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National Conference on

endInG FAMILY & Youth hoMeLessness

February 19 - 20, 2015

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Conference Sponsors, Partners, information Tables, and Scholarship Program

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Workshop Tracks

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Conference Schedule at a Glance

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Conference Agenda - Wednesday

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Conference Agenda - Thursday

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Conference Agenda - Friday

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Plenary Speaker Biographies

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Workshop Speaker Contact information

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About the Alliance and Alliance staff

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Alliance Board of Directors

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Notes

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Save the Date

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Hotel maps

PDF version of the Program Journal may be downloaded at http://help.endhomelessness.org/events/32

WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS Access conference WIFI throughout the hotel meeting space.

SOCIAL MEDIA

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Join the conversation on Twitter and Facebook by using #nAeh15.

make sure your wireless is activated Connect to the “SHERATON-mEETiNG” wireless network Open your web browser Type in the address of your desired website in your browser bar A PSAv splash page will appear and prompt you to enter a password Enter password: naeh15 You are now connected to the internet!

The National Alliance to End Homelessness’s twitter handle is @naehomelessness.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness allows the use of cameras and mobile recording devices by members of the press and public, as well as Alliance staff, at all plenary sessions and a selection of conference workshops. Accordingly, by attending the 2015 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness, you understand and agree that your image could appear in Alliance promotional materials or in the media. As such, your image may appear on television, the web, social media, and in print in photo, video or streaming formats, which the Alliance cannot control and for which the Alliance disclaims all liability.

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INFORMATION TABLES Be sure to check out the following organizations’ information tables at the conference – and feel free to contact the point of contact listed below for each organization if you would like to learn more about what they are doing. information tables are located in either the Grande Foyer of the lobby level or the Nautilus Foyer of the lower level at the conference hotel (Sheraton San Diego Hotel and marina).

Investing Sponsors

ALL A BOARD, INC.

CENTRAL CiTY BED

CASEWORTHY, INC.

Andy Barth, [email protected], 800-882-2753

Richard Ropolo, [email protected], 801-924-2768

CENTRAL CITY BED

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Sarah Porter, [email protected], 503-784-9263

CLIENTTRACK, INC. Laurel Rodriguez, [email protected], 801-451-2885

CONVENIENCE KITS INTERNATIONAL

BUiLDiNG CHANGES

Autum Lido, [email protected], 516-536-1300

HOUSiNG iNNOvATiONS LLC

CSH – THE SOURCE FOR HOUSING SOLUTIONS

NATiONAL CENTER ON FAmiLY HOmELESSNESS A PRACTiCE AREA OF AiR

Liza Draper, [email protected], 212-986-2966

FOSTER YOUTH MUSEUM: CALIFORNIA YOUTH CONNECTION/ Y.O.U.T.H. TRAINING PROJECT * SPECIAL EXIBIT

NATiONAL LAW CENTER ON HOmELESSNESS AND POvERTY

Jamie Lee Evans, [email protected], 415-442-5060 ext 24

NATiONAL LOW iNCOmE HOUSiNG COALiTiON

Ken Chrzan, [email protected], 866-233-4500

NATiONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH

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The National Alliance to End Homelessness has established a Scholarship Program to assist individuals who are currently, or have formerly experienced homelessness and cannot afford to cover the full cost of participating in the conference, or travel and hotel costs associated with the conference. Criteria for scholarship awards are based on financial need, geographic distribution, and the leadership skills the applicant will be able to bring back to his/her community. The number of scholarships available is based upon funding received for the Scholarship Program.

DERBY INDUSTRIES

Peter Simons, [email protected], 720-490-1900

INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN, POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS Linda Bazerjian, [email protected]

NATIONAL LAW CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY Eric Tars, [email protected], 202-638-2535

NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH Darla Bardine, [email protected], 202-783-7949

NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR HEALTHY MARRIAGE AND FAMILIES Rebecca Gorin, [email protected], 703-225-2411

NATIONAL SAFE PLACE NETWORK Susan Harmon, [email protected], 502-592-4057

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Yolanda York, [email protected], 855-820-0100 ext 24007

SOCIAL SOLUTIONS GLOBAL michael Newstead, [email protected], 443-463-5078

SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE Leonard Frost, [email protected], 760-285-3124

T3 (TEACH.THINK.TRANSFORM) Rachel Berkowitz, [email protected], 617-467-6014

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RAPID RE-HOUSING, CORE COMPONENTS TRACK

Rapid Re-Housing is an intervention comprised of three core components: housing identification, rent and move-in assistance, and rapid re-housing case management services. The core components are designed to help people quickly exit homelessness and return to permanent housing. The Rapid Re-Housing Core Components Track includes a series of workshops geared toward participants interested in learning more about operationalizing the core components of rapid re-housing and the role rapid re-housing plays in ending homelessness for families and youth. Workshops in the Rapid Re-Housing Track are denoted with an “RRH.”

1.1

Blueprint to End Family Homelessness

2.3

Best Practices Based on the Core Components of Rapid Re-Housing

3.4

Strategies for Engaging Landlords

4.3

Financial Assistance: Using a Progressive Engagement Model

5.5

Implementing Best Practices in Rapid Re-Housing Case Management

6.9

Linking Employment Strategies to Rapid Re-Housing

WORKSHOP TRACKS

Workshop tracks are designed to guide participants who are interested in a given topic through a progressive set of workshops. Each workshop in a track will build on the previous one, resulting in a more comprehensive and in-depth examination of that issue. Following is the key for workshop tracks. Look for the designation before the workshop title in the program. Some of the workshops will fall into more than one track.

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SYSTEMS TRACK

The Systems Track features workshops for people who oversee and coordinate homeless assistance in their communities. it includes sessions devoted to governance, coordinated assessment, community planning, improving community-wide outcomes, and funding strategies. Geared toward change agents and community leaders, the track incorporates many themes from the HEARTH Act that encourage communities to develop systemic responses to homelessness. Workshops in the Systems Track are denoted with an “S.”

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YOUTH TRACK

The Youth Track includes a series of workshops geared toward participants exploring systemic and practical ways of ending homelessness among youth. These workshops are targeted to stakeholders engaged in building a community-wide systemic response to youth homelessness; developing a variety of intervention models, including family intervention and housing for youth with higher barriers to stability; and getting and using better data on homeless youth. Workshops in the Youth Track are denoted with a “Y.”

1.2

Blueprint to End Youth Homelessness

2.9

Systemic Responses to Youth Homelessness

3.7

Outreach and Crisis Housing for Youth

4.7

Ending Youth Homelessness: Facilitating Family Reconnection

5.6

Housing Models for Youth I

Introduction to Coordinated Entry

5.7

Improving Data on Homeless Youth

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Developing an Effective Governance Model

6.3

Housing Models for Youth II

4.4

Taking Rapid Re-Housing to Scale

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Getting It Right: Evaluating Your Rapid Re-Housing Program

5.2

Strategically Shifting Resources: Assessing Project Performance for Tiering and Reallocation

6.1

Retooling from Transitional Housing to Rapid Re-Housing

6.2

Prioritization and Targeting Resources

1.3

Crisis Response System

2.1

HMIS and the Important Role of Data

2.4

The Strategic Use of Transitional Housing

3.1

System Performance 101: What are HUD’s System Performance Measures and How Can CoCs Use This Data?

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Keynote Speaker: Nan Roman, President and CEO, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC

10:15AM - 12PM

12:15 - 1:45PM

Workshops I 1.1 Blueprint to End Family Homelessness

Nautilus 1

1.2 Blueprint to End Youth Homelessness

Nautilus 2

1.3 Crisis Response System

Nautilus 3

1.4 Working Together to End Veteran Homelessness

Nautilus 4

1.5 Faith-Based Groups: Important Partners in Ending Homelessness

Nautilus 5

1.6 The Role of the Media in Ending Homelessness

Marina 2

1.7 Strategies for Overcoming Employment Barriers

Marina 4

1.8 Preventing and Ending Youth Homelessness: Early Intervention

Marina 5

1.9 What is Congress Doing to End Homelessness? A Federal Budget Update

Marina 6

Lunch* pLenArY

Grande Ballroom

Youth Panel Discussion: Moderated by Gregory Lewis, True Colors Fund, New York, NY Transformation Talks: John Kuhn, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Supportive Services for Veteran Families, Philadelphia, PA Linda Olsen, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Seattle, WA * Excess food from today’s lunch will be donated to San Diego Rescue Mission

CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE

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Workshops II

4:15 - 5:45PM

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2.1 HMIS and the Important Role of Data

Nautilus 1

2.2 Diverting Families from Entering the Homelessness System

Nautilus 2

2.3 Best Practices Based on the Core Components of Rapid Re-Housing

Nautilus 3

2.4 The Strategic Use of Transitional Housing

Nautilus 4

2.5 Solving Youth Homelessness: Lessons from Abroad

Nautilus 5

2.6 Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Homeless Youth

Marina 2

2.7 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs): A Key Partner in Ending Homelessness

Marina 6

2.8 Partnering with TANF Agencies to Address Family Homelessness

Marina 5

2.9 Systemic Responses to Youth Homelessness

Marina 4

Workshops III 3.1 System Performance 101: What are HUD’s System Performance Measures and How Can CoCs Use This Data?

