Welcome to the 2020 Oregon Housing Conference! We’re glad you’re here.
This web page should contain all the information you need to attend and get the most out of the Oregon Housing Conference.
The password for this page is – ohc2020.
Registration for the conference closed November 27 . Approximately 500 people attended and participated in some part of the conference. We hope you will take what you learn from these sessions and share it with your colleagues.
DAY ONE is the Phoenix and Portland sessions, and the keynote by Margot Kushel, MD.
DAY ONE – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XylrOiBbMvI&feature=youtu.be
DAY TWO is the Las Vegas and Los Angeles sessions, and the keynote by Eric Tars, JD.
DAY TWO – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3jDkseZrUk&feature=youtu.be
Note – the conference as of December 3 is RECORDED and you can stop or start the video, or move forward and backward to review.
The full print conference program can be downloaded and reviewed here (PDF).
Both days of the conference are available to you, via these links, for the entire month of December. You can watch or re-watch at anytime.
On December 4 you received an additional email message about continuing education credit. If you want continuing education credit for the conference, the email will a link to a CEU application form which must be finished by December 31. Only persons who have registered for the conference will receive continuing education credit. If you have questions, please contact the conference coordinator.
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Presentations and documents shared by session presenters
LISA GLOW – PHOENIX
Senior Housing Solutions (PDF)
Elderly and Homeless – America’s Next Housing Crisis (PDF)
CASS Commemorative 35 Year Magazine (PDF)
CASS Az Republic Silver Tsunami of the Homeless Article 3.11.20 (PDF)
MERIDETH SPRIGGS – LAS VEGAS
Covid Shut Downs in Southern Nevada and Homelessness (PDF)
TIM BURCH – LAS VEGAS
Clark County NV Covid Housing Response (PDF)
MATT TINOCO – LOS ANGELES
Government-Run Homeless Camps Could Come To LA – LAist.com
Project Roomkey Has Placed 9,400 Homeless People Into Temporary Hotel Rooms. Now What? – LAist.com
A Bridge To Where? Few Exit LA’s ‘Temporary’ Homeless Shelters For Permanent Housing – LAist.com
Hundreds Of Thousands Are Behind On Rent. Why Won’t Politicians Cancel It? – LAist.com
Conference Schedule
Oregon Housing Conference – December 1 & 2, 2020
| DAY ONE – December 1, 2020 | Times are approximate | ||
| 9:00 AM | Welcome to the OHC | ||
| 9:10 AM | Carlos Garcia | Phoenix City Council | Welcome to the conference |
| 9:20 AM | Jessica Boehm | The Arizona Republic | Phoenix Session |
| 10:00 AM | Bruce Liggett | Maricopa County | Phoenix Session |
| 10:45 AM | Lisa Glow, JD | Central Arizona Shelter Services | Phoenix Session |
| 11:30 AM | Ash Uss | Andre House | Phoenix Session |
| 1:00 PM | Margot Kushel, MD | Center for Vulnerable Populations | Live Keynote and Q&A |
| 2:25 PM | Gov. Kate Brown | State of Oregon | Welcome to the conference |
| 2:30 PM | Molly Harbarger | The Oregonian | Portland Session |
| 3:00 PM | Deborah Kafoury & Jennifer Vines, MD |
Multnomah County | Portland Session |
| 3:45 PM | Drew Grabham, LCSW | Portland Street Medicine | Portland Session |
| DAY TWO – December 2, 2020 | Times are approximate | ||
| 9:00 AM | Welcome to the OHC | ||
| 9:10 AM | Dina Titus | US Congress, Nevada | Welcome to the conference |
| 9:20 AM | Briana Erickson | Las Vegas Review-Journal | Las Vegas Session |
| 10:15 AM | Tim Burch | Clark County | Las Vegas Session |
| 11:00 AM | Merideth Spriggs | Caridad | Las Vegas Session |
| 11:45 AM | Kathi Thomas-Gibson | City of Las Vegas | Las Vegas Session |
| 1:00 PM | Eric Tars, JD | National Homelessness Law Center | Live Keynote and Q&A |
| 2:20 PM | Judy Chu | US Congress, California | Welcome to the conference |
| 2:30 PM | Meredith Berkson | Los Angeles Homeless Service Agency – LAHSA | Los Angeles Session |
| 3:00 PM | Gale Holland | Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles Session |
| 3:45 PM | Mike Arnold | Midnight MIssion | Los Angeles Session |
| 4:30 PM | Matt Tinoco | Los Angeles Independent Journalist | Los Angeles Session |