HOPE 2027
28th International Families & Fathers Conference
April 11–15, 2027 | Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel
5711 West Century Boulevard | Los Angeles, California 90045
Start Here: Register & Reserve Your Hotel Room
Registration is open for HOPE 2027. Choose the conference pathway that works for your schedule, reserve inside the official FFCA Hilton room block, and begin planning for five days of learning, connection, leadership, wellness, specialty training, authors, Partner Pavilions, and community.
Register Now. The Earlier You Register, the More You Save.
HOPE 2027 offers a progressive registration schedule designed to give individuals, nonprofits, agencies, and organizations time to plan. The current Super Early Bird rates are available through December 1, 2026.
Register by December 1 to lock in the lowest remaining full-conference rate.
Basic Access
Conference access for attendees who want the core HOPE 2027 learning and engagement experience while arranging meals independently.
The Professional
Includes Basic Access plus three Grab-and-Go Lunches for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
The Ultimate
Includes The Professional package plus the Midweek Gala/Dinner experience.
HOPE 2027 Registration Timeline
Plan ahead and save. The full-conference registration rate increases as HOPE 2027 approaches.
| Registration Phase | Timeline | Basic Access | The Professional | The Ultimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Super Early Bird
Current Rate
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Through Dec. 1, 2026 | $350 | $375 | $400 |
| Early Bird | Dec. 2, 2026 – Jan. 31, 2027 | $395 | $425 | $450 |
| Regular Registration | Feb. 1 – Apr. 1, 2027 | $475 | $510 | $550 |
| Late / At-the-Door | Beginning Apr. 2, 2027 | $650 | $650 | $650 |
Basic Access: $350 → $395 → $475 → $650
The Professional: $375 → $425 → $510 → $650
The Ultimate: $400 → $450 → $550 → $650
Current Super Early Bird pricing ends December 1, 2026.
Can’t Attend the Entire Conference?
We understand that schedules, agency responsibilities, travel, and family commitments matter. HOPE 2027 includes limited short-stay registration pathways for attendees who cannot participate in the broader conference experience.
Monday Only
A short-stay pathway for participants whose schedule allows them to join HOPE 2027 on Monday.
Monday & Tuesday
Join us for the opening portion of the HOPE 2027 experience with access spanning Monday and Tuesday.
Tuesday & Wednesday
A two-day pathway for participants who want to experience Tuesday and Wednesday programming.
Please note: Short-stay passes are separate registration pathways and do not automatically include every feature, meal, specialty training, or add-on associated with the full conference packages. Review your selections carefully when registering.
More Than a Conference. A HOPE 2027 Ecosystem.
HOPE 2027 is designed as a multidimensional conference experience. Registration connects participants with opportunities for professional learning, leadership development, family strengthening, wellness, authors, innovative partnerships, practical resources, and meaningful relationships.
Powerful voices, lived experience, professional insight, and practical wisdom from across the country and beyond.
Professional-development sessions focused on families, fathers, leadership, wellness, engagement, and systems change.
Immersive learning spaces bringing organizations, ideas, tools, and innovative approaches directly into the conference experience.
Authors of Impact, books, conversations, signings, storytelling, publishing, and purpose-driven connections.
Intentional spaces for connection, reflection, conversation, and community.
Wellness experiences, relationship building, reception opportunities, the gala option, and the return of the networking bus tour.
Specialty Training & Additional Experiences
HOPE 2027 includes opportunities to go deeper through selected specialty trainings, professional-development experiences, and conference add-ons. Availability, registration requirements, materials, and additional fees may vary by experience.
Monday, April 12, 2027
Monday, April 12, 2027
Thursday, April 15, 2027
Wednesday, April 14, 2027
Thursday, April 15, 2027
Specialty trainings and optional experiences are selected separately during registration where applicable. Space may be limited.
A Personal Invitation to HOPE 2027
My name is Dr. James C. Rodríguez. I serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer for Fathers and Families Coalition of America.
In 1996, with colleagues in Arizona, we came together as a coalition. We came together to complete our missions of serving children and families. Thirty years ago, we planted an acorn that is now a sturdy oak tree.
Through the ups, the downs, COVID-19, wars, peacetime, governmental budget shutdowns, and seasons of prosperity, we have sustained the course. Our conference has welcomed as many as 700 attendees in Phoenix. We explored the deserts of Las Vegas and even hosted a renewal of vows ceremony for 13 couples. We have hosted this event twice in the San Francisco Bay Area and anchored it in the city of Los Angeles for 15 of the past 18 years.