Nautilus 1

3.2 Introduction to Coordinated Entry

Nautilus 2

3.3 Research on Family Homelessness

Nautilus 3

3.4 Strategies for Engaging Landlords

Nautilus 4

3.5 Expanding Affordable Housing Opportunities

Nautilus 5

3.6 Meeting the Needs of Homeless Survivors of Domestic Violence

Marina 6

3.7 Outreach and Crisis Housing for Youth

Marina 2

3.8 Education and Employment Interventions for Disconnected Youth

Marina 5

3.9 Addressing the Unique Challenges of Rural Homelessness

Marina 4

6:15 - 7:30PM

Meet And MInGLe receptIon

Shoreline Lanai Lawn

7:15 - 8:45PM

MoVIe screenInG: “the hoMestretch”

Marina 6

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Workshops IV

10:45AM - 12:15PM

4.1 Developing an Effective Governance Model

Nautilus 1

4.2 Housing-Focused Emergency Shelter

Nautilus 2

4.3 Financial Assistance: Using a Progressive Engagement Model

Nautilus 3

4.4 Taking Rapid Re-Housing to Scale

Nautilus 4

4.5 The Role of HUD’s Homeless and Mainstream Housing Programs in Ending Homelessness

Nautilus 5

4.6 Working with Systems-Involved Youth

Marina 4

4.7 Ending Youth Homelessness: Facilitating Family Reconnection

Marina 5

4.8 Educating the 114th Congress: Advocacy Strategies and Opportunities

Executive Center 2

4.9 Housing and Serving Undocumented Immigrants Who Are Homeless

Marina 6

Workshops V 5.1 Getting It Right: Evaluating Your Rapid Re-Housing Program

Nautilus 1

5.2 Strategically Shifting Resources: Assessing Project Performance for Tiering and Reallocation

Nautilus 2

5.3 Rapid Re-Housing in High-Cost and Low-Vacancy Rental Markets

Nautilus 3

5.4 Supporting What Works: The Role of Private Funders

Nautilus 4

5.5 Implementing Best Practices in Rapid Re-Housing Case Management

Nautilus 5

5.6 Housing Models for Youth I

Marina 4

5.7 Improving Data on Homeless Youth

Marina 5

5.8 Best Practices in Rapidly Re-Housing Veterans Using SSVF

Executive Center 2

5.9 Housing the Most Vulnerable Families

Marina 6

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Keynote Speakers: The Honorable Julián Castro, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development The Honorable Toni G. Atkins, Speaker of the California State Assembly

2:30 - 4PM

Workshops VI 6.1 Retooling from Transitional Housing to Rapid Re-Housing

Nautilus 1

6.2 Prioritization and Targeting Resources

Nautilus 2

6.3 Housing Models for Youth II

Nautilus 3

6.4 Serving and Improving Outcomes for LGBTQ Youth

Nautilus 4

6.5 Q&A with HUD: The Inside Scoop on Homeless Assistance Programs

Nautilus 5

6.6 Supporting Young Children and Their Families

Marina 5

6.7 Getting Lawyers Involved: How Legal Advocates Can Help End Youth Homelessness

Marina 4

6.8 Partnering with Child Welfare Agencies to Address Family Homelessness

Executive Center 2

6.9 Linking Employment Strategies to Rapid Re-Housing

Marina 6

The Alliance encourages attendees to share conference experiences on Twitter (#NAEH15) and Facebook throughout the conference. We are looking forward to hearing from you! Use guest code “naeh15” to access conference WIFI throughout the hotel meeting space. * Excess food from today’s lunch will be donated to San Diego Rescue Mission

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Keynote Speaker: Nan Roman, President and CEO, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC

10:15AM - 12PM

Workshops I RRH

1.1 Blueprint to End Family Homelessness

Nautilus 1

Ending family homelessness by 2020 is a challenging, but attainable, goal. This workshop will examine how communities have realigned resources to make progress in reducing family homelessness. Federal policy strategies to end family homelessness will also be explored. • Marygrace Billek, Mercer County Department of Human Services, Trenton, NJ • Mark Greenberg, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. • Robert Garcia, Administration for Children and Families, San Francisco, CA • Sharon McDonald, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) • Ann Oliva, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Y

1.2 Blueprint to End Youth Homelessness

Nautilus 2

The federal government has set a goal of ending youth homelessness by 2020. This workshop will examine how policymakers and communities are moving toward that goal. Presenters will also discuss the federal response to youth homelessness and how agencies can more effectively work together to achieve the goal of the federal plan. • • • • S

Jasmine Hayes, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, Washington, DC mindy mitchell, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) Cathy ten Broeke, State of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN Paul Toro, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

1.3 Crisis Response System

Nautilus 3

Ending family and youth homelessness requires that communities move from a collection of disconnected programs to a coordinated crisis response system. This workshop will discuss how communities can use a shared goal, clear outcome measures that define high performance, and a strong governance structure to make progress toward becoming a high performing crisis response system. • • • •

Tess Colby, Pierce County Community Connections, Tacoma, WA michelle Heritage, Community Shelter Board, Columbus, OH Pamela Kestner, Office of Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Richmond, VA (Moderator) Debbie Thiele, CSH, Seattle, WA

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Workshops I — continued 1.4 Working Together to End Veteran Homelessness

Location

Nautilus 4

As we get closer to the end of 2015, the date by which the Federal government aims to end veteran homelessness, some communities are seeing rapid declines in veteran homelessness. Where this has occurred, a major factor has been the collaboration between key partners, including the Continuum of Care and the local Department of Veterans Affairs. This workshop will highlight communities that have created lasting working partnerships to fully address homelessness among veterans and their families. • Baylee Crone, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Washington, DC (Moderator) • Marti Johnson, Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition of Northeast, Florida Jacksonville, FL • Martha Kegel, UNITY of Greater New Orleans, New Orleans, LA • Alyson Zikmund, New York City Department of Homeless Services, New York, NY

1.5 Faith-Based Groups: Important Partners in Ending Homelessness

Nautilus 5

Faith-based groups play a key role in ending family homelessness as they provide many resources including shelter and permanent housing assistance. This workshop will highlight strategies for Continuums of Care (CoC) to engage faith-based providers in their work, as well as strategies for faith-based groups to work with their CoCs in a more coordinated way • • • •

Jim Amstutz, Akron Mennonite Church, Akron, PA Steve Brubaker, Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, Philadelphia, PA Lisa Gustaveson, Seattle University, Seattle, WA Kay Moshier McDivitt, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator)

1.6 The Role of the Media in Ending Family and Youth Homelessness

Marina 2

Homelessness is a rich subject for journalists, bloggers, and photographers. As an issue, it comes with its own inherent drama and crosses a variety of news beats. In this workshop, journalists and communications professionals will examine how the media treats the issue and ways communities can strategically work with the media to help build political and community will. • • • •

Kelly Bennett, CBC Hamilton, Hamilton, ON Emanuel Cavallaro, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) Kelly Davis, San Diego City Beat, San Diego, CA Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA

1.7 Strategies for Overcoming Employment Barriers

Marina 4

For many families and youth exiting homelessness, housing retention and stability depend on employment. These families and youth often have limited employment experience, which can make finding and maintaining a job difficult. Speakers in this workshop will present effective vocational models and resources to support employment for homeless and formerly homeless families and youth. • • • •

Matthew Doherty, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) Jim Riccio, MDRC, New York, NY Christy Thomas, Christy Thomas, CATCH, Inc., Caldwell, ID Melissa Young, Heartland Alliance, Chicago, IL

1.8 Preventing and Ending Youth Homelessness: Early Intervention

Marina 5

Youth who have recently become homeless may face a variety of dangers, including sleeping outside and exposure to drugs and violence. Early intervention to prevent a homelessness episode, or to help youth access safe crisis housing immediately upon becoming homeless may avert exposure to these dangers. This workshop will focus on strategies to target the youth at imminent risk of homelessness and the creation of a system that can identify and assist youth early in their homeless experience. • • • • • •

Carly Graber, San Diego Youth Services, San Diego, CA Sparky Harlan, Bill Wilson Center, Santa Clara, CA Shira Hasson-Schiff, Cocoon House, Everett, WA Shahera Hyatt, California Homeless Youth Project, Sacramento, CA (Moderator) Sarah Merrill, San Diego Youth Services, San Diego, CA Kathy Wigtil, Waco Independent School District, Waco, TX

