March 8, 2011

The WSCH 21st Annual Conference on Ending Homelessness

Standing Together – Hope on the Horizon

Presented in collaboration with Building Changes and the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance.

For more information

Visit the WSCH conference page.

Venue

Three Rivers Convention Center
7016 West Grandridge Boulevard
Kennewick, WA 99336

Conference Highlights

HEARTH Academy, presented by National Alliance to End Homelessness Center for Capacity Building
Sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The HEARTH Implementation Clinic is designed for Continuum of Care Leaders, Ten Year Plan Coordinators, Emergency Shelter Grant and HPRP Administrators, Major Funders of Homelessness Assistance, Major Providers of Homelessness Assistance, Local TA Providers or Consultants who are involved in Planning and Implementation, HMIS Administrators. This session will focus on the needs of communities in WA and the specific systems changes needed in each community to implement the HEARTH Act.

Presentations by the SAMHSA Homeless Resource Center http://homeless.samhsa.gov/

• Communities of Practice Learning Over the Long Term
• A Taste of Motivational Interviewing
