*If you or any of your fellow guests are in need of any disability accommodations, email Info@MNHomelessCoalition.org with your name, needs, and the presentations you’ll be attending.
Workshops at a Glance
Thursday, October 7
9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Breakout I
- Transitional Housing Program and its Elevation to End Housing Instability (Click to read more)
Annie McCabe and Hibo Ali, MN Office of Economic Opportunity - Community Housing and Services Innovations to Reduce and Prevent Homelessness (Click to read more)
Michelle L. Wincell O’Leary, Touchstone Mental Health - Understanding Peer Recovery Support (Click to read more)
Justin McNeal, Minnesota Recovery Connection; Julie Vena, Recovery Alliance Duluth - Tailoring Services to the Strengths and Needs of LGBTQ+ Youth and Adults Experiencing Homelessness (Click to read more)
Michelle Decker Gerrard, Wilder Foundation; Ryan Berg, Avenues for Youth - Opening the Door: The role of Screening Practices used by Landlords and Where they Need to Change (Click to read more)
Timothy Thompson and Shana Tomenes, Housing Justice Center; Eric Gustafson, Family Housing Fund - Trauma Informed Care: Supporting Whole Family Systems on the Path to Liberation (Click to read more)
Nicque Mabrey and Erica Valliant, People Serving People - Voices from the Street (Click to read more)
Rich Gehrke and Taylor McClung, Lutheran Social Services
1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Breakout II
- Legislative Advocacy for Systemic Change (Click to read more)
Anna Odegaard and Sarah Miller, Minnesota Asset Building Coalition - General Assistance and Supplemental Aid: Two Programs You should know More About (Click to read more)
John Petroskas, Minnesota Department of Human Services - Foster Care: A Critical Piece of the Homelessness Puzzle (Click to read more)
Hoang Murphy and Elena Leomi and lived-experience leaders, Foster Advocates - Moral Injury, Homelessness, and Human Services (Click to read more)
Michelle Seymore, Michelle Seymore Consulting - All Hands on Deck: Strategies for Mobilizing Resources for Quick Response to Crises (Click to read more)
Angela Larson, Heather Jeseritz and Michelle Jensen, United Community Action Partnership - Our Emerging Leaders: Elevating Youth Voices (Click to read more)
Jordon Johnson, Life House - Finding Home: Housing Challenges facing the Transgender Community (Click to read more)
Nate Cannon, Public Speaker
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Breakout III
- Housing Support: New Eligibility and Access (Click to read more)
Maia Uhrich, Minnesota Department of Human Services - Attacking the Issue from the Inside: Preventing and Ending Homelessness within the Corrections System (Click to read more)
Kate Erickson, Minnesota Department of Corrections - Safety & Stability: Meeting Clients at the Intersection of Homelessness, Chemical Dependency, and Domestic Violence (Click to read more)
Sarah Busch, Maura McGarry, and Princess Kisob, Missions, Inc. - Critical Consciousness: A Pathway to Understanding the Issues, Process the Concerns and Resolve Together (Click to read more)
Raj Sethuraju, Metropolitan State University - Native History & Indigenous Solutions (Click to read more)
Justin Vorbach and Daryl Olson, American Indian Community Housing Organization; LeAnn Littlewolf, Northland Foundation - A Glimpse of What Could Be: Outreach Reflections From Ramsey County On Homelessness and the Shelter System During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Click to read more)
James Weaver, Radias - Meeting Them where They are at: Understanding the Needs of People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness (Click to read more)
Michelle Decker Gerard, Wilder Foundation; David Katzenmeyer, People, Inc.
Friday, October 8
9:30 – 10:45 Breakout IV
- Bringing it Home, MN: Taking Action to End Housing Instability for All (Click to read more)
Kizzy Downie, Model Cities; Rinal Ray, People Serving People - Navigating Corporate and Nonprofit Partnerships (Click to read more)
Kristen Rosenberger, Greater Twin Cities United Way; Sarah Radosevich, General Mills - Outbreaks, Outreach and Better Outcomes: The State of HIV in Minnesota (Click to read more)
Abbey DeLisle, Lutheran Social Services; Sue Purchase, Harm Reduction Sisters; Kathy Hermes, Lutheran Social Services - Bending Toward Justice: Ending Homelessness as the Pursuit of Housing, Racial, and Health Justice (Click to read more)
Eric Grumdahl, Elizabeth Dressel, and Cathy ten Broeke, Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness - Chosen Family Justice: Addressing Barriers and Engaging Landlords to Resource Hosting Arrangements with a Youth’s Natural Supports (Click to read more)
Helina Haile, CloseKnit; Brenda Pritchard, Hope 4 Youth; Jacqueline White, CloseKnit - A Safe Place for All Youth (Click to read more)
Christina Woodlee and Warlance Miner, Bridge for Youth - Low Barrier Homeless Shelter: The Highs and Lows (Click to read more)
Kim Randolph, Deb Holman and Joel Kilgour, CHUM
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Breakout V
- First Year Population Trends and Provider Influenced Improvements to Housing Stabilization Services (Click to read more)
Mark Caldwell and Jensina Rosen, Department of Human Services - Sacred Settlements: A Community First Approach to Homelessness (Click to read more)
Gabrielle Clowdus, Settled Collective - Emerging and Evolving through Homelessness in Indian Country (Click to read more)
Tammy Moreland, Minnesota Tribal Collaborative - Emergency Shelter and the Law (Click to read more)
Ben Weiss, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services - It’s OK To Call Us Queer And Other Things To Know About Us (Click to read more)
Kathy Hermes, Lutheran Social Services Duluth - Disrupting the Cycle of Intergenerational Homelessness (Click to read more)
La’Kisha Hollmon-Griffin and Christina Woodlee, Bridge for Youth - The Revolving Door Effect: Motivation and Burnout in Homeless Services (Click to read more)
Laura Harder, Happy With Work, LLC
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Breakout VI
- Challenges and Opportunities: The Emergency Housing Voucher Program (Click to read more)
Michele Smith, Department of Housing and Urban Development - Update on Ongoing COVID-19 Vaccination and Prevention Measures (Click to read more)
Josh Leopold and Blair Harrison, Minnesota Department of Health - Families Living in the Crisis of Poverty: A Guide to Moving Beyond a Livable Wage into a Career Pathway (Click to read more)
Martha Thomford and Joseph Schaber, Workforce Development - Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response Training (Click to read more)
Laura Phelps, Streetworks - From NIMBY to YIMBY, Yes in my back yard! (Click to read more)
Molly Jalma and Sara Fleetham, Listening House - Olmsted County’s Collaborative Response to Covid 19 (Click to read more)
Mary O’Neil and Trent Fluegel, Olmsted County Housing Department - Meeting Youth Where They Are At: The Evolution of Outreach Programming (Click to read more)
Christina Woodlee and Amanda Zagelbaum, Bridge for Youth