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Workshops I — contInued 1.9 What Is Congress Doing to End Homelessness? A Federal Budget Update

Marina 6

Federal resources are critical for local communities to make progress in preventing and ending homelessness, and Congress has recently made important funding decisions that will have significant implications for families and youth homelessness. This workshop will review key budget decisions, provide participants with an update on what current funding levels mean for homeless assistance programs, and detail where we are in the budgetary process. Presenters will discuss upcoming opportunities to use advocacy to educate policymakers about ending homelessness, and impact key budget decisions. • Steve Berg, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC (Speaker/Moderator) • Sarah Czarnecki, Office of Congressman Scott Peters, San Diego, CA

12:15 - 1:45PM

Lunch* pLenArY

Grande Ballroom

Youth Panel Discussion: Moderated by Gregory Lewis, True Colors Fund, New York, NY Transformation Talks: John Kuhn, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Supportive Services for Veteran Families, Philadelphia, PA Linda Olsen, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Seattle, WA

2:15 - 3:45PM

Workshops II S

2.1 HMIS and the Important Role of Data

Nautilus 1

Data is a critical component of a community’s efforts to prevent and end homelessness among families and youth. This workshop will discuss reasons and strategies to improve data quality, present ways in which data can be used more meaningfully, and provide examples of how to move data from Homeless information management System (HmiS) into the real world of resource allocation and strategic planning. • • • •

margot Ackermann, Homeward, Richmond, VA Katharine Gale, Katharine Gale Consulting, Berkeley, CA (Moderator) megan Kurteff-Schatz, Focus Strategies, Sacramento, CA Lauren Zimmermann, Supportive Housing Works, Bridgeport, CT

2.2 Diverting Families from Entering the Homelessness System

Nautilus 2

Diversion is a strategy that prevents homelessness by helping people, at the point of entry to the shelter system, to identify an alternative housing arrangement. This may involve connecting them with services and financial assistance to help them secure permanent housing. Diversion programs can reduce the number of families becoming homeless, the demand for shelter beds, and the size of program wait lists. This workshop will discuss the keys to successful diversion programs, including assessment tools, funding sources, and partnerships. Presenters will examine ways to implement diversion strategies that do not erect barriers to shelter for those who need it. • Ed Boyte, Cleveland Mediation Center, Cleveland, OH • Kristen Brown, Office to End Homelessness, Minneapolis/Hennepin County, Minneapolis, MN • Kristen Granatek, Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, Hartford, CT (Moderator) RRH

2.3 Best Practices Based on the Core Components of Rapid Re-Housing

Nautilus 3

Core components of rapid re-housing have been adopted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of veterans Affairs, and the U.S. interagency Council on Homelessness. How should they be implemented in real programs and communities? Seasoned practitioners will provide concrete examples of putting the core components into practice. • Lindsay Knotts, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) • Tiana Purvis, The Salvation Army, Delaware, OH • Elizabeth varela, Building Futures, San Leandro, CA

* Excess food from today’s lunch will be donated to San Diego Rescue Mission

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2.4 The Strategic Use of Transitional Housing

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As communities work to improve the efficiency of their homelessness systems, it becomes increasingly important to ensure that transitional housing is well targeted to those populations for whom it is effective and who choose it. Evidence indicates that this includes people in recovery or experiencing domestic violence, and youth. Presenters will discuss how communities can use their transitional housing in the most strategic ways to address family and youth homelessness. • • • •

Samantha Batko, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) Elaine de Coligny, EveryOne Home, Hayward, CA Kelly King Horne, Homeward, Richmond, VA Ann Oliva, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC

2.5 Solving Youth Homelessness: Lessons from Abroad

Nautilus 5

Other nations have made a commitment to end homelessness, and U.S. policymakers and practitioners can learn from their experiences. This workshop will examine strategies being used in Australia and Canada to combat youth homelessness. • • • •

michael Coffey, Yfoundations, New South Wales, Australia Beverley Ebersold, U.S Interagency Council on Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) Stephen Gaetz, York University, Toronto, Ontario David macKenzie, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorne, Australia

2.6 Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Homeless Youth

Marina 2

Homeless youth, especially those living on the streets or unable to access assistance, are especially vulnerable to exploitation and trafficking for sex and/or labor. This workshop will explore the ways that homeless youth may become trafficked and what service providers can do to prevent youth trafficking and provide support to survivors. • • • •

Rasta Bagheri, Community Service Programs, Santa Ana, CA Misty Bailey, California Highway Patrol, San Diego, CA Melinda Giovengo, YouthCare, Seattle, WA (Moderator) Denise Williams-Griffi n, The Bridge for Youth, Minneapolis, MN

2.7 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs): A Key Partner in Ending Homelessness

Marina 6

Communities that are undertaking systemic planning to end family and youth homelessness are enlisting the support of mainstream partners in their efforts. The local Public Housing Agency (PHA) is often a key mainstream partner. This workshop will discuss strategies for strengthening the relationship between local homeless assistance systems and PHAs as well as innovative models being used by PHAs to prevent and end family and youth homelessness. • • • •

minna Castillo Cohen, Mile High United Way, Denver, CO Jennifer Ho, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC (Moderator) Peter Lynn, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles, CA Kristin Winkel, King County Housing Authority, Tukwila, WA

2.8 Partnering with TANF Agencies to Address Family Homelessness

Marina 5

There is increasing attention to how Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) agencies can support local efforts to end family homelessness. This workshop will examine successful partnerships between homeless service providers and TANF agencies to rapidly re-house families. Two new California initiatives, Housing Support for CalWorks (TANF) and the TANF Family Stabilization Program, will be among the promising program models explored. • • • •

Deon Arline, LA County Department of Public Social Services, Los Angeles, CA Robert Garcia, Administration for Children and Families, San Francisco, CA (Moderator) Erin Horgan, County Welfare Directors Association, Sacramento, CA Robin Koskey, Building Changes, Seattle, WA

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2.9 Systemic Responses to Youth Homelessness

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Youth homelessness is best addressed through a comprehensive, community-wide response that includes adequate crisis resources, a variety of housing options, and developmentally appropriate services. This workshop will examine communities that are developing systemic responses to youth homelessness. The importance of an outcome-oriented system that collaborates with the existing Continuum of Care will also be addressed. • • • •

4:15 - 5:45PM

Heather Brown, Multnomah County/Outside In, Portland, OR megan Gibbard, Committee to End Homelessness in King County, Seattle, WA Sarah Hunter, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC (Moderator) maura mcCauley, City of Chicago, Department of Family and Support Services, Chicago, IL

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3.1 System Performance 101: What are HUD’s System Performance Measures and How Can CoCs Use This Data?

Nautilus 1

The ability for Continuums of Care (CoC) to understand and analyze their system-level performance is a critical component to better serving homeless persons and making necessary system change. The selection criteria outlined in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) interim CoC Program provides a framework for system performance measures. in this session, HUD will layout its vision for system-level performance and outline the details of how CoCs will implement them. HUD will also discuss the significance of using a variety of data sources to inform system performance. • Norm Suchar, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC S

3.2 Introduction to Coordinated Entry

Nautilus 2

High-functioning coordinated entry systems can help families and youth access community housing options more quickly and help a community more effectively use homeless assistance resources. This workshop will feature communities that are in the process of implementing coordinated assessment systems, sharing their successes and challenges. • • • •

Michele Fuller-Hallauer, Clark County Social Service, Las Vegas, NV Jonni miller, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles, CA Cynthia Nagendra, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) marcy Thompson, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC

3.3 Research on Family Homelessness

Nautilus 3

Emerging research on the effectiveness of interventions is critically important as communities design and implement strategies to end family homelessness. This workshop will focus on the implications of findings from the Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration and the Supportive Services for veteran Families (SSvF) program. • • • • RRH

Tom Byrne, National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA Mary Cunningham, Urban Institute, Washington, DC (Moderator) Jason Rodriguez, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Brooke Spellman, Abt Associates, Inc., Bethesda, MD

3.4 Strategies for Engaging Landlords

Nautilus 4

A key component of successful rapid re-housing programs is creating and maintaining strong relationships with a variety of private and public landlords, even in very high-cost rental markets. This workshop will cover strategies that communities have used to develop these relationships. • • • •

Jeff Kositsky, Hamilton Family Center, San Francisco, CA (Moderator) Gwen McQueeney, Northern Virginia Family Services, Manassas, VA Robin Meyer, Northwest Youth Services, Bellingham, WA michael Raposa, St. Vincent de Paul South Pinellas, St. Petersburg, FL

Thursday, February 19

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Workshops III — contInued

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3.5 Expanding Affordable Housing Opportunities

