The t-shirts that were available at The 11th Annual Family Cafe Conference can now be purchased online. Our t-shirt vendor still has some shirts in stock, and they can now be purchased through their ebay store.

If you would like to get a shirt from this year's conference, follow this link.

In coming months, The Family Cafe also has plans to begin offering merchandise for sale through our new Change Agent Network (CAN) site. Stay tuned for updates!  

The 2nd Annual Youth Summit is just around the corner! This event, which is developed and hosted by the Florida Youth Council, offers youth and emerging leaders with disabilities an opportunity to get together, share experiences, learn, and have some fun. This year's Summit will be held on August 7-8 at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando. The event is open to all youth with disabilities between the ages of 13 and 30, and financial assistance is available.

If you or a youth in your community would benefit from connecting with peers and discussing the issues facing young people with disabilities, please consider attending. The registration form can be found in pdf format here on our website, and can be sent to our office by fax to 850/224-4674 or mail to 1332 N. Duval St., Tallahassee, FL 32303. We hope to see you there!

The Family Cafe is pleased to announce that the new website for CAN, the Change Agent Network, is now up and running!

The idea behind CAN is that many voices, speaking together, can make a greater difference than any number of voices can on their own. By combining our efforts and speaking with a single voice, we can more effectively advocate for persons with disabilities in Florida, raise awareness and focus the public conversation on the issues that have the greatest impact on our daily lives. 

We very much hope you will consider joining us, by becoming a member of the CAN network. If you'd like to know more, please visit our new CAN website and subscribe today! In the coming months, we will be adding new resources and content to the site, and offering additional benefits. In the meantime, please visit the CAN site and join today! To create an account on the CAN site, follow the link that says "Login or Register for Access" in the black bar at the top of the page. 

Each year, at The Family Cafe Annual Conference, we make evaluation forms available to all of our attendees. We use the feedback we receive from these forms to improve our Annual Conference on an ongoing basis. If you attended The 11th Annual Family Cafe Conference in Orlando this past June 5-7, please take a moment to help us serve you better!

You can view the Evaluation Form as a pdf here: Report Card 2009.

You can return your completed form to The Family Cafe by mail to The Family Cafe, 1332 N. Duval St., Tallahassee, FL 32303; or by fax to 850/224-4674.