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Thursday, September 13
9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Breakout I
- Utilizing SOAR to Advance Minnesota’s Mission to Prevent and End Veteran Homelessness
Dawn Holmen, Department of Human Services; Paul Williams, MPA, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs; Alexandra Fleming, Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs - We Got This!: Cultivating Power, Starting from Our Own Place and Position
SPPN Parent Council - Matrix Emergency Shelter: Mobilizing Community Support & Developing a Rotating Shelter Model
Kristen Brown, Matrix Housing Services; Rebecca Bowers, Dakota County - “I’m not getting paid to do this”: Creating Change at Community Meetings
Heather Duchscherer, Hearth Connection; Courtney Knoll, MESH; James Scott, LSS - Evaluating Barriers to Shelter Access: A panel discussion on implementation of shelter first strategies
Isaac Wengerd, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department of Human Services; Katelyn Warburton, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department of Human Services - Vote, Run, Lead
Liz Johnson, Vote Run Lead - Supporting Renters Through Education: Building Successful Futures
Becky Hagen Jokela, University of Minnesota Extension; Lori Hendrickson, University of Minnesota Extension - Ensuring Justice Involvement Does Not Increase Youth Homelessness
Leah Lindstrom Rhea, CHS; Josephine Puffpaff, MANY; Callie J. Hargett, Minnesota’s Juvenile Justice Specialist, with Minnesota Department of Public Safety
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Breakout II
- A Coordinated, Competent, Complete Response to Homeless Minor Youth
Paul Minehart, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Donna Nelson, Hennepin County Public Health and Human Services Department; Stacy Sweeney, YMCA; James Lewis; Lisa Robinson Gustner, YMCA; Dan Stewart, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid; Laura Swan, Hennepin County - Are You Ethical?
Carrie Johnson, LICSW, MSW, Avivo; Emily Bastian, LICSW, MSW; Avivo - Being Bold for Families and Breaking the Intergenerational Cycles of Poor Outcomes: Lessons Learning and Practical Implementation
Leah Lindstrom Rhea, CSH; TBD, DHS - Community Conversations: Trans Individuals and Homelessness
Sean Hayes, Trans Plus; Charlie Johnson, Trans Plus - Continuing to Develop and Maximize Relationships with Rental Properties
Warren Duncan, Hearth Connection; Keith Nance, Mental Health Resources - The (not so) Surprising Connection Between Foster Care and Homelessness
Hoang Murphy, Foster Advocates - Workplace Mortgage – Everything a non-profit employee needs to know to become a happy homeowner
Clifford Morse, U.S. Bank Home Mortgage - Best Practices in Supporting Housing Stability and Preventing Evictions
Jessie Hendel, CommonBond Communities; Annie McCabe, CommonBond Communities
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Breakout III
- Criminal background and success in affordable housing: which backgrounds actually matter? Evidence from four nonprofit affordable housing developers
Cael Warren, Wilder Research - Cultivating Community through Co-Production
Gabrielle Clowdus, University of Minnesota’s Minnesota Design Center; Professor Tom Fisher, University of Minnesota’s Minnesota Design Center - Ending homelessness among students and families: Early lessons from Homework Starts with Home
Eric Grumdahl, Minnesota Department of Education; Dr. Maria Hanratty, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota - Parent Engagement in Youth Work: What works and why we should be advocating for more of it
Charlotte Kinzley, Simpson Housing Services; Jocelyn Pickreign, SImpson Housing Services; Christy Caez, Simpson Housing Services - Recovery Capital: Generating Resources to Support Recovery for People Affected by Homelessness and Addiction
Laura Palombi, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Elizabeth Bowen, University at Buffalo School of Social Work - Youth Prevention: Moving from Transactional to Supportive Program Model
Betty Notto, YMCA Youth Intervention Services; Tnanita Hatley, YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities - Building a More Inclusive Movement and Solutions For Housing People With Disabilities
Ellen Baudler, The Arc Minnesota; Emily Mack, Arc Northland - Wage Theft and State Labor Standards Law
David Skovholt, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
3:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Breakout IV
- 100 Day Challenge to Combat Youth Homelessness
Casey Schleisman, Hennepin County Office to End Homelessness; Stacy Sweeney YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities - 2018 Minnesota Homeless Study: Coordinating Efforts for Non-shelter Interviewing
Michelle Gerrard, Wilder Research; Rebecca Sales, Wilder Research - A Conversation with The Minnesota Tribal Collaborative About Native American Individuality, Reality, Homeless Experiences
Tammy Moreland, Minnesota Tribal Collaborative - From One 4-letter Word to Another: Leveraging Your HMIS Data as a Tool for Agency, Community, and Statewide Insights
Britt Heinz-Amborn, Institute for Community Alliances; Drew Klinkert, Institute for Community Alliances - Human Trafficking and Homelessness
Amanda Colegrove, MN Department of Health; Amy Smith, International Institute of MN - The New Heading Home Together Leadership Circle: connecting stakeholder groups to accelerate our progress to ending homelessness
Heading Home Together Leadership Circle - Leveraging and Sustaining Partnerships to End Veteran Homelessness
Matt Leslie, Virginia Department of Veterans Services; Jeff Doyle,US Department of Veterans Affairs; Elisha Harig-Blaine, National League of Cities - Resident Panel Discussion
Meredith Kunitz, People Serving People; Noah Gerding, People Serving People; Billy Brownlee, Community Advocate with Aeon; Nicole Laumer, House of Charity
Friday, September 14
9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Breakout V
- Addressing LGBTQ Youth Homelessness in Our Communities
Ryan Berg, Avenues for Homeless Youth - Minnesota Homeless Study Survey Training for Volunteer Interviewers
Christin Lindberg, Wilder Research; Stephanie Nelson-Dusek, Wilder Research - MN Coordinated Entry Assessment Tool
Ji Choi, MN Housing - What the heck is Housing Support (GRH)?: A Community Perspective
Courtney Gunderson, Avivo; Danyell Easter, Avivo - Housing Justice as Praxis: Creating New Futures through Policy, Activism, and Scholarship
Eric Goldfischer, University of Minnesota - The Corporation for Supportive Housing: Who we are, what we’re up to, and how we can partner with you for a bolder Minnesota
Amy Stetzel, Upper Midwest-Minnesota Director, Corporation for Supportive Housing
11:00 p.m. – 12: 15 p.m. – Keynote Address
12:30 p.m. – 1: 30 p.m. – Lunch is served
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Break / Visit the Exhibitor Hall to see #MCHConf Exhibitors
2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. Breakout VI
- It Takes a Village: Engaging the Faith Community in Advocacy and the Fight for Economic Stability
Katie Powell, Joint Religious Legislative Coalition - Let’s Talk About Length of Stay: An Opportunity for Statewide Discussion
Tom Balsley, Department of Human Services - The History of Affordable Housing in America
David Thomas O’Leary, Hearth Connection; Liz Young, Hearth Connection - Trauma Informed Care- From Trend to Lens
Jennifer Swick, People Serving People; Rinal Ray, People Serving People - Coordinated Entry Through the Lens of HMIS Data
Amy Olsen-Highness, Institute for Community Alliances; Swathi Mummini, Institute for Community Alliances - How Your Congressional Offices Can Help with Housing Issues
Katie Kottenbrock, Office of Tina Smith; Jake Schwitzer, Office of Tina Smith - Heading Home Together
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