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July 23 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Cost: Free
presents:
Allyship in Action:
Becoming an Effective Advocate for Equity
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Webinar via Zoom
Cost: FREE TO ATTEND
This program is funded by a generous grant from the York County Community Foundation.
What to Expect
Objectives
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Define and distinguish between allyship, advocacy, and equity, with a focus on racial justice.
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Identify personal and societal privileges related to race, understand their impact, and learn strategies to leverage privilege effectively for equity.
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Analyze examples of performative allyship versus authentic advocacy to avoid unintentional harm and build trust.
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Acquire actionable techniques to address racial microaggressions, advocate for marginalized racial voices, and create systemic change
Facilitator
Lydia DeBrest Madison is an Operations Analyst with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Minor in Marketing. She has over 20 years of experience in Customer Service and Healthcare. Lydia has worked with various call centers managing client relationships, supervising sales teams, training new hires and most recently providing support and training to Primary Care Providers in the Medicare Sector. Lydia also serves as Board Member for CocoLife Black, a non profit organization focused on educating, empowering and supporting minority women and their communities when it comes to maternal health and addressing race related disparities.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
- Social Work: 1.5 CEUs – Pending Approval (No Additional Cost)
Social Work: “NASW-PA Chapter is a co-sponsor of this workshop. Upon approval, 1.5 CEUs will be awarded for completion of this course. NASW has been designated as a pre-approved provider of professional continuing education for social workers (Section 47.36), Marriage and Family Therapist (Section 48.36) and Professional Counselors (Section 49.36) by the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.”
Questions?
Contact Allison Fisher at trainings@penncares.org.
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- PennCares Support Services reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable.
- PennCares reserves the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.
- If PennCares cancels an event, registrants will be offered a full refund.
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- Send a substitute: Substitutions are accepted as long as a written request is received. Substitutions may be made without penalty provided the original registrant contacts PennCares at trainings@penncares.org to request this change.
- Transfer to another course: Transfers are accepted up to the day of the event as long as a written request is received. In the event the registrant cannot attend a scheduled course for which he or she is enrolled, registration can be transferred to another course.
- Refund of monies: Requests for refunds must be made in writing and received by the training refund deadline stated on the training registration form. (See below for cancellation policy).
Registration Cancellation by Participant
- Unless specifically stated on registration materials, the deadline to request a refund for your registration is 5 business days before the event.
- Registration cancellations requested prior to the deadline will be eligible to receive a refund less a 5% administration fee. *
- Cancellations received less than 5 business days before the event will not be eligible for a refund and will be billed for the total cost.
- Registered no-shows are not eligible for a refund and will be billed the total cost.
- Cancellations will be accepted via e-mail to trainings@penncares.org and must be received by the stated cancellation deadline.
- All refund requests must be made by the attendee/payee.
- Refund requests must include the name of the attendee, the training date, and payment method.
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