9:00 -10:00 Registration & Networking

10:00-10:35 Welcome                                       

10:35-11:45 Housing First Panel & Discussion                          

Moderator:

Barbara Poppe, Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

Panelists:

• Stephanie Klasky Gamer, Executive Director, L.A. Family Housing
• Bill Pitkin, Director, Domestic Programs, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
• Roy Brown,  Director, Vet to Vet California
• Kerry Morrison, Executive Director, Hollywood Property Owners Alliance
• Julie Rusk, Manager Human Services Division, City of Santa Monica

Current Tabletop Discussions and Facilitators include:

• Adelaide Hsu - City of Pomona - How should a continuum/system prioritize clients for Shelter Plus Care Vouchers?
• Barbara Bloom - Step Up on Second - Housing retention: How to maintain a challenging individual in a unit
• Beth Sandor - Community Solutions - Coordinated Entry
• Chris Carey & Debbie Burkart - City National & National Equity Fund - How can tax credits and corporate investments be used to bolster permanent supportive housing?
• Dana Pape - Kelly Thomas Memorial Foundation - Mental Illness & Homelessness
• David Kleinknecht - Hope for LA - How can churches and faith communities best get involved in the fight to end chronic and veteran homelessness?
• Debby Maddis - OPCC - Dine with clients of OPCC and hear about their journey (Table I)
• Debby Maddis - OPCC -Dine with clients of OPCC and hear about their journey (Table II)
• Flora Gil Krisiloff - LA County Supervisor Office - Innovative Changes for County Supervisors to Consider
• Gigi Szabo & Marc Tousignant - New Directions Inc. & Enterprise Community - Utilizing foreclosed properties as scattered site supportive housing
• Grace Dyrness - Institute for Urban Initiatives - Homeless/Street Children
• Jesse Ross - Live Church LA - How can we produce more Welcome Home Kits so that they are ready any time, any day to make the house a home and move-in?
• Jill Bauman - Imagine LA - Utilizing volunteers in the quest to end homelessness
• Kerry Morrison - Hollywood Property Owners Alliance - Is it impossible to think we can end homelessness in Los Angeles?
• Leslie Wise - 100k Homes - 100K Homes Campaign
• Lynda Moran - New Image - Best Practices for timely section 8 placements
• Michael Graff-Weisner - Chrysalis- How can employment fit into Home for Good: seeking employment for the chronic and veteran homeless?
• Mike Miller- First Presbytarian Church Of Hollywood - Housing and rent stabilization
• Molly Rysman - Skid Row Housing Trust - Ending Chronic Homelessness in Skid Row
• Paul Freese - Public Counsel - Income maximization project for veterans with PTSD and disabled homeless
• Peter Lynn - HACLA - Using Housing Authority Resources to End Homelessness
• Ray Brewer - U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development - Identifying Available Housing Units
• Ruth Buske - All Green Electronics Recycling - The Green way to end homelessness
• Sarah Dusseault -City of LA, Office of Eric Garcetti - Neighborhood/community involvement in solving homelessness
• Tod Lipka - Step Up on Second - Innovations in Developing Permanent Supportive Housing
• Troy Vaughn - Weingart Center Association - Service Coordination and AB109 (Prisoner Re-Entry)
• Xavier Mack- Veterans Administration - VA and VASH services

1:00-1:45         Year 1 Highlights and Awards  

Awards will be given in the following categories:

• The Trailblazer Award: An individual OR organization/agency leading the way with new and innovative strategies in ending chronic and veteran homelessness.
• The Client Advocate: An individual who goes above and beyond to advocate for the needs of their clients.
• The YIMBY Champion: An individual OR organization/agency changing perceptions, challenging steroetypes, and championing the need for solutions to homlessness among the general public (using online, mass media, or community presentation strategies).
• The Partnership Award: Two or more organizations/agencies that have forged a powerful new partnership to end homelessness.
• The Housing First Champion: An organization/agency that has recently made the shift to Housing First and has champions the model in their community. 

1:45-2:00         Closing   

Help us recognize those individuals and organizations which have gone above and beyond movingHome For Good forward.  Voting closes on February 15th.

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