaney<\/strong>, Focus Points Family Resource Center<\/span><\/p>\n 2020 – Kathleen Kennedy<\/strong>, Starpoint<\/span><\/p>\n 2019 – Letty Bass<\/strong>, Merle Chambers Fund<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Resources from Previous Conferences” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”22px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row – Thank you to our sponsors” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Banc of CA<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Bellows CPA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Parent Possible Home Visiting Conference Since 2017, \u00a0Parent Possible has hosted the annual Parent Possible Home Visiting Conference. The conference brings together home visitors, nonprofit partners, researchers, parents and others from across Colorado (and the nation) to focus on the most pressing issues facing home visiting programs. Below you’ll see photos from previous conferences as […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2182,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2853","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nBernice Frieder HIPPY Home Visitor of the Year\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Parent Possible Leadership Award \u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Erin Binford Social Justice Award<\/h2>\n
Vroom Champion Award<\/h2>\n
Previous Conference Resources<\/h2>\n
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Thank you to previous sponsors including:<\/h4>\n
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