- Community Development Track
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Overview of Native American Programs |
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Facilitator: |
Jackie Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Native American Programs, HUD |
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Room: Dupont |
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Presenter: |
James Floyd, Office of Public and Indian Housing,
HUD |
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Native eDGE the newest initiative from HUDs Office of Native American
Programs. It is a one-stop shop bringing together entrepreneurs, lending
institutions, federal agencies, non-profits, foundations, and private businesses
to build strong and diversified tribal economies and communities. The Native
eDGE web site and toll free number provide you with direct access to experienced
economic development specialists who will help you take your business from
start-up through globalization. This workshop which is divided into parts
1 and 2 will provide the participants with the tools to not only access
Native eDGE, but also to use and profit from the service through examples.
There will be roundtable discussions with the ONAP Native eDGE staff following
each presentation. |
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HUDs Role in Disaster Recovery |
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Facilitator: |
Deborah Vincent, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff
for Policy, HUD |
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Room: Conservatory |
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Presenters: |
David R. Conrad, National Wildlife Federation,
Washington, DC
Jacky Eubanks or Robert Clark, Kinston, NC
Cecil Brown, Community Builder, HUD, NC
Rudolph Goddard, Community Development Director, Albany, GA |
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Learn from case examples about how HUD's programs and staff can assist your
community recover from a major disaster, as well as policy concepts to consider
as you approach recovery. |
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- Economic Development Track
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Developing Affordable Housing In Rural Areas |
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Facilitator: |
Jackie Mitchell, Director Office of Rural
Housing, HUD |
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Room: Edison |
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Presenters: |
Ruth Wise, New Roads Community Development of
Exmore, Inc., VA
Fred Toney, Housing Assistance Council
Kevin Kelly, National Congress for Community Economic Development |
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Presenters will highlight two examples of successful housing development
for low and moderate income persons in rural areas. |
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Building Family Assets |
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Facilitator: |
Stephen Yank, Office of Policy, Development and
Research, HUD |
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Room: Jefferson West |
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Presenters: |
Cathy Hinko, Executive Director of the Housing
Authority of Jefferson County, KY
Marcy Hudson, Coordinator of the Department of Community Services, Ithaca
Housing Authority, NY
Inger Giuffrida, Program Manager, Corporation for Enterprise Development,
Washington, DC |
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Low income families striving for a brighter, more secure future face a two-pronged
challenge: they need adequate income to buy food and housing today, but
they also need a way to build a more secure tomorrow. In an effort to help
working poor families address this second challenge - to help them achieve
lasting self sufficiency - community groups, housing authorities and other
organizations around the country have begun to focus attention on helping
families build meaningful assets. Low income families that have an opportunity
to buy a home, to start a small business or to send a member to college
will have a valuable and durable resource to better the odds for long-term
well being. Programs like HUDs Family Self Sufficiency are one strategy
to build family assets, but other innovative ideas are gaining momentum,
including Individual Development Account (IDA) programs. This workshop will
explore the rationale for asset building and discuss nuts and bolts strategies
for implementing IDA and other asset building programs. |
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Legislative Update and Preparing for Round III Empowerment Zones |
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Facilitator: |
Barbara Bostick-Hunt, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Community Empowerment |
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Room: Lincoln East |
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Presenters: |
Peggy Brown, HUD Congressional Affairs
Dennis Kane, Coordinator, EZ/EC Initiative |
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This session will provide an update on the Administrations efforts
to secure a Round III of Urban and Rural Empowerment Zone designations.
The update will include an overview of H.R. 4923, entitled the "Community
Renewal and New Markets Act of 2000" that was recently passed in the
House. The update will also touch on Senate action on Round III EZ legislation
including an overview of the Senate Bill entitled, "Creating New Markets
and Empowering America Act of 2000," which would create a Round III
of EZ designations as well as fund the Round II EZs. Panelists will also
discuss the "New Markets Initiative" sections of the bills currently
under consideration in the House and Senate. |
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- Homeownership/Safety & Security Track
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Creative Financing Tools for Homeownership |
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Facilitator: |
Charles Gardner, Director, Atlanta Homeownership
Center, HUD |
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Room: Jefferson East |
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Presenters: |
Dave Bucholz, Self-Help Ventures Fund, Durham,
NC
Gregory Adkins, New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Financing Agency For Homeownership
Linda Hugo, Northwest Regional Facilitators Self-Help Homeownership |
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Alternative Models of Homeownership |
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Facilitator: |
Joseph Garcia, Secretarys Representative,
Denver, CO |
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Room: Map Room |
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Presenters: |
Mary Belardo, Chairwoman, Torres-Martinez Tribal
Council
Ken Castro, Tribal Grants Administrator
Hunter L. Johnson, President, Chief Executive Officer, LINC Housing Non-Profit
Affordable Housing Development Corporation
Theresa Camiling, Acting Senior Community Builder, Santa Ana Area Office |
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The Torres-Martinez Tribe has developed creative strategies for providing
affordable housing opportunities for very low income families & individuals
to live in manufactured housing. These include funding from multiple sources
to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing at affordable rates, and utilize
common areas, child care facilities and on site educational opportunities. |
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Overview of HUDs 2001 Budget |
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Facilitator: |
Douglas Kantor, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff
for Programs |
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Room: Monroe West |
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Presenters: |
David Gibbons, Assistant Chief Financial Officer
for Budget
David Kass, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental
Relations |
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This session will look at HUDs budget priorities for fiscal year 2001
and review the status of the budget as it makes its way through the legislative
process. |
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- Fair Housing/Housing Counseling Track
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What a Fair Housing Program Can Accomplish
in Your Community |
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Facilitator: |
David Enzel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Fair Housing Enforcement, HUD
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Room: Caucus Room |
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Presenters: |
Teresa Isaac, Lexington Fair Housing Council,
Lexington, KY
Lee Porter, Fair Housing Council of New Jersey
Shanna Smith, National Fair Housing Alliance, Washington, DC |
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This workshop will address how private non-profit fair housing organizations
and state and local agencies in jurisdictions that have laws substantially
equivalent to the Fair Housing Act, can promote Fair Housing in your community. |
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Successful Section 3 Programs |
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Facilitator: |
John Waller, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Economic Opportunity, Monitoring and Compliance, HUD |
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Room: Farragut |
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Presenters: |
Reverend Ervin Sims, Mt. Caramel Redevelopment
Agency
Al Brewster & Rudy Perez, Miami Dade County Housing Authority
Joe Scott, Jersey City Housing Authority |
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This workshop will provide information and guidance on the requirements
and implementation of Section 3. Special emphasis will be placed on HOPE
VI projects. |
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- Public Housing/Client Services Track
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How SEMAP Works |
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Facilitator: |
Gloria Cousar, Deputy Assistant Secretary
For Public and
Assisted Housing Delivery, HUD |
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Room: Monroe East |
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Presenters: |
Susan Loritz, Senior Program Manager, Real Estate
and Housing Performance Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Washington, DC |
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SEMAP is HUDs management assessment system to measure the performance
of 2,600 local housing agencies that administer $10 billion annually in
Section 8 voucher assistance for 1.5 million low income families nationwide.