This workshop will examine how to increase housing opportunities for families through partnerships with affordable housing providers. Speakers will also provide an overview of the National Housing Trust Fund and discuss how providers and advocates can work effectively with their state partners to ensure that the long awaited housing resources are used to help combat homelessness. • • • •

Richard Cho, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) Richard Gentry, San Diego Housing Commission, San Diego, CA Elayne Weiss, National Low Income Housing Coalition, Washington, DC Aaron Wooler, Century Housing, Culver City, CA

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3.6 Meeting the Needs of Homeless Survivors of Domestic Violence

Survivors of domestic violence have unique safety needs. Rapid re-housing, when properly designed and implemented, has proven to be an effective model for this population. This workshop will discuss the importance of the partnership between domestic violence services and the homeless assistance system as well as implementing rapid re-housing in a way that can keep survivors safe and housed. • Kris Billhardt, Volunteers of America, Oregon - Home Free, Portland, OR • Sharon Elliot, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC • Linda Olsen, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Seattle, WA Y

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3.7 Outreach and Crisis Housing for Youth

much like single adults and families, youth may require crisis housing that keeps them safe while helping them return to family or access other housing resources. This workshop will focus on essential elements of a crisis response for youth as well as the important role that outreach plays in engaging youth and bringing them into safety. The role of social media in engaging youth will be explored. • • • •

Jocelyn Adamo, Boys and Girls Club of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Darla Bardine, National Network for Youth, Washington, DC (Moderator) Nicole Giannone, Ali Forney Center, New York, NY Paul Hamman, The Night Ministry, Chicago, IL

3.8 Education and Employment Interventions for Disconnected Youth

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millions of youth aged 16 to 24 are neither in school nor working. As a result, they may fail to lay a foundation for stability and success, putting them at imminent or future risk of homelessness. This workshop will cover strategies for reconnecting youth, currently homeless or not, with education and/or employment and preventing youth from becoming disconnected. • • • •

Sherilyn Adams, Larkin Street Youth, San Francisco, CA Simon Costello, Los Angeles LGBT Center, Los Angeles, CA Sam margolius, Justice Resource Institute, Needham, MA Amy Sawyer, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator)

3.9 Addressing the Unique Challenges of Rural Homelessness

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Rural homeless assistance systems are often faced with limited resources, vast coverage areas, and the inability to establish comprehensive assistance for families and youth. This workshop will highlight rural communities working to adapt or create a system to meet the needs of those experiencing homelessness. Presenters will provide formal presentations and facilitate an interactive discussion intended to share successes and problem solve around increasing resources, engaging providers, and transportation. • Zachary Brown, West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, Bridgeport, WV (Speaker/Moderator) • Lloyd Pendleton, Housing and Community Development, State of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT • Betsy Vidlak, Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska, Gering, NE

6:15 - 7:30PM

Meet And MInGLe receptIon

Shoreline Lanai Lawn

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MoVIe screenInG: “the hoMestretch”

LOCATiON

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The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and build a future. Each of these smart, ambitious teenagers - Roque, Kasey and Anthony - will surprise, inspire, and challenge audiences to rethink stereotypes of homelessness as they work to complete their educations while facing the trauma of being alone and abandoned at an early age. Through haunting images, intimate scenes, and first-person narratives, these teens take us on their journeys of struggle and triumph. As their stories unfold, the film connects us deeply with larger issues of poverty, race, juvenile justice, immigration, foster care, and LGBTQ rights.

Friday

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8 - 9AM

contInentAL BreAkFAst

8AM - 12PM

reGIstrAtIon check-In

9 - 10:30AM

Workshops IV S

4.1 Developing an Effective Governance Model

Grande Foyer Bayview Foyer

Nautilus 1

An effective governance structure is critical to promote and implement the system change that is needed to end homelessness. This workshop will discuss the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements for governance; the essential elements of good governance; and how to use a collective impact model to unite homeless assistance providers, manage and measure performance, and set the tone for a systemic focus on ending family and youth homelessness. • Susan Hallett, The Community Foundation, Richmond, VA • Denise Neunaber, North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness, Raleigh, NC (Speaker/Moderator) • Suzanne Wagner, Housing Innovations, New York, NY

4.2 Housing-Focused Emergency Shelter

Nautilus 2

Emergency shelters play a critical role in a crisis response system. Low barrier, permanent housing-focused shelters not only ensure families have a safe place to stay, but that their experience of homelessness is as brief as possible. This workshop will feature providers of emergency shelter for families and discuss the role emergency shelter should play in a crisis response system. This workshop will also discuss the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s rule released in 2012 regarding equal access to emergency shelter regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. • • • • RRH

Sarah Hunter, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC Deronda metz, The Salvation Army, Charlotte, NC Ralph Payton, Hamilton Family Center, San Francisco, CA Peter Simons, HomeAid, Newport Beach, CA (Moderator)

4.3 Financial Assistance: Using a Progressive Engagement Mode

Nautilus 3

Financial assistance is one of the three core components of rapid re-housing. This workshop will discuss how programs can use a progressive engagement model of financial assistance to maximize limited resources and house as many families as possible. • Kay Moshier McDivitt, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) • mary Rode, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD • Melanie Zamora, The Road Home, Salt Lake City, UT S

4.4 Taking Rapid Re-Housing to Scale

Nautilus 4

Does your community have sufficient rapid re-housing resources? Do you need more rapid re-housing? This workshop is designed for community leaders looking for ways to increase their rapid re-housing capacity. Workshop speakers will discuss strategies to develop and utilize multiple funding sources and build systemic support to expand the use of rapid re-housing for families and youth. • • • •

Katharine Gale, Focus Strategies-Katherine Gale Consulting, Inc., Berkeley, CA (Moderator) Amy Klein, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Owings Mills, MD Jeff Kositsky, Hamilton Family Center, San Francisco, CA Kathy Robertson, Department of Housing and Community Development, Richmond, VA

Friday, February 20

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Workshops IV — contInued 4.5 The Role of HUD’s Homeless and Mainstream Housing Programs in Ending Homelessness

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development programs, including the Emergency Solutions Grants and Continuum of Care programs, provide a variety of resources that can be used to serve homeless families. in this workshop, speakers will provide an overview of how HUD’s homeless assistance programs will be impacted by new regulations, policies, and federal budgets. Speakers will also discuss strategies that communities can employ to better coordinate and target dedicated homelessness resources and integrate them with available mainstream resources. • Jennifer Ho, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC (Speaker/Moderator) • Ann Oliva, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC

4.6 Working with Systems-Involved Youth

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A significant number of homeless youth have histories of involvement with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. This workshop will explore how juvenile justice and child welfare systems can play a role in the response to youth homelessness and how providers can most effectively navigate those systems when working with homeless youth. • Fred Kingston, The Mockingbird Society, Seattle, WA • Norweeta milburn, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, CA • Deanne Pearn, First Place for Youth, Oakland, CA • Robert Pulster, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) Y

4.7 Ending Youth Homelessness: Facilitating Family Reconnection

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Although family conflict is the most common cause of youth homelessness, most youth return home to their families or other caring adults. This workshop will examine how providers are helping to facilitate this process appropriately and safely. • • • •

Paul Curtis, CA Coalition for Youth, Sacramento, CA (Moderator) Laurie mazerbo, Our Family Services, Tucson, AZ Caitlin Ryan, Family Acceptance Project, San Francisco, CA Justin Sage-Passant, Eva’s Initiative, Toronto, CA

4.8 Educating the 114th Congress: Advocacy Strategies and Opportunities

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The 114th Congress convened in January, and includes many new members. it is the role of advocates to ensure that members of Congress understand the impacts the decisions they make have on homeless families and youth and the programs that serve them. This interactive workshop will provide an overview of the new Congress and effective strategies for advocates to use to educate new and returning members of various political and ideological persuasions. • Evelyn Craig, reStart, Inc., Kansas City, MO • Julie Klein, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC (Speaker/Moderator) • Curtis Stauffer, Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky, Frankfort, KY

4.9 Housing and Serving Undocumented Immigrants Who Are Homeless

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Undocumented immigrants who become homeless may have difficulty accessing federal programs. This workshop will review for which housing programs undocumented families and youth are and are not eligible and what responsibilities nonprofit providers have, with a particular focus on youth. • Piper Ehlen, HomeBase, San Francisco, CA • Sharon Rapport, CSH, Los Angeles, CA (Moderator)

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5.1 Getting It Right: Evaluating Your Rapid Re-Housing Program

