Mayor Tom Barrett announced today that Vin Baker, a former member of the NBA and Milwaukee Bucks, will deliver the keynote address at the 10th Annual Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit. The theme of this year’s Summit is “Celebrating 10 Years of Building Better Fathers and Families.” The Summit will be held on Friday, October 16, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (kick-off starts at 8:00 a.m. and luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m.) and Saturday, October 17, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Destiny Youth Plaza (7210 N. 76th St.) in Milwaukee.
The summit brings the Milwaukee community together each year to generate support for fathers and empower men by connecting them to resources needed to become better parents, cope with and overcome the challenges they face and improve their education, work and family outcomes.