This conference has also produced a harvest of institutes offered throughout the United States, at universities, in Puerto Rico, in Jamaica, on tribal lands with our First Nation brothers and sisters, in rural communities, in urban settings, and here at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel, a great partner with a fantastic leadership team.
We are offering you more than just a conference. It is an ecosystem. It is reciprocity at its finest.
People asked for our gala to come back. Fine. People asked for our bus tours to return for networking. Outstanding. People asked for Meet the Authors to stand alone at the beginning of the conference. Done.
When people share with us what they want, we work to give you something even greater, something more beautiful, something more precious, and something resilient enough to withstand the conditions we have faced together.
Many of you may not know this, but the very first conference in Los Angeles County allowed to have individuals in person during COVID was this conference. We were only allowed to have 99 people in person, and we were creative with virtual engagement. We did not want to have a virtual-only conference, so we stayed committed. We hosted 99 people in person and more than 400 virtually.
We stayed the course.
You may have never heard of our conference before. Or you may be one of the people who has returned year after year. Either way, HOPE 2027 is being designed to welcome you into something deeper.
Our partnerships and learning experiences will include UCLA Mindful, Maybelline New York, The Jed Foundation, Theory to Action, Win-Win Parenting, the Coach John Wooden Leadership Course, the Separation Intelligence Foundations Program, and more to come. Selected Partner Pavilions are included at no additional cost for registered attendees.
We are opening pathways where people can come in through Basic Access, add Grab-and-Go Lunches with intentional fireside chats, experience the Wellness Oasis, join the return of the gala with live entertainment, fellowship, networking, and fun, and take part in the return of a bus tour at the close of the conference.
Our Pre-Conference Institute has a twist this year: evidence-informed training resource manuals and workbooks will be provided for selected specialty curriculum trainings. You can walk away with books in hand and take them back into your communities.
I hope you stand with us at HOPE 2027. I hope you come. I hope you see the purpose within you, the purpose within this gathering, and the opportunity to get excited about what we are building together.
Stay With Us & Save 5% on Registration
Attendees who reserve their room inside the official FFCA Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel room block may request a 5% registration discount code.
To request your code, email hope@fathersandfamiliescoalition.org and copy james.rodriguez@fathersandfamiliescoalition.org with your hotel confirmation showing that you are booked inside the official conference room block.
This is the only registration discount available. No other coupons, codes, discounts, or exceptions will be offered.
Your Place at HOPE 2027 Starts Here
Super Early Bird Registration Ends December 1, 2026
Choose your registration pathway, secure the lowest remaining full-conference rate, reserve your room inside the official conference hotel block, and begin preparing to join us in Los Angeles.
Me quedo a su servicio,
Dr. James C. Rodríguez, MSW, CADC
President & Chief Executive Officer
Fathers and Families Coalition of America
james.rodriguez@fathersandfamiliescoalition.org
www.fathersandfamiliescoalition.org
Pre-Conference Institute Day
Monday, April 12, 2027 is designed for deeper learning. Selected Pre-Conference Institute programs are bundled professional-development experiences combining training with implementation resources participants can continue using with families, agencies, organizations, classrooms, teams, and communities long after HOPE 2027.
Training + Professional Resources + Practical Application + Tools You Take Home
Advanced Practitioner Credential Course
The Advanced Practitioner Credential is designed to strengthen how professionals understand themselves, engage others, build relationships, respond to adversity, facilitate growth, and translate knowledge into meaningful practice. Participants examine the connection between affective and cognitive development, emotional awareness, behavior, meaning, purpose, relationships, leadership, and human potential.
Designed for practitioners, educators, coaches, counselors, family-serving professionals, parent educators, supervisors, managers, directors, leaders, and others working with people and systems, APC moves beyond passive learning. Participants are challenged to reflect, practice, apply, and connect what they learn to the people, families, teams, and communities they serve.
The learning experience integrates evidence-informed approaches and interdisciplinary concepts related to emotional intelligence, cognitive and behavioral development, motivational engagement, trauma-informed practice, resilience, purpose, leadership, family systems, reflection, wellness, healthy relationships, and applied personal and professional growth.
APC draws from FFCA's broader body of evidence-informed professional development and incorporates elements and approaches from predecessor programming and components that have undergone external review and vetting connected with SAMHSA/NREPP and other professional systems. The course brings those foundations into an applied learning experience focused on strengthening professional practice and human relationships.
Unlocking Unlimited Potential: An Evidence-Informed Reference Manual
and Activity Guide for Personal Growth, Family Systems, and Professional Development
by Dr. James C. Rodriguez, MSW
This is not simply a conference workbook. Across four progressive modules and 15 signature activities, participants explore purpose, direction, self-discovery, identity, relationships, emotional intelligence, leadership, healing, boundaries, vision, and lifelong growth.