The Department will annually measure the performance of housing agencies
that administer the housing choice voucher program in 14 key areas. The
14 indicators of performance show whether eligible families are helped to
afford decent rental units at a reasonable subsidy cost. This session will
present the latest information on HUDs plans to assign the first SEMAP
ratings in fall 2000, with a focus on HUDs automation of the PHAs
SEMAP certification and HUDs rating process, as well as HUD field
office review responsibilities. |
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Public Housing Assessment Demonstration |
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Facilitator: |
Donald J. LaVoy, Director, Real Estate Assessment
Center, HUD |
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Room: Thoroughbred Room |
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Presenters: |
Sylvia McConnell, Ontario Housing Corporation
Lisa Booth, Ontario Housing Corporation
David Vargas, Financial Assessment Manager
Wanda Funk, Management Assessment Manager
William Thorson, Physical Inspections
Carol Catineau, Resident Survey Assessment Manager |
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The Ontario Housing Corporation will present its local housing agency benchmarking
and best practices initiative.
This workshop will allow participants to view
a "live" electronic submission demonstration being conducted by
a PHA representative and a fee accountant, both of whom are responsible
for submitting electronic financial statements to HUD via its FASS. |
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Utilizing PHAS to Enhance PHA Performance |
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Facilitator: |
Karen Newton, Deputy Assistant Secretary For
Troubled Agency Recovery, HUD |
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Room: Grant |
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Presenter: |
Andrew Nelson, Integrated Assessment Manager |
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Learn how HUDs real estate assessment tools can help improve the management
and performance of public housing authorities. |
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- Special Needs Housing/Youth Empowerment Track
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Housing Services for Persons with Mental Illness |
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Facilitator: |
Gail Williamson, Housing Project Manager,
HUD Office of Business Products |
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Room: Military Room |
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Presenters: |
Margaret Shemwell, Community Support Programs,
Inc.,
James Stamper, Caminar Group Home |
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This session will provide examples on ways organizations (private and public)
can design programs to fit the individual needs of persons diagnosed with
severe and persistent mental illness and assist the mental handicapped individuals
gain independent living skills. The session will also examine the growing
need for facilities in the communities and special services for persons
with AIDS. |
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Financing Housing Rehabilitation |
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Facilitator: |
Shaun Donovan, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Multifamily Housing Programs, HUD |
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Room: Lincoln West |
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Presenters: |
Acel Romero, Harborview Manor
William Elsbree, Twin Oaks |
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This session will examine a variety of tools used by HUD and property owners
to effectively manage properties and identify ways to partner with residents
to work proactively to determine the cause of the problems and not to simply
identify the symptoms or indicators. Examples of positive actions will
be shared including ways to tap local funding sources in the community,
and encourage effective partnering to connect residents and property owners
and agents with the local community. |
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- Neighborhood Networks Track
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Resident Participation in Neighborhood Networks
Centers |
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Facilitator: |
Christine Pelosi, Special Counsel |
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Room: Hamilton |
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Presenters: |
Betty Milton, Director, Browns Woods Neighborhood
Networks Center
James Marshall, Atlantic Gardens Learning Center
Jamaal Ramsey, Atlantic Gardens Learning Center |
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Looking for ways to involve and empower your residents? Building relationships
between people is the key to cultivating resident involvement in Neighborhood
Networks centers. Hear from residents who will tell you why they participate
as well as coordinators who will help you design strategies that will recruit
and sustain resident involvement in your NN center. |
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Best Practices in Bridging the Digital Divide |
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Facilitator: |
Rosanna Marquez, Secretarys Representative,
Chicago, IL |
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Room: Hemisphere |
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Presenters: |
Al Browne, Vice President, Community Preservation
and Development Corporation
Jacqueline Jones, Vice President of Social Services, Interstate Realty Management |
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Neighborhood Networks bridge the digital divide; these presenters have the
award-winning experience in making it happen. Learn from these community
developers who will share their successes at bringing computers, classes
and mentorships to HUD residents through Neighborhood Networks. |