Second Regional Continuum of Care Conference

Fighting together to End Homelessness in the Southeast

It was a full house again as HUD Southeast Administrator Denise Cleveland-Leggett recently welcomed participants to the Second Regional Continuum of Care Conference. About 150 representatives from organizations fighting to end homelessness in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee and the U.S. Virgin Islands met in Miami in November to exchange best practices and ideas to overcome common challenges.

HUD's Office of Special Needs Assistance Program (SNAPS) Director Norman Suchar provided the latest information on what is expected from this year's application for funding and answered questions from eager attendees. Local HUD Community Planning and Development representatives John Quade and Nora Casal-Cintrón related detailed information on coordination of HUD resources and compliance.

Robert Pulster, Regional Administrator from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness detailed the latest of the federal plan, while Mary Simons from MS Open Doors Homeless Coalition spoke about how to build partnerships; Belinda Hill, Executive Director of Sólo por Hoy in Puerto Rico, shared her experience as a former homeless person who is now a passionate worker aiming to end homelessness in her community. The two-day conference touched also on youth homelessness and permanent housing. ICYMI, here is the video of the presentations that will bring you up to date: CoC Regional Conference, Miami, 2019 (www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDYbj6cykYZ_FGKfJIMhFIyx9pvdRG-1r)

HUD Southeast Regional Administrator Denise Cleveland-Leggett at the Southeast Continuum of Care Conference in Miami with participants from Sólo por Hoy, la Fondita de Jesús and other organizations from Puerto Rico, working together to help prevent and end homelessness.	Virgil Ladson, formerly homeless, shared his experience during HUD's Southeast Continuum of Care Conference. In the photo with HUD Southeast Regional Administrator Denise Cleveland-Leggett and Miami-Dade Homeless Trust Deputy Director Manuel Sarria and Executive Director Victoria Mallette.
Michael Browder, HUD Southeast Deputy Regional Administrator, addressed participants to the Continuum of Care Regional Conference that took place in Miami in November of 2019.	HUD's Nora Casal-Cintrón and John Quade from the office of Community Planning and Development reviewed how to coordinate HUD resources and the steps needed for monitoring compliance.

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