Conference Registration is Open!
Christine Johansen
Please join us for The 21st Annual Washington State Coalition for the Homeless Conference on Ending Homelessness “Standing Together – Hope on the Horizon” May 11 – 13, 2011
Presented in collaboration with The WA State Low Income Housing Alliance and Building Changes
All details and related documents are available on the WSCH website conference page http://endhomelessnesswa.org/events/441/21st_annual_wsch_conference_on_ending_homelessness/
Tuition: $275 Early bird rate
Agenda attached (subject to change)
Venue
Three Rivers Convention Center
7016 West Grandridge Boulevard
Kennewick, WA 99336
Accommodations
Red Lion Hotel
1101 Columbia Center Blvd.
Kennewick, WA 99336
Group rate cut-off April 20, 2011
Conference Highlights
· Key Note Speakers
Ken Kraybill, Director of Training for the Center for Social Innovation, Homelessness Resource Center http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov/
Fred Karnas, Senior Advisor for Homeless Programs to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan
Rachael Myers, Executive Director, WA State Low Income Housing Alliance www.wliha.org
· HEARTH Implementation Clinic presented by NAEH- Sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
(Attendees of the Academy spend 1.5 days of the Conference attending HEARTH presentation and select from Conference Schedule sessions for the remainder).
The final product of this session will be a plan that each community can use to help them improve their system performance and meet HEARTH targets. Each community also gets ninety days of follow-up assistance to help them as they move forward with implementing their plans. People attending the HEARTH Academy should include: Continuum of Care leaders, HMIS administrators, Ten Year Plan coordinators, ESG/HPRP administrators, influential providers and funders, and local consultants who have been involved in the Continuum of Care, as well as other decision-makers or leaders in the community. The NAEH advises that each community bring 7-10 people. Generally speaking, people that manage funding, have a leadership role in the Continuum of Care, and/or people involved in strategic planning efforts should be there
Contact Nick Mondau nick....@commerce.wa.gov for details about the Academy preparation work in progress now.
· Stepping Stones to Recovery SOAR Training - A 2 Day Training Curriculum for Case Managers Assisting Adults who are Homeless with Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income Applications –(select from Conference Schedule sessions for the remainder)
· Information about Affordable Alternative Building Techniques – Earth One Vault Homes from Cal-Earth -The California Institute of Earth, Art, and Architecture
http://calearth.org/ or http://calearth.org/building-designs/earth-one.html
· Presentations by Homeless Resource Center http://pathprogram.samhsa.gov
PATH Presentations
Communities of Practice Learning Over the Long Term
A Taste of Motivational Interviewing
Furthering Motivational Interviewing Skills – Advanced Institute Session
Working with Homeless Youth and Young Adults
Using Case Studies as a Mechanism for Structuring Communities of Practice
Medical Care for Non-Medical Providers
· Consolidated Homelessness Grant Information Presented by WA Dept. of Commerce
· WSCH Ten Year Plan Institute
Includes presentations on Successful Intake and Rapid Re-Housing Programs and Coordinated Funding
· 41 other Fabulous Conference Sessions for:
Case Mangers - entry level and advanced- Housing and Service Providers, Ten Year Plan Groups, Executive Directors, Managers, Advocates for Ending Homelessness, Government Employees, Elected Officials, Housing Developers, and people who are experiencing homelessness.
· Topic Areas Include but are not limited to:
Outreach
Domestic Violence
McKinney Vento
HEARTH Act
Rural Areas
Homelessness Prevention
Consolidated Grant Program Information from Commerce
HMIS
Advocacy
Employment and Housing
Veterans
Self-Care
Innovation
Best Practices
Funding
Alternative Building
Please contact me with any questions; I look forward to seeing you in Kennewick!
With Best Regards,
Christine Johansen
Washington State Coalition for the Homeless
Fax 253.761.7436
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