Conference Schedule

OREGON HOUSING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
October 15, 2018 8 AM – 4:30 PM
Doubletree Hotel, 1000 NE Multnomah Portland, Oregon

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7:00 – 8:00 AM | Registration

8:00 – 8:30 AM | Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer, US House of Representatives – Welcoming Remarks

8:30 – 9:45 AM | State Legislative Panel – moderated by Lisa Naito – Report from Oregon State Legislature on Supportive Housing, with Oregon House Representatives Alissa Keny-Guyer, Ron Noble, Carla Piluso, and Tawna Sanchez

8:30 – 9:45 AM | Deborah DeSantis, Corporation for Supportive Housing – The Work of Corporation for Supportive Housing

8:30 – 9:45 AM | Kenny LaPoint, Oregon Housing & Community Services – Supportive Housing and Oregon’s Statewide Housing Plan

9:45 – 10:15 AM | MORNING BREAK

10:15 – 11:30 AM | Rachael Duke, Community Partners for Affordable Housing & Heather Lyons, Corporation for Supportive Housing – Supportive Housing 101

10:15 – 11:30 AM | Rachel Post, LCSW, Technical Assistance Collaborative – Supported Employment as a Recovery-Oriented Intervention for Supportive Housing

10:15 – 11:30 AM | Ilana Shushansky, Third Sector Capital Partners & Paul Solomon, Sponsors Inc. & Jacob Fox, Homes For Good – Innovative Funding for Supportive Housing

11:45 – 1:00 PM | KEYNOTE LUNCH Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, introduction of Deborah DeSantis, Corporation for Supportive Housing – National Perspective on Supportive Housing

1:00 – 2:15 PM | Katy Miller, US Interagency Council on Homelessness & Marc Jolin, Joint Office of Homeless Services – Home, Together: A Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

1:00 – 2:15 PM | Tom Stenson, JD, Disability Rights Oregon – You Can Fight City Hall: Land Use Laws, Zoning Rules, and Housing for People with Disabilities

1:00 – 2:15 PM | Adrian Brown, JD, US Department of Justice – Housing is the Key – The enforcement of federal civil rights laws surrounding housing issues for persons with serious mental illness.

2:15 – 3:15 PM AFTERNOON BREAK

3:15 – 4:30 PM | Mike Savara & Donna Standing Rock, Central City Concern – Direct Services for Supportive Housing

3:15 – 4:30 PM | Jeremiah Rigsby, CareOregon & Catherine Potter, Kaiser – Healthcare Insurers for Supportive Housing

3:15 – 4:30 PM | Steve Rudman, with Sharon Meieran, Multnomah County Commission & Sam Chase, METRO – and others – Charge for the Future of Supportive Housing in Oregon Measure