See you on September 17&18 in Rochester, MN!
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Workshops at a Glance
Tuesday, September 17
9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Breakout I
- Housing stability in rural Minnesota: Preserving 515 properties and rental assistance in Greater Minnesota
Room: Suite 112
Elizabeth Glidden, Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP); Margaret Kaplan, Housing Justice Center - New Services to Support Housing
Room: Suite 113
Mark Caldwell, Department of Human Services – Housing Division; Bekah Kaufenberg-Satre, Department of Human Services – Housing Division - Minneapolis Navigation Center – Lessons Learned
Room: Suite 114
Marian Wright, Simpson Housing Services; Wendy Wiegmann, Simpson Housing Services - “Getting to know your CoC (and getting the most out of it!)
Room: Riverview Room A
Loni Aadalen, Ramsey Continuum of Care Coordinator; Jennifer Prins, River Valley Continuum of Care; Carla Solem, West Central Minnesota Continuum of Care Coordinator - Empowering Youth Leadership Models to Address Homelessness and Social Injustice
Room: Riverview Room B
Beth Holger, The Link; James Lewis, The Link - Insights from Envision Community: Co-designing with Patients for Health Equity
Room: Riverview Room C1
Bill Walsh, Hennepin Health System, Upstream Health Innovations; Dewayne, Rome, Freddy, Junail, and Sherry, Street Voices for Change - Mile in My Shoes: running together to change perceptions and change lives
Room: Riverview Room C2
Monica Nilsson, Mile in My Shoes - Partnering with Minnesota’s Tribal Nations
Room: Riverview Room D1
Minnesota Tribal Collaborative - Bringing System Support and Services to the Street: A Comprehensive and Collaborative Approach to Street Outreach Services
Room: Riverview Room D2
John Tribbett, St. Stephen’s Human Services; Casey Holstrom, St. Stephen’s Human Services
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Breakout II
- The Wall of Forgotten Natives: Lessons learned from the Franklin Hiawatha Encampment. Creating a response during Crisis, Chaos, and Conflict
Room: Suite 112
Patina Park, Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center - Addressing the Elephant in the Room; Understanding Unconscious Bias and how it impacts decision making
Room: Suite 113
Valerie Jensen, Azon Consulting - Trauma-Informed Screening for Domestic Abuse and Housing Protections for Survivors
Room: Suite 114
Nicole Mourgos, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services; Meghan Maes, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services - Your Cultural Lens: Engaging Communities with Cultural Self-Awareness
Room: Riverview Room A
Janice Barbee, Healing Roots - Reflections from the Field: A Guide to Working with Sexually Exploited Youth
Room: Riverview Room B
Lindsay Arf, Olmsted County; Mollie Kolb, Olmsted County - MN Homeless Study Workshop: Using 2018 Data to Inform Service and Policy Decisions
Room: Riverview Room C1
Brian Pittman, Wilder Research - You Can’t Prevent What You Can’t Count: Finding the Homeless in Minnesota’s Mortality Data Systems
Room: Riverview Room C2
Terra Weins, Minnesota Department of Health - Making your Organization and LGBTQ+ inclusive and Affirming Environment
Room: Riverview Room D1
Andrea Simonett, MN Dept of Human Services; Annie Wells, St. Stephen’s Human Services
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. – Lunch, Annual Awards Presentation in the Arena
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Breakout III
- Beyond a Bed: Supporting Informal Hosting Arrangements for Youth Facing Homelessness
Room: Suite 112
Jacqueline White, CloseKnit; Cindy Ley, Open Doors for Youth - From Outreach to Housing
Room: Suite 113
David Katzenmeyer, People Incorporated/Outside-In; Alan Ostergaard, Radias Health/Outside-In - Identifying the Experience of Homelessness for Individuals in the Corrections System and the Journey to Solutions
Room: Suite 114
Kate Erickson, Minnesota Department of Corrections; Katelyn Warburton, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Marcel Urman - Solace
Room: Riverview Room B
Jennifer Lamb, Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership; Cassandra Sassenberg, Nicollet County Human Services - Addressing Suicide Risk in Homeless and Veteran Populations- Public Health and Practical Approaches
Room: Riverview Room C1
Kelsey Place, LICSW Minneapolis VA HUD VASH Program; Larisa Breid, LICSW Minneapolis VA HUD VASH Program - How one man’s dream to change started in his community and expanded to beyond Mille Lacs Reservation
Room: Riverview Room C2
Colin Cash, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe - Violent Deaths among the Homeless in Minnesota
Room: Riverview Room D1
Terra Wiens, Minnesota Department of Health - Welcome Home! Collaborating across Difference for Equitable Housing and Inclusive Community-Building
Room: Riverview Room D2
Marnita Schroedl, Marnita’s Table
3:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Breakout IV
- Maximizing Landlord Relationships
Room: Suite 112
Warren Duncan, Hearth Connection; Keith Nance, Ujamaa Place - Criminal Background: How much does it matter to housing success?