Successful programs continually evaluate their outcomes and make adjustments to improve services and performance. This workshop will provide examples of implementing simple and more advanced evaluation procedures, setting achievable benchmarks, and making positive changes based on the resulting data. • Iain De Jong, OrgCode Consulting, Inc., Toronto, Canada • Jamie Taylor, The Cloudburst Group, Landover, MD • Mark Johnston, Mark Johnston Consulting, Stafford, VA (Moderator) S

5.2 Strategically Shifting Resources: Assessing Project Performance for Tiering and Reallocation

Nautilus 2

Recent Continuum of Care (CoC) applications have required CoCs to rank and tier their projects and have provided the ability to reallocate funds from existing projects to new ones. Reviewing the performance of existing projects enables a CoC to assess its performance on a system level, identify if existing resources are matching the current needs of the community, and create new projects to meet those needs. This workshop will provide an overview of the tiering and reallocation process, offer strategies to reallocate resources from underperforming projects to new permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing projects, and describe how communities have effectively used the reallocation process to fairly determine what shifts need to be made. • Megan Owens Faught, San Francisco Human Services Agency, San Francisco, CA • Brett Gagnon, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC • Norm Suchar, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC (Moderator)

5.3 Rapid Re-Housing in High-Cost and Low-Vacancy Rental Markets

Nautilus 3

High-cost and low-vacancy rental markets can present challenges to rapid re-housing providers in finding housing options for families. innovative and strategic thinking are common threads among practitioners who successfully rise to this challenge. Speakers will share their experience and techniques for housing families in difficult rental markets. • Jason Blair, Abode Services, Fremont, CA • Jamey Burden, Community of Hope, Inc., Washington, DC • Gwen McQueeny, Northern Virginia Family Services, Manassas, VA (Moderator)

5.4 Supporting What Works: The Role of Private Funders

Nautilus 4

Private funders play an important role in determining what programs and services communities can provide to homeless families and youth. When funders agree on the goals and performance outcomes to be supported, a community can more easily implement system changes and make progress toward ending homelessness. This workshop will discuss how private funders can support programs and initiatives that improve system performance. • • • •

RRH

max Gardner, Orange County United Way, Irvine, CA Elizabeth Groeger, Morgan Stanley, San Francisco, CA Jennifer LeSar, LeSar Development Consultants, San Diego, CA Anne miskey, Funders Together to End Homelessness, Boston, MA (Moderator)

5.5 Implementing Best Practices in Rapid Re-Housing Case Management

Nautilus 5

As a core component of rapid re-housing, rapid re-housing case management and services require a shift in not only operations, but in philosophy. Speakers will discuss the challenges and adaptations necessary to ensure effective case management for families and youth in rapid re-housing programs. Techniques overviewed will include using progressive engagement, home-based case management strategies, and a voluntary services approach. • Anna Blasco, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC (Speaker/Moderator) • Jeffrey King, Community Rebuilders, Grand Rapids, MI • Katina Williams, St. Joseph’s Villa, Richmond, VA

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5.6 Housing Models for Youth I

There is great variability in the ages and developmental stages of youth experiencing homelessness, and consequently in their needs, abilities, and desire to live independently. This workshop, the first of two focused on housing options for youth, will examine a continuum of housing and service responses intended to meet the varied needs of homeless youth. Workshop speakers will discuss scattered site and single site transitional housing, host homes, and rapid re-housing. • • • • Y

Carley Cysensky, Shared Housing Services, Takoma, WA Robin meyer, Northwest Youth Services, Bellingham, WA Bill motsavage, Valley Youth House, Allentown, PA Deborah Shore, Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Washington, DC (Moderator)

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5.7 Improving Data on Homeless Youth

To make and measure progress on ending youth homelessness, much more data is needed on the size and characteristics of the population. This workshop will review strategies to improve youth inclusion in point-in-time counts and will highlight efforts to improve the quality of administrative data for this population in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act funded programs. • Colette Auerswald, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA • Michele Fuller-Hallauer, Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition-Committee On Homelessness, Las Vegas, NV • Sarah Hunter, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC • Sonali Patel, Chapin Hall Center for Children, Chicago, IL (Moderator)

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5.8 Best Practices in Rapidly Re-Housing Veterans Using SSVF

The U.S. Department of veterans Affairs (vA) has provided significant funds for the Supportive Services for veteran Families (SSvF) program in recent years. This interactive workshop will review best practices and what you need to know to successfully rapidly re-house veterans and their families. Current SSvF grantees will lead a discussion around successes, challenges, integration with the homeless assistance system, working with vA, and other audience questions. • • • •

Cynthia Dodge, WA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, Las Vegas, NV John Kuhn, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (Moderator) Ben Noll, Friendship Place, Washington, DC Chela Sullivan, UMOM New Day Centers, Phoenix, AZ

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5.9 Housing the Most Vulnerable Families

This workshop will examine how communities are using permanent supportive housing and intensive service interventions to permanently house high-need families. Workshop speakers will discuss targeting strategies as well as lessons learned in designing and providing supportive services to highly vulnerable households. • • • •

12:30 - 2PM

michelle Flynn, The Road Home, Salt Lake City Utah martha Kenton, Center for Urban Community Services, New York, NY Aaron Levitt, Center for Urban Community Services, New York, NY Alice Shobe, Building Changes, Seattle, WA (Moderator)

Grande Ballroom

Lunch* pLenArY Keynote Speakers: The Honorable Julián Castro, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development The Honorable Toni G. Atkins, Speaker of the California State Assembly

* Excess food from today’s lunch will be donated to San Diego Rescue Mission

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Workshops VI S

6.1 Retooling from Transitional Housing to Rapid Re-Housing

LOCATiON

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many providers and community leaders are exploring options for retooling their existing family transitional housing programs to rapid re-housing. This workshop is designed for programs that are ready to begin and want to learn more about the steps to take. Workshop speakers will discuss changes in staffing, contracts, building use, and working with Continuums of Care to make the shift. • Will Evans, Community Connections of Jacksonville, Inc, Jacksonville, FL • Duke Paulson, Helping Hand House, Puyallup, WA • Debbie Thiele, CSH, Seattle, WA (Moderator) S

6.2 Prioritization and Targeting Resources

Nautilus 2

With limited resources, communities must make decisions about how to prioritize resources for families and youth experiencing homelessness. This workshop will review ways communities are prioritizing families and youth for interventions. Particular attention will be paid to the role assessment and targeting tools play in helping communities make these decisions. • • • • • Y

Iain De Jong, OrgCode Consulting, Inc., Toronto, Canada marge martin, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC (Moderator) Brooke Spellman, Abt Associates, Inc., Bethesda, MD Marcy Thompson, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC marge Wherley, Abt Associates, Inc., Bethesda, MD

6.3 Housing Models for Youth II

Nautilus 3

This workshop, the second on housing models for youth, will examine housing for youth with higher needs and barriers, including serious mental illness and substance abuse issues. Workshop speakers will discuss transitional housing and permanent supportive housing models that include more in-depth services for youth with the most barriers to stability. • • • •

Jon Bradley, Preble Street, Portland, ME Angela Rosales, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Los Angeles, CA (Moderator) Ken Schafer, Friends of Youth, Renton, WA Heidi Walter, Boys and Girls Club of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

6.4 Serving and Improving Outcomes for LGBTQ Youth

Nautilus 4

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth are disproportionately represented among the homeless youth population. in this workshop, speakers will examine homelessness prevention for LGBTQ youth such as family intervention as well as creating inclusive and affirming crisis and transitional housing programs. • Ben Bedrossian, Covenant House CA, Los Angeles, CA • Kevin Finn, Strategies to End Homelessness, Cincinnati, OH • Gregory Lewis, True Colors Fund, New York, NY (Moderator)

6.5 Q&A with HUD: The Inside Scoop on Homeless Assistance Programs

Nautilus 5

Officials with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be on hand to answers questions about HUD homeless assistance programs and address specific details of HEARTH Act implementation. Topics to be addressed will include the Emergency Solutions Grant program, point-in-time counts, the Continuum of Care program, data standards, and outcome measures. Attendees should come prepared with questions on these topics. • • • •

Brett Gagnon, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC Ann Oliva, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC (Moderator) Ebony Rankin, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC Norm Suchar, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC

Friday, February 20

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2:30 - 4PM

Workshops VI — Continued

Location

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6.6 Supporting Young Children and Their Families

Approximately half of all children in homeless service programs are age 5 or under. This workshop will explore how funders are working to connect very young children experiencing homelessness to early childhood development programs to promote the healthy development of young children. • Marsha Basloe, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC • Sharon Murphy, First 5 LA, Los Angeles, CA • Mark Valentine, Ounce of Prevention Fund, Chicago, IL • Dhakshike Wickrema, Shelter Partnership, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (Moderator)