Visual models, guided exercises, assessments, reflective journals, storytelling, relationship activities, future visioning, values exploration, leadership applications, and action-planning tools help move concepts from learning to reflection, from reflection to application, and from application toward meaningful change.
One $195 bundled price: professional training, the credential experience, applied activities, and the evidence-informed reference manual.
Nurturing Fathers Program Training
A professional training experience for individuals and organizations committed to strengthening father engagement, positive parenting, communication, nurturing relationships, healthy discipline, conflict resolution, and family well-being.
The Nurturing Fathers Program Facilitator Manual, Second Edition
by Mark Perlman, MA
The Nurturing Fathers Program is an evidence-based, 13-week fatherhood education program designed to help facilitators teach positive parenting, communication, nurturing, relationship, and fathering skills to men in community and professional settings.
The curriculum addresses the roots of fathering, nurturing oneself and children, fathering sons and daughters, discipline without violence, managing anger, resolving conflict, teamwork with a spouse or partner, and balancing work and fatherhood.
The Facilitator Manual provides the structure and implementation guidance needed to deliver the 13-week group-based program, including approximately 2.5-hour weekly sessions.
The $195 conference bundle includes both the professional training and facilitator resource — providing at least $40 in savings on the materials compared with purchasing separately.
QPR Suicide Prevention Training
A focused suicide prevention training designed to strengthen awareness, early recognition, response, referral, and support skills for professionals, families, educators, leaders, and community-serving organizations.
Certification is included with the $75 training registration.
Thursday Training & Closing Experiences
Thursday, April 15, 2027 provides another opportunity to invest in professional development, practical application, assessment tools, Train-the-Trainer resources, networking, and experiences you can carry forward after HOPE 2027.
FFCA DiSC Training of Trainers
FFCA's DiSC Training of Trainers goes beyond identifying a behavioral style. Participants learn how differences in communication, pace, priorities, responses, and interpersonal behavior can influence relationships, teams, leadership, conflict, engagement, and the delivery of services.
The goal is practical application. Participants explore how behavioral awareness can help them adapt communication without losing authenticity, recognize strengths in others, reduce unnecessary interpersonal friction, improve team dynamics, support engagement, and create more intentional interactions with colleagues, parents, families, clients, and community partners.
For supervisors, facilitators, educators, coaches, family-service professionals, managers, and organizational leaders, this creates a transferable framework that can support staff development, team building, parent and family engagement, leadership conversations, coaching, relationship development, and organizational culture.
FFCA's DiSC training is situated within the coalition's broader evidence-informed professional-development approach and incorporates elements and applied strategies informed by FFCA programming and predecessor components that have been reviewed or vetted through SAMHSA/NREPP-related and other professional systems. The emphasis is not simply assessment — it is translating insight into stronger communication, engagement, leadership, and relationships.
FFCA Training of Trainers instruction, a bundled Train-the-Trainer manual, robust assessments, participant resources, applied exercises, and supporting materials designed for continued use after the conference.
Coastline to Hollywood Networking Bus Tour
Close HOPE 2027 outside the ballroom. The networking bus tour returns as an optional Thursday experience combining connection, conversation, Los Angeles, and an opportunity to enjoy the final hours of the conference community together.
| Experience | Super Early Bird | Early Bird | Regular | At the Door |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastline to Hollywood Networking Bus Tour | $50 | $65 | $75 | $100 |
Current Super Early Bird Bus Tour Rate: $50
HOPE 2027 specialty training is intentionally designed around application and value. Where indicated, your registration includes manuals, assessments, professional resources, implementation tools, or certification so that what happens in Los Angeles can continue making an impact when you return to your organization and community.
Networking, Fellowship & HOPE FIL 2027
HOPE 2027 is about more than sitting in sessions. We intentionally create spaces for conversation, fellowship, authors, publishing, laughter, celebration, networking, new ideas, and relationships that can continue long after we leave Los Angeles.
Welcome to HOPE FIL 2027
It Doesn't Cost You Anything to Share Your Vision or Idea.
Have you thought about writing a book? Do you have a manuscript sitting somewhere waiting for its next step? Are you already a published author? Or maybe there is simply an idea inside you that you have never known how to turn into a book. Come in. Sit down. Talk with us. Share your vision. HOPE FIL is your space.
Explore Publishing
If you are a registered HOPE 2027 attendee with an idea, concept, story, workbook, children's book, memoir, professional resource, or manuscript, come meet our publishing team. There is no charge to sit down, share your vision, ask questions, and explore what publishing could look like for you.