Room: Suite 113
Jessie Hendel, CommonBond Communities; Sarah Koschinska, Project for Pride in Living; Dustin Mackbee, CommonBond Communities; Annie McCabe, CommonBond Communities; Joseph Schmid, CommonBond Communities - Partnering with schools to support children and youth experiencing homelessness
Room: Suite 114
Jennifer Prins, River Valleys CoC; Melissa Brandt, Rochester Public Schools - Extending Power Sharing into Housing and Homeless Intervention Practices
Room: Riverview Room A
Jennifer Horton, The Link; 2 Youth Advisory Members and 2 Case Management Staff, The Link - Navigating the Domestic Violence Housing Experience through the Lens of an Immigrant Survivor
Room: Riverview Room B
Rachel Kohler, Standpoint; Traci Thomas-Card, Standpoint - Supporting young children in accessing early care and education
Room: Riverview Room C1
Stacia Rosas, MN Department of Human Services; Sandy Myers, MN Department of Education; Akemi Mechtel, MN Department of Human Services - Best Practices Working with Safe Harbor Youth
Room: Riverview Room C2
Kate LePage, Lutheran Social Services; Nick Riba, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension - How proactive culturally capable mental health services meet the challenges of communities of color experiencing housing and economic insecurity and the change-makers that serve them
Room: Riverview Room D1
Carl Young, Increasing Life Chances 4 You; Linda Roberts, Increasing Life Chances 4 You - Centering Power in Community to Advance Intersectional Solutions
Room: Riverview Room D2
Leah Gardner, Hunger Solutions; PH Copeland
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. – zAmya Performance with Q&A
Wednesday, September 18
9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Breakout V
- Current Trends in Affordable Housing Research
Room: Suite 112
Gabriela Norton, Minnesota Housing Partnership - Overview of key findings from the 2018 Homeless Study: discussion of characteristics, trends, and what’s new
Room: Suite 113
Michelle Gerrard, Wilder Research - Connecting Homelessness and Food Justice: Strategies for improving food security and housing security through interconnected strategies
Room: Suite 114
Adam Pine, University of Minnesota Duluth - Leveraging Earned Media for Advocacy
Room: Riverview Room A
Amanda Horner, Catholic Charities and Homes for All Communications Co-Chair - Changing how homeless families are served in Dakota County – Blending private and public funding for diversion, prevention and landlord engagement
Room: Riverview Room B
Terri Lazaretti, Dakota County; Madeline Kastler - How Your Congressional Office Can Help With Housing
Room: Riverview Room C1
Katie Kottenbrock, U.S. Senate; Osman Ahmed, U.S. Senate - Changing Outcomes for Child Welfare Involved Families who are Housing Unstable
Room: Riverview Room C2
Leah Lindstrom Rhea, CSH; TBD - Policy Practice Among NASW-MN Members
Room: Riverview Room D1
Magdelena Unger, Augsburg University - Working together and working differently with Public Housing Authorities to create change and increase housing stability for the lowest-income Minnesotans
Room: Riverview Room D2
Amy Stetzel (CSH); Bryan Hartman (Bloomington HRA); Tina Johnson (MPHA); Brandon Crow (MPHA); Julie Grothe (Guild Inc.), Sue Speakman Gomez (HousingLInk), Nicole Randall (St. Louis Park HRA), Eric Gustafson (Family Housing Fund).
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. – Keynote Presentation in the Arena
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. – Lunch in the Arena
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. – Check out the Exhibitor Showcase in the Arena
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Breakout VI
- Aging in Community: The Impact of Elder Homelessness
Room: Suite 112
Melea Blanchard, Catholic Charities - Creating Lasting Change and Ending Homelessness with Community Engagement – Lessons from Heading Home Dakota
Room: Suite 113
Rebecca Bowers, Dakota County; Jean MacFarland, Chair, Heading Home Dakota Community Engagement - Homework Starts with Home: Building Collaborations to End Student Homelessness
Room: Suite 114
Eric Grumdahl, Minnesota Office to Prevent and End Homelessness - Developing Grant Proposals that Make Our Programs Shine – Improving the Competitiveness of Rural Programs
Room: Riverview Room A
Becky Schueller, NW Minn Continuum of Care - It’s OK To Call Us Queer And Other Things To Know About Us
Room: Riverview Room B
Kathy Hermes, Lutheran Social Service
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Heading Home Leadership Circle Meeting
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