William C. Bell, Casey Family Programs’ President and CEO, participates regularly in events across the nation to build awareness of the needs of youth in foster care and 2020: Building Communities of Hope , a nationwide effort to inspire, influence and inform long-lasting improvements to child welfare.
March 18, 2022
Dr. Bell’s 2019 testimony on funding programs for fathers in Families First to a subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 11, 2022
Dr. William C. Bell’s presentation for the Center on Community Philanthropy at the Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas.
May 18, 2021
Dr. Bell provides testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
August 16, 2019
Casey Family Programs President and CEO Dr. William C. Bell spoke at a House committee hearing about the critical role that fathers play in the lives of their children, and the opportunities to support fathers under the Family First Prevention Services Act.
December 07, 2018
Dr. William C. Bell provided the keynote address at the Ujamaa Place annual fundraiser on October 11, 2018.
February 08, 2018
Dr. William C. Bell testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions regarding the nation's opioid epidemic and its impact on children and families.
July 27, 2017
Dr. William C. Bell addressed the Project AWARE grantee convening on July 27, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
July 13, 2017
Dr. William C. Bell speaks to the National Governors Association 2017 Summer Meeting on the opioid epidemic's impact on children and families.
October 19, 2016
Dr. William C. Bell urged guests at the Investing in Hope dinner to invest not just money, but time, in America’s youth.
October 05, 2016
Watch video of Dr. William C. Bell’s address at the National Council on Crime and Delinquency’s Conference on Children, Youth, and Families.
June 07, 2016
To achieve equity and lasting change, we need to ask what we’re willing to confront, says Dr. William C. Bell.
January 18, 2016
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Dr. William C. Bell addresses the community of Tacoma, Washington, urging listeners to have a bold, “mountaintop” vision like Dr. King.
December 29, 2015
President and CEO William C. Bell delivered a keynote address at the Fourth National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence in Arlington, Virginia. Transcript From the time I woke this morning, there has been a voice crying out in my head. It’s like a voice crying in the wilderness of the isolation that exists in so […]
July 22, 2015
William C. Bell delivers an opening keynote address at the National Parent Attorney Conference.
June 25, 2015
William C. Bell delivers the keynote address at New England Blacks in Philanthropy forum, June 25, 2015.
May 12, 2015
William C. Bell delivers speech at the U.S. Department of Justice National Summit on Youth Violence Prevention, May 12, 2015, in Arlington, Virginia.
March 10, 2015
This is William C. Bell's keynote address at the 2015 Kevin J. Robinson Forum on Social Justice: Resilience in the Face of Childhood Trauma.
January 21, 2015
The Association of Black Foundation Executives names William C. Bell as the 2014 James A. Joseph Lecturer.
November 25, 2014
William C. Bell discusses income inequality and poverty, asking us to raise our collective voice and demand change.
April 04, 2014
William C. Bell lectures at an international business symposium hosted by his alma mater, Delta State University.
December 11, 2013
What happens to Birmingham’s vulnerable children and families in the next 15 years will be determined by whether change occurs in the city’s 28 ZIP codes.
December 05, 2013
William C. Bell delivers the keynote address at the 2009 Statewide Policy Conference for Washington state.
May 23, 2013
President and CEO William C. Bell addresses local child welfare leaders and community members in Raleigh, N.C., on May 23, 2013.
May 16, 2013
William C. Bell delivers the opening address at Champions for Children and Youth in British Columbia, a conference on keeping kids safe and connected.
April 15, 2013
William C. Bell tells the 2013 Child Welfare League of America annual conference that to raise the bar for children, we must raise the bar on our thinking.
December 05, 2012
Casey Family Programs President and CEO William C. Bell testifies at a Congressional subcommittee on improving foster care.
December 05, 2012
William C. Bell is the featured guest on the online talk show “On the Line with CWLA.”
October 16, 2012
William C. Bell delivers the keynote address at the New York City Family Support Network Annual Conference: Many Minds Move Mountains.
August 01, 2012
Nurturing potential from early in life is the theme of President and CEO William C. Bell’s keynote address at a fundraiser for Open Arms Perinatal Services.
June 13, 2012
Dr. William C. Bell discusses Building Communities of Hope on the talk radio program, “Crack the Code: Succeed Because of What You’ve Been Through.”
May 29, 2012
President and CEO Dr. William C. Bell delivers the opening keynote address at the Prairie Child Welfare Consortium Symposium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
April 04, 2012
Dr. William C. Bell speaks about turning communities of crisis into communities of hope at his alma mater, Delta State University.
February 28, 2012
President and CEO Dr. William C. Bell delivers the keynote address at the 2012 Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) national conference.
December 05, 2011
Dr. William C. Bell delivers the keynote address at a Latino Health Access celebration.
June 05, 2011
President and CEO Dr. William C. Bell delivers the keynote address at the Children’s Alliance 2011 Voices for Children Awards Luncheon.
June 04, 2011
President and CEO Dr. William C. Bell honors fatherhood at a banquet hosted by Divine Alternatives for Dads Services.
May 13, 2011
In his keynote address at the Tie One On luncheon, Dr. William C. Bell speaks about preparation and responsibility.
April 05, 2011
Dr. William C. Bell is the featured speaker at the Stoneleigh Foundation’s symposium on family well-being.
March 10, 2011
Dr. William C. Bell testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing.
September 05, 2010
Dr. William C. Bell delivers the keynote speech at a benefit luncheon for the Children’s Museum of Tacoma.
July 29, 2010
Dr. William C. Bell testifies about the need to reform the country’s child welfare financing system.
June 05, 2010
Dr. William C. Bell presents at the Children’s Defense Fund leadership retreat in Knoxville, Tennessee.
May 29, 2010
Dr. William C. Bell delivers the commencement address to the Pacific Lutheran University class of 2010.
May 05, 2010
Dr. William C. Bell speaks to the Breakfast Group, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization of African American professional men.
May 04, 2010
Dr. William C. Bell addresses New York's Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) at the organization’s annual benefit and celebration in 2010.
February 05, 2010
Dr. William C. Bell speaks to the National Association of Social Workers Annual Conference about “Building Resilient Families and Communities."
February 27, 2009
William C. Bell addresses a symposium on philanthropy and public policy.
February 25, 2009
Dr. William C. Bell addresses Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Sciences.
April 28, 2008
The National Association of Social Workers honors Dr. William C. Bell with the Sarnat Award.
June 15, 2007
Dr. Bell delivers the keynote address to the 30th Anniversary CASA for Children Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, in June 2007.