The 2025 CORE National Conference will be held at the Waco Convention Center in Waco, Texas, October 21-23.

This year’s conference will be hosted by Methodist Children’s Home. Read more at: https://www.mch.org/.

Registration is now open for the 2025 CORE National Conference.

Registering on this website is an easy, secure way to sign up. CORE uses PayPal for processing, but a PayPal account is not required to checkout; you can just use your credit card. Please mark your calendar and make plans now to be in attendance. There are three options for registration.

OPTION 1: CORE Members: $350/person

OPTION 2: GROUP of four or more CORE Members: $300/person

OPTION 3: Non-Members: $400

Registration Deadline: September 15

Conference Hotel/Housing

AC Hotel Waco Downtown: $192/night (.5 miles from venue)
GROUP CODE: M-UQMJRKD

Cambria Waco University Riverfront: $139-149/night (.4 miles from venue)
GROUP CODE: CORE

Hotel Indigo Waco: $157/night (.4 miles from venue)
GROUP CODE: WK96H5

Airport:

Waco Regional Airport (ACT)
Distance to Waco: 8 miles (17 min)

Dallas Love Field (DAL)
Distance to Waco: 99 miles (1 hour, 33 min)

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
Distance to Waco: 109 miles (1 hour, 35 min)

Austin-Bergstorm International Airport (AUS)
Distance to Waco: 108 miles (1 hour, 50 min)

Become a Sponsor of the 2025 CORE Conference!

Join us as a sponsor to champion service, empower educators, and help shape the next generation of learning in our schools. Your partnership makes a difference.

2025 CORE Conference Sponsors

TITLE SPONSOR

We are proud to announce John W. Erwin General Contractor, Inc. as our Title Sponsor for this year’s Coalition of Residential Excellence Conference.

Since 1975, John W. Erwin General Contractor, Inc. has completed more than 600 projects across Texas, creating jobs, expanding healthcare access, enhancing educational spaces, developing housing, and building complex research facilities. The company delivers pre-construction, construction, post-construction, and architectural services, engaging in every phase of a project to turn a clients’ visions into reality.

Over the past decade, John W. Erwin General Contractor has also developed specialized expertise in designing and constructing trauma-informed, evidence-based residential facilities for Methodist Children’s Home. This includes the successful design and construction of thirteen new homes on the MCH Waco campus and Boys Ranch.

John W. Erwin General Contractor, Inc. sets itself apart through the quality of its people and commitment to delivering premium projects. Teams are customized for each job to maximize quality and value, a standard reflected in the company’s many long-term, repeat clients.

Visit their website: https://www.jwegci.com/ to learn more about how they can help build with you.

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