6.7 Getting Lawyers Involved: How Legal Advocates Can Help End Youth Homelessness

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From helping youth access public benefits, to advocating for system-involved youth, to suing to stop evictions or the criminalization of homelessness, attorneys work in many ways to address the needs of homeless youth. This workshop will explore how getting the lawyers involved in programs and in communities can help end youth homelessness. • • • •

Mindy Mitchell, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) Cynthia Schuler, Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development, Phoenix, AZ Eric Tars, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, Washington, DC Casey Trupin, Columbia Legal Services, Seattle, WA

6.8 Partnering with Child Welfare Agencies to Address Family Homelessness

Executive Center 2

Many homeless families are involved with the child welfare system. This workshop will provide an overview of how homeless service programs can partner with child welfare agencies to serve child welfare-involved families with severe housing needs, including homelessness. Research on the intersection of family homelessness and child welfare involvement will also be examined. • • • • RRH

Mary Cunningham, Urban Institute, Washington, DC Elaine de Coligny, EveryOne Home, Hayward, CA Jasmine Hayes, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) Benjamin Charvat, New York City Department of Homeless Services, New York, NY

6.9 Linking Employment Strategies to Rapid Re-Housing

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Placing families and individuals with no employment or income in rapid re-housing is not without challenges. Integrating employment strategies into rapid re-housing may lead to more lasting success. This workshop will feature practitioners who are successfully tying employment programs to rapid re-housing, resulting in greater opportunities for their clients. • • • •

Kris Freed, LA Family Housing, North Hollywood, CA Nora Gilligan, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC Katy Miller, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, Washington, DC (Moderator) Sarai Orth, Career Path Services, Spoka, VA

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pLenArY speaker

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Toni G. Atkins

Toni G. Atkins is the Speaker of the California State Assembly, where she has served since 2010, representing the state’s 78th district. She is a leading voice for affordable housing, an advocate for women’s rights, and champion for veterans and homeless people. Prior to her election as Speaker, she held the position of majority Leader. She chaired the Assembly Select Committee on Homelessness, and served on committees on Housing and Community Development, Health, veterans Affairs, as well as the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. She previously served eight years on the San Diego City Council.

Julián Castro

Julián Castro is the 16th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. in this role, mr. Castro oversees 8,000 employees and a budget of $46 billion, using a performance-driven approach to achieve the Department’s mission of expanding opportunity for all Americans. Prior to his appointment as HUD Secretary, he served as mayor of the city of San Antonio, during which time he became known as a national leader in urban development. Under his leadership, San Antonio launched the “Decade of Downtown,” an initiative that attracted $350 million in private sector investment and created more than 2,400 housing units by the end of 2014. in march of that year, Castro was named to the World Economic Forum’s list of Young Global Leaders. Previously, mr. Castro served as a member of the San Antonio City Council.

John Kuhn

John Kuhn is the National Director of the vA’s Supported Services for veteran Families (SSvF) program, vA’s new homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing initiative, which has in the past year helped 70,000 veterans and their family members find or keep permanent housing. Prior to working with SSvF, mr. Kuhn authored the vA’s CHALENG Report, a community assessment on the needs of homeless veterans. He has worked with the homeless for more than 20 years.

PLENARY SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Gregory Lewis

Gregory Lewis is a longtime advocate for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender equality. In 2008, he worked with Cyndi Lauper and her co-founders to launch the True Colors Fund. Mr. Lewis has served as its executive director ever since. Under his leadership, the True Colors Fund has grown into the leading national organization addressing the issue of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth homelessness.

Linda Olsen

Linda Olsen is the Housing Program Coordinator with the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, where she is responsible for coordinating the Domestic Violence Housing First pilot project, which tested housing strategies, including Rapid Re-Housing, for survivors of domestic violence. Ms. Olsen has worked in the field of domestic violence for 29 years, serving in the roles of volunteer coordinator, shelter director, and executive director at two domestic violence agencies.

Nan Roman

Nan Roman is the president and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness; a public education, advocacy, and capacity-building organization. She is a leading national voice on the issue of homelessness. Under her guidance, the Alliance has successfully identified and promoted innovative strategies for ending homelessness that have been adopted by communities across the country. In her role, Ms. Roman works closely with members of Congress and the Administration, as well as with officials and advocates at the state and local levels. She collaborates with Alliance partners to educate the public about the real nature of homelessness and effective solutions. She has researched and written on the issue of homelessness, regularly speaks at events around the country, and frequently serves as an expert on the issue for the media. Her unique perspective on homelessness and its solutions comes from more than 20 years of local and national experience in the areas of poverty and community-based organizations.

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Margot Ackermann

Research and Evaluation Director Homeward — Richmond, vA [email protected]

Jocelyn Adamo

Manager of Prevention and Outreach Boys and Girls Club of Calgary — Calgary, AB [email protected]

Sherilyn Adams

Executive Director Larkin Street Youth — San Francisco, CA [email protected]

Jim Amstutz

Lead Pastor Akron mennonite Church — Akron, PA [email protected]

Deon Arline

Human Services Administrator I L.A. County Department of Public Social Services — Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

Colette Auerswald

Associate Professor UC, Berkeley School of Public Health [email protected]

Rasta Bagheri

Victim Advocate Community Service Programs — Santa Ana, CA [email protected]

Misty Bailey

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Marsha Basloe

Senior Advisor for Early Childhood Development Administration for Children and Families — Washington, DC [email protected]

Samantha Batko

Capacity Building Coordinator National Alliance to End Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Libby Boyce

Director, Homelessness Research Institute National Alliance to End Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Housing for Health Program, Director of Access, Referral and Engagement LA County Department of Health Services — Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

Bill Bedrossian

Ed Boyte

Executive Director Covenant House CA — Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

Kelly Bennett

Journalist CBC Hamilton — Ontario, Canada [email protected]

Steve Berg

Assistant Director Cleveland mediation Center — Cleveland, OH [email protected]

Jon Bradley

Associate Director Preble Street — Portland, mE [email protected]

Vice President for Programs and Policy National Alliance to End Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Heather Brown

Marygrace Billek

Kristin Brown

Director mercer County Department of Human Service — Trenton, NJ [email protected]

Kris Billhardt

Officer / Investigator California Highway Patrol — San Diego, CA [email protected]

Director volunteers of America, Oregon Home Free – Portland, OR [email protected]

Darla Bardine

Jason Blair

Executive Director National Network for Youth —Washington, DC [email protected]

Anna Blasco

Director of Housing Programs Abode Services — Fremont, CA [email protected]

Youth Department Director multnomah County/Outside in — Portland, OR [email protected] Planner Office to End Homelessness, minneapolis / Hennepin County — minneapolis, mN [email protected]

Zachary Brown

Executive Director Wv Coalition to End Homelessness — Bridgeport, Wv [email protected]

Steven Brubaker

Director of Programs Sunday Breakfast Rescue mission — Lancaster, PA [email protected]

WORKSHOP SPEAKER CONTACT INFORMATION

James Burden

Vice President of Housing Programs and Policy Community of Hope, Inc. — Washington, DC [email protected]

Tom Byrne

Investigator National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans — Philadelphia, PA [email protected]

Minna Castillo Cohen

Director, Youth Success Mile High United Way — Denver, CO [email protected]

Ben Cattell Noll

Project Coordinator Friendship Place — Washington, DC [email protected]

Emanuel Cavallaro

Communications Associate National Alliance to End Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Benjamin Charvat

Deputy Commissioner of Policy and Planning New York City Department of Homeless Services — New York, NY [email protected]

Richard Cho

Evelyn Craig

Piper Ehlen

Baylee Crone

Sharon Elliott

Mary Cunningham

Will Evans

President and CEO reStart, Inc. — Kansas City, MO [email protected] Executive Director National Coalition for Homeless Veterans — Washington, DC [email protected] Senior Fellow Urban Institute — Washington, DC [email protected]

Paul Curtis

Executive Director CA Coalition for Youth — Sacramento, CA [email protected]

Carley Cysensky

Executive Director Shared Housing Services — Tacoma, WA [email protected]

Sarah Czarnecki

Field Representative Congressman Scott Peters — San Diego, CA [email protected]

Kelly Davis

Associate Editor San Diego City Beat — San Diego, CA [email protected]

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Staff Attorney HomeBase — San Francisco, CA [email protected] Grant Program Specialist U.S. Department of Justice — Washington, DC [email protected] Deputy Director of Housing and Supportive Services Community Connections of Jacksonville, Inc. — Jacksonville, FL [email protected]

Kevin Finn

President and CEO Strategies to End Homelessness — Cincinnati, OH [email protected]

Michelle Flynn

Associate, Executive Director of Programs The Road Home — Salt Lake City, UT [email protected]

Michele Fuller-Hallauer

CoC Coordinator Clark County Social Service — Las Vegas, NV [email protected]

Stephen Gaetz

Policy Director U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Elaine de Coligny