Take the Next Step
If your manuscript is complete, sit with our team and explore the pathway from manuscript to published book. For projects we mutually agree to move forward with, you may leave HOPE FIL with a publishing agreement and the first steps of your publishing process underway, including ISBN registration through our publishing platform.
Become an Author of Impact
Already published? HOPE FIL creates a pathway for authors to become part of our Authors of Impact ecosystem, connect with attendees, showcase their work, and, with the appropriate Meet the Authors and/or vendor registration, receive opportunities to share their books with the HOPE 2027 community.
From an Idea to a Real Publishing Pathway
Maybe you are only beginning and need guidance. Come listen, learn, ask questions, and meet people who understand publishing. Maybe your manuscript is already complete and ready to move. For completed manuscripts accepted for publication through our platform, our goal and commitment to excellence is to move the project through the publishing process within approximately three months, subject to editing, author approvals, production requirements, and the terms of the publishing agreement.
Want a scheduled author presentation or book-sharing slot at HOPE FIL?
Authors must be registered through the applicable
Meet the Authors and/or vendor pathway to receive a
scheduled opportunity to present, showcase, or promote their book as
part of our Authors of Impact ecosystem.
Our HOPE FIL / Meet the Authors webpage will remain online throughout 2027, extending visibility for participating Authors of Impact beyond the conference itself.
Connect Throughout HOPE 2027
Some experiences are complimentary for registered attendees. Others require a separate reservation, dinner purchase, vendor/author registration, or transportation ticket.
Opening Night Reception
Monday, April 12, 2027
Begin HOPE 2027 with fellowship, conversation, networking, authors, presenters, colleagues, and community. The opening reception is included at no additional cost for registered conference attendees.
Meet the Authors • Authors of Impact
Monday, April 12, 2027
Discover purpose-driven books and meet participating authors. Published authors who want an official author slot, book-sharing opportunity, or participation within Authors of Impact must register through the applicable Meet the Authors and/or vendor pathway.
Men2Men & Women2Women Café
Tuesday, April 13, 2027
Intentional spaces for real conversation, reflection, encouragement, fellowship, relationship building, and community among conference attendees.
Dr. Ramón & Yolanda Nieves Family Affair Gala
Tuesday, April 13, 2027
Midweek Mixer • Networking Hour • Dinner
The Family Affair Gala returns with dinner, fellowship, networking, live entertainment, celebration, and community. A gala dinner purchase is required unless the dinner is already included with your Ultimate Registration package.
Coastline to Hollywood Networking Bus Tour
Thursday, April 15, 2027
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Close HOPE 2027 beyond the ballroom. Ride, connect, laugh, reflect, network, and experience Los Angeles together. Space is limited and a separate bus ticket is required.
Know Before You Go
We want the registration pathway to be clear. Some of the best networking experiences at HOPE 2027 cost you nothing beyond your conference registration, while others require an additional purchase because of meals, transportation, author participation, or capacity.
| Experience | Access | What You Need |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Night Reception | FREE | Registered HOPE 2027 attendee |
| Visit HOPE FIL / Share Your Publishing Idea | FREE | Registered attendee — come meet the team and explore |
| HOPE FIL Author Presentation / Authors of Impact | REGISTRATION REQUIRED | Applicable Meet the Authors and/or vendor registration |
| Men2Men & Women2Women Café | INCLUDED | Registered HOPE 2027 attendee |
| Dr. Ramón & Yolanda Nieves Family Affair Gala Dinner | DINNER PURCHASE | Included with Ultimate Registration; otherwise purchase gala dinner separately |
| Coastline to Hollywood Networking Bus Tour | BUS TICKET | Separate bus-tour ticket required |
Coastline to Hollywood Bus Tour Pricing
Just like conference registration, the earlier you reserve your seat, the more you save.
| Super Early Bird | Early Bird | Regular | At the Door |
|---|---|---|---|
| $50 | $65 | $75 | $100 |
Current Super Early Bird Bus Tour Rate: $50
Your Story May Be the Next Story Someone Needs to Read.
Bring the idea. Bring the manuscript. Bring the book you've already published. HOPE FIL 2027 creates a space to explore what comes next. And for our participating Authors of Impact, the opportunity for visibility continues through our online Meet the Authors presence throughout 2027.
Learn More About HOPE FIL 2027A Conference Experience Built to Give You More Ways to Participate, Learn, and Return Stronger
HOPE 2027 is intentionally designed so that attendees do not simply move from session to session. The conference is structured to create a fuller experience of learning, wellness, connection, visibility, and practical return — with more options for individuals, teams, and partners to choose the pathway that best fits their schedule, budget, and goals.
