FPAWS holds conferences around the state and a state-wide caregivers conference that bring together resource providers, as well as offer training hours and a chance to build connections among the caregivers. Training sessions range from Freezer Cooking to Trust-based Relational Intervent
State Conference
Pacific NW Caregivers Conference 2025
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Volunteer Opportunities For PNWCC
Support families while they attend the conference. Community Service hours available if needed.
Regional Conference
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History
- Our first conference started with our Mini in Spokane in 2005.
- By 2006 we were doing 4 to 6 Mini-Conferences around the State. They were growing and caregivers reported loving the Minis. We added an annual Pacific Northwest Caregivers Conference near Olympia so Legislators could attend. Rep. Ruth Kagi attended our first gathering in Lacey in 2010. In 2013 we moved the Conference to Great Wolf Lodge.
- 2014 – 6 Conferences – Caregiver Continuing Education total of 405 Caregivers, 2152 hours CCE
- 2015 – 4 Conferences – 352 Caregivers, 2506 CCE hours
- 2016 – 5 Conferences – 410 Caregivers, 2600 CCE hours
- 2017 -10 Conferences – 661 Caregivers, 3221 CCE hours
- 2018 – 5 Conferences – 860 Caregivers, 5765 CCE hours
- 2019 – 5 Conferences – 661 Caregivers, 5066 CCE Hours
- 2020 – 4 Online Conferences – 263+ Caregivers, 543+ CCE hours
- 2021
- 2022 – Great Wolf Lodge – 251 caregivers, 498 CCE Hours
- 2023 – Great Wolf Lodge –