Executive Director EveryOne Home — Hayward, CA [email protected]

Director of Canadian Observatory on Homelessness York University — Toronto, ON [email protected]

Michael Coffey

Iain de Jong

Brett Gagnon

Tess Colby

Cynthia Dodge

CEO Yfoundations — New South Wales, Australia [email protected] Social Service Administrator Manager Pierce County Community Connections — Tacoma, WA [email protected]

Simon Costello

Director, Children, Youth and Family Services Los Angeles LGBT Center — Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

President and CEO OrgCode Consulting, Inc. — Port Credit, ON [email protected] VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System — Las Vegas, NV [email protected]

Matthew Doherty

Interim Executive Director U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Beverley Ebersold

Regional Coordinator U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Special Needs Assistance Program Specialist U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Washington, DC [email protected]

Katherine Gale

Consultant Katharine Gale Consulting, Focus Strategies — Berkeley, CA [email protected]

Robert Garcia

Regional Administrator U.S. Administration for Children and Families — San Francisco, CA [email protected]

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Max Gardner

President and CEO Orange County United Way — Irvine, CA [email protected]

Richard Gentry

Susan Hallett

Vice President, Programs The Community Foundation — Richmond, VA [email protected]

President and CEO San Diego Housing Commission — San Diego, CA [email protected]

Paul Hamann

Nicole Giannone

Sparky Harlan

Director of Program Evaluation, Training and Advocacy Ali Forney Center — New York, NY [email protected]

Megan Gibbard

Homeless Youth and Young Adult Project Manager Committee to End Homelessness in King County — Seattle, WA [email protected]

Nora Gilligan

Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Family Assistance U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — Washington, DC [email protected]

Melinda Giovengo

Executive Director YouthCare — Seattle, WA [email protected]

Carly Graber

Storefront Coordinator San Diego Youth Services — San Diego, CA [email protected]

Kristen Granatek

Manager of Technical Assistance and Program Services Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness — Hartford, CT [email protected]

Elizabeth Groeger

Wealth Management Morgan Stanley — San Francisco, CA [email protected]

Lisa Gustaveson

Program Manager Seattle University — Seattle, WA [email protected]

President and CEO The Night Ministry — Chicago, IL [email protected] CEO Bill Wilson Center — Santa Clara, CA [email protected]

Shira Hasson-Schiff

Director of Prevention Cocoon House — Everett, WA [email protected]

Jasmine Hayes

Policy Director U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Michelle Heritage

Executive Director Community Shelter Board — Columbus, OH [email protected]

Jennifer Ho

Senior Advisor on Housing and Services U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Washington, DC [email protected]

Gale Holland

Staff Writer Los Angeles Times — Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

Erin Horgan

Senior Policy Analyst County Welfare Directors Association — Sacramento, CA [email protected]

Sarah Hunter

Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Washington, DC [email protected]

Shahera Hyatt

Project Director California Homeless Youth Project — Sacramento, CA [email protected]

Marti Johnson

Director of SSVF Emergency Services & Homeless Coalition of Northeast, Florida — Jacksonville, FL [email protected]

Mark Johnston

Consultant Mark Johnston Consulting — Stafford, VA [email protected]

Martha Kegel

Executive Director UNITY of Greater New Orleans — New Orleans, LA [email protected]

Martha Kenton

Director of Management Services Center for Urban Community Services — New York, NY [email protected]

Pamela Kestner

Special Advisor on Families, Children and Poverty Office of Secretary of Health and Human Resources — Richmond, VA [email protected]

Jeffrey King

Director of Advancement and Communication Community Rebuilders — Grand Rapids, MI [email protected]

Kelly King Horne

Executive Director Homeward — Richmond, VA [email protected]

Fred Kingston

Director of Youth Programs The Mockingbird Society — Seattle, WA [email protected]

Julie Klein

Assistant to the President, Policy Outreach Associate National Alliance to End Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Amy Kleine

Program Director Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation — Owings Mills, MD [email protected]

WORKSHOP SPEAKER CONTACT INFORMATION

Linsday Knotts

Management and Program Analyst U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Jeff Kositsky

Executive Director Hamilton Family Center — San Francisco, CA [email protected]

Robin Koskey

Senior Manager Building Changes — Seattle, WA [email protected]

John Kuhn

National Director of SSVF U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — Washington, DC [email protected]

Megan Kurteff-Schatz

Marge Martin

Katy Miller

Laurie Mazerbo

Anne Miskey

Policy Development Division U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Washington, DC [email protected] Program Director Our Family Services — Tuscan, AZ [email protected]

Maura McCauley

Senior Director of Housing Housing Heartland Human Care Services, Inc. — Chicago, IL [email protected]

Sharon McDonald

Director for Families and Youth National Alliance to End Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Gwen McQueeney

Regional Coordinator U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected] Executive Director Funders Together to End Homelessness — Boston, MA [email protected]

Mindy Mitchell

Program and Policy Analyst National Alliance to End Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Kay Moshier McDivitt

Technical Assistance Specialist National Alliance to End Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Deputy Director of Shelter and Rapid Re-housing Programs Northern Virginia Family Services — Manassas, VA [email protected]

Bill Motsavage

President LeSar Development Consultants — San Diego, CA [email protected]

Sarah Merrill

Sharon Murphy

Aaron Levitt

Deronda Metz

Cynthia Nagendra

Principal Focus Strategies — Sacramento, CA [email protected]

Jennifer LeSar

Director, CUCS Institute Center for Urban Community Services — New York, NY [email protected]

Gregory Lewis

Program Manager San Diego Youth Services — San Diego, CA [email protected] Directory of Social Services The Salvation Army — Charlotte, NC [email protected]

Robin Meyer

Executive Director True Colors Fund — New York, NY [email protected]

Housing Program Manager Northwest Youth Services — Bellingham, WA [email protected]

Peter Lynn

Norweeta G. Milburn

Executive Director Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority — Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

David MacKenzie

Swinburne University of Technology — Hawthorne, Australia [email protected]

Sam Margolius

YouthHarbors Program Manager Justice Resource Institute — Needham, MA [email protected]

Director of Research and Evaluation UCLA Nathanson Family Resilience Center — Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

Jonni Miller

Family Systems Integration Manager Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority — Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

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Senior Vice President of Independent Living Programs Valley Youth House — Bethlehem, PA [email protected] Program Officer First 5 LA — Los Angeles, CA [email protected] Director, Center for Capacity Building National Alliance to End Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Denise Neunaber

Executive Director North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness — Raleigh, NC [email protected]

Ann Marie Oliva

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Washington, DC [email protected]

Linda Olsen

Housing Program Coordinator Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence — Seattle, WA [email protected]

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Sarai Orth

Michael Raposa

Megan Owens Faught

Sharon Rapport

Eastern Washington Branch Manager Career Path Services — Spokane, WA [email protected] Policy Analyst, Local Homeless Coordinating Board San Francisco Human Services Agency — San Francisco, CA [email protected]

Sonali Patel

Policy Fellow Chapin Hall Center for Children — Chicago, IL [email protected]

Duke Paulson

Executive Director Helping Hand House — Puyallup, WA [email protected]

Ralph Payton

Program Director Hamilton Family Center — San Francisco, CA [email protected]

Deanne Pearn

Chief Policy Officer First Place for Youth — Oakland, CA [email protected]

Lloyd Pendleton

CEO St. Vincent de Paul South Pinellas — St. Petersburg, FL [email protected] Associate Director, California Policy CSH — Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

Kathy Robertson

Associate Director, Homeless and Special Needs Housing Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development — Richmond, VA [email protected]

Desk Officer U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Washington, DC [email protected]

Peter Simons

Chief Executive Officer HomeAid — Newport Beach, CA [email protected]

Brooke Spellman

Principal Associate Abt Associates, Inc. — Bethesda, MD [email protected]

Norm Suchar

Doctoral Student Vanderbilt University — Nashville, TN [email protected]

Angela Rosales

Program Manager CSH — Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

Family Intervention Counselor Eva’s Place — Toronto, Canada [email protected]

Ebony Rankin

Executive Director Sasha Bruce Youthwork — Washington, DC [email protected]

Jason Rodriguez

Robert Pulster

Regional Housing Coordinator The Salvation Army in Central Ohio — Delaware, OH [email protected]

Deborah Shore

Curtis Stauffer

President of Programs St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore — Baltimore, MD [email protected]

Caitlin Ryan

Tiana Purvis

Executive Director Building Changes — Seattle, WA [email protected]

Mary Rode

Director of Homeless Task Force Division Department of Housing & Community Development, State of Utah — Salt Lake City, UT [email protected] Regional Coordinator U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Alice Shobe

Director Family Acceptance Director — San Francisco, CA [email protected]

Justin Sage-Passant

Amy Sawyer

Regional Coordinator U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness — Washington, DC [email protected]