From Sunday networking and community-building to Monday deep-dive learning and credential opportunities, from daily HOPE Talks and featured workshops to Oasis Wellness, authors, evening gatherings, and closing experiences beyond the ballroom, HOPE 2027 is being shaped as a conference that meets people where they are and gives them more than one way to benefit.
What Your Registration Opens Up
- Sunday, April 11: Early-arrival connection through community-building and networking, including the Topgolf Get-Together experience for attendees who want to begin the week with shared energy and relationship-building.
- Monday, April 12: A major opening day that includes Coming Together, the Opening HOPE Talk Series, credential trainings and intensive learning sessions, continued access to Oasis Wellness, and the Grand Opening Reception Networking Event in the Pacific Ballroom Expo Hall, open to attendees and designed for visibility, welcome, and connection.
- Tuesday through Thursday mornings: Dynamic HOPE Talk Sessions in the International Ballroom, paired with intentional breaks for sponsor, vendor, and resource engagement in the Pacific Ballroom Expo Hall.
- Tuesday and Wednesday lunch general sessions: Best Practice Share Sessions and a Meet the Authors Panel, paired with Grab-and-Go Lunch built into the conference flow to keep people connected, moving, and engaged without losing the day’s momentum.
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons: Three concurrent workshop blocks each day, giving participants practical educational choices without overloading the learning experience.
- Tuesday evening: Complimentary access to Men2Men Cafe and Women2Women Cafe, designed as intentional spaces for deeper conversation, healing, reflection, leadership, and connection.
- Wednesday evening: A shared Evening Dinner Experience built for community, celebration, and meaningful time together.
- Thursday midday: A featured Oasis Wellness General Session with Tai Chi, mindfulness, and Grab-and-Go Lunch, helping attendees breathe, move, reset, and remain present as the conference closes.
- Thursday evening: A memorable Hollywood Bus Tour Networking Event that extends the conference spirit beyond the ballroom and into a shared city experience.
Flexible Ways to Join
HOPE 2027 includes full conference registration pathways, one-day and two-day options, and access points that make it easier for individuals, small teams, and organizations to participate in a way that feels practical and worthwhile.
Expanded Learning Access
Hybrid registration will be available for all HOPE Talk Sessions and featured daily workshops, creating meaningful access for those who cannot travel while still preserving the power of the live conference. All presenters will participate in person only.
Throughout the week, attendees will also experience the Oasis Wellness environment in Newport A, including restoration-centered programming, massage opportunities, mental health wellness support, mindfulness, and intentional spaces to pause, refocus, and return stronger to both work and life. HOPE 2027 is being designed not only for professional development, but for the people doing the work.
When you look at the full rhythm of the conference — HOPE Talks, deep learning, workshops,
lunch general sessions, authors, wellness, café gatherings, networking, evening experiences,
and flexible participation pathways — HOPE 2027 offers far more than a traditional registration.
Attendees do not simply leave with notes. They leave with
new relationships, useful strategies, renewed energy, and a stronger sense of where they belong
in the work ahead.
Our Registration Commitment Policy
The Fathers & Families Coalition of America follows a No Cancellation, No Refund, and No Transfer Policy. This long-standing policy has been in place for more than 16 years and reflects practices commonly used by major national and global conferences, including nonprofit and leadership events.
Each registration activates planning commitments that begin well before the conference starts, including space allocation, staffing, materials, food planning, technology, and venue-related requirements. For that reason, all registration fees are considered final once submitted.
This policy helps FFCA remain responsible in its planning while continuing to offer a high-quality conference experience designed to serve professionals, parents, leaders, and partners with care, consistency, and strong overall value.
Unpaid registrations at the time of the event will automatically default to the At-the-Door rate ($650). FFCA also reserves the right to limit access to sessions, materials, or future events for attendees with unresolved balances.
Purchase Orders will be accepted only from entities that fully satisfied their prior conference payment obligations. We thank you for understanding and for supporting a conference model that works to balance thoughtful stewardship, broad access, and a strong participant experience.
Final Step: Confirm Your Registration Email
A confirmation message will be sent to the email address you provide during registration. Please double-check your email before submitting to ensure you receive your confirmation, updates, and important event information.
FFCA is committed to delivering excellent service and timely communication. To help us serve you best, please make sure your contact information is accurate and up-to-date at the time of registration.
Questions or support?
Email: hope@fathersandfamiliescoalition.org
Phone: 424-225-1323