Ken Schafer

Clinical Program Manager Friends of Youth — Renton, WA [email protected]

Executive Director Homeless & Housing Coalition of Kentucky — Frankfort, KY [email protected] SNAPS Director U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Washington, DC [email protected]

Chela Sullivan

Director of Strategic Housing Resources UMOM New Day Centers — Phoenix, AZ [email protected]

Eric Tars

Senior Attorney National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty — Washington, DC [email protected]

Cathy ten Broeke

Minnesota’s Director to Prevent and End Homelessness State of Minnesota — St. Paul, MN [email protected]

Debbie Thiele

Senior Program Manager CSH — Seattle, WA [email protected]

Christy Thomas

Interim Director CATCH, Inc. — Caldwell, ID [email protected]

WORKSHOP SPEAKER CONTACT INFORMATION

Marcy Thompson

SNAPS Policy Advisor U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Washington, DC [email protected]

Paul Toro

Kathy Wigtil

Case Manager Waco ISD — Waco, TX [email protected]

Katina Williams

Professor Wayne State University — Detroit, MI [email protected]

Director of Operations for Flagler Housing and Homeless Services St. Joseph’s Villa — Richmond, VA [email protected]

Mark Valentine

Denise Williams-Griffin

Director, Illinois Birth to Three Institute Ounce of Prevention Fund — Chicago, IL [email protected]

Jamie Vanasse Taylor

Manager The Cloudburst Group — Landover, MD [email protected]

Liz Varela

Executive Director Building Futures — San Leandro, CA [email protected]

Betsy Vidlak

Director of Youth Programs Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska — Gering, NE [email protected]

Suzanne Wagner

Principal Housing Innovations — New York, NY [email protected]

Heidi Walter

Manager of Youth Housing Boys and Girls Club of Calgary — Calgary, Canada [email protected]

Elayne Weiss

Policy Analyst National Low Income Housing Coalition — Washington, DC [email protected]

Marjorie Wherley

Associate Abt Associates, Inc. — St. Paul, MN [email protected]

Dhakshike Wickrema

Senior Project Manager Shelter Partnership, Inc. — Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

Clinical and Sexually Exploited Youth Services Manager The Bridge for Youth — Minneapolis, MN [email protected]

Kristin Winkel

Director of Leased Housing Programs King County Housing Authority — Tukwila, WA [email protected]

Aaron Wooler

Senior Vice President Century Housing — Culver City, CA [email protected]

Melissa Young

Director, National Transitional Jobs Network Heartland Alliance — Chicago, IL [email protected]

Melanie Zamora

Director of Housing Programs The Road Home — Salt Lake City, UT [email protected]

Alyson Zikmund

Director of Planning, Development and Grants New York City Department of Homeless Services — New York, NY [email protected]

Lauren Zimmermann

System Coordinator, CA Supportive Housing Works — Bridgeport, CT [email protected]

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ABout ALLIAnce the

OUR WORK The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a leading voice on the issue of homelessness. The Alliance analyzes policy and develops pragmatic, cost-effective policy solutions. We work in collaboration with the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to build state and local capacity, leading to stronger programs and policies that help communities achieve their goal of ending homelessness. We provide data and research to policymakers and elected officials in order to inform policy debates and educate the public and opinion leaders nationwide.

ALLIANCE STAFF Nan Roman

Liza Doran

President and CEO

Research Associate

Shalom Mulkey

Julie Klein

Chief Operating Officer

Assistant to the President, Policy Outreach Associate

Steve Berg vice President for Programs and Policy

Barbara Anzelmo Director of Finance and Administration

Samantha Batko Director, Homelessness Research institute

Anna Blasco Capacity Building Coordinator

Emanuel Cavallaro Communications Associate

Jaime Colman

Sharon McDonald Director for Families and Youth

Mindy Mitchell Program and Policy Analyst

Kay Moshier McDivitt Technical Assistance Specialist

Cynthia Nagendra Director, Center for Capacity Building

Susan Nich Office Coordinator

Conference Associate, Policy Outreach Associate

Jennifer Olney

Jayme Day

Kate Seif

Program and Policy Analyst

Program and Policy Analyst

David Dirks meeting and Events Planner

Development Coordinator

ALLiANCE BOARD OF DiRECTORS

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CO-CHAIRMAN

BOARD MEMBERS

The Honorable Mike Lowry

The Honorable Henry Cisneros

Former Governor, Washington State Renton, WA

Chairman and CEO, City view San Antonio, TX

Gary M. Parsons

Stephen Coyle

Potomac, mD

VICE CHAIRMAN Tim Marx

AFL-CiO Housing investment Trust Washington, DC

The Honorable Kenneth M. Duberstein Chairman and CEO, The Duberstein Group Washington, DC

CEO, Catholic Charities of St. Paul and minneapolis minneapolis, mN

Jeffery Hayward

SECRETARY

Alan Hoffman

Elizabeth Boyle

Herbalife Los Angeles, CA

Co-Founder Chevy Chase, mD

G. Allan Kingston

TREASURER Robert D. Villency

Fannie mae Washington, DC

Lincoln, CA

Karen Kornbluh Nielsen Company Washington, DC

RRH, LLC New York, NY

The Honorable John J. Lafalce

PRESIDENT & CEO

Irene Mabry Moses

Nan Roman Washington, DC

PAST CHAIRMAN Susan G. Baker Co-Founder Houston, TX

Special Counsel, HoganWillig Getzville, NY Faith Realty, LLC Baltimore, mD

D. William Moreau, Jr. Barnes & Thornburg LLP indianapolis, iN

Michael R. Steed Paladin Capital Group Washington, DC

Robert D. Stillman milbridge Corporation management, LLC Chevy Chase, mD

Judy Woodruff PBS NewsHour Arlington, vA

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The National Conference on Ending Homelessness RENAISSANCE HOTEL — DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON, DC We hope you will be able to join us this summer for another exciting and informative conference! Visit the Alliance website frequently for event updates at www.endhomelessness.org.

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80 80 80

95 95 95

70 70 70

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1,450 475 475 475 900

60 54 60

730 220 240 220

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120 60 50

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90 45 32

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11’6” 11’6” 11’6” 11’6” 11’6” 11’6” 11’6” 11’6” 11’6” 11’6”

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70 50 50 100 50 50 100 50 180

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90 65 65 150 65 65 150 80

134’ X 111’ 63’ X 26’ 63’ X 63’ 152’ X 34’

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1,200 400 400 400

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14,442 4,788 4,788 4,866 1,500 3,658

174’3” X 84’ 57’ X 84’ 57’ X 84’ 60’3” X 84 105’6” X 15’6” 172’8” X 33’3”

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1,400 450 450 450

HARBOR ISLAND BALLROOM HARBOR ISLAND 1 HARBOR ISLAND 2 HARBOR ISLAND 3 HARBOR ISLAND FOYER

9,882 3,109 3,575 3,109 3,117

143’2” X 70’ 44’6” X 70’ 54’2” X 66’ 44’6” X 70’ 145’ X 30’

18’ 18’ 18’ 18’

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1,617 994 623 153

50’9” X 35’8” 31’6” X 35’8” 19’3” X 35’8” 17’ X 9’

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291 1,200

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134’ X 111’ 63’ X 26’ 63’ X 63’ 152’ X 34’

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93’3” X 45’ 45’ X 46’ 45’ X 46’9” 17’ X 74’2”

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70 50 50 100 50 50 100 50 180 80 190 20

THE ATE

90 65 65 150 65 65 150 80

MARINA TOWER – LOWER LEVEL

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30 40 30 30 30 44

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50 28 20

30 56 48 48 48 76

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27’10” X 28’4” 40’ X 25’ 33’ X 22’3 37’6” X 20’3” 42’ 6” X 37’6” 37’6” X 21’ 36’3” X 21’ 42’ X 37’6” 34’8” X 31’6” 95’7” X 42’ 136’ X 39’ 68’ X 29’ 29’6’ X 34’

45 28 20

20 36 26 26 26 40

125 65 50

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585 1,000 734 759 1,594 787 761 1,575 907 3,990

80 80 80

80 100 90 90 90 150

90 50 40

SQ F T

EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM CONFERENCE ROOM 1 CONFERENCE ROOM 2 A CONFERENCE ROOM 2 B CONFERENCE ROOM 2 A & 2 B CONFERENCE ROOM 3 A CONFERENCE ROOM 3 B CONFERENCE ROOM 3 A & 3 B CONFERENCE ROOM 4 C ATALINA TERR ACE EXECUTIVE FOYER

70 70 70

90 80 80 FOYER 80 120

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360 170 170

500 240 240

500 250 250

86 40 40

125 54 65 sheratonsandiegohotel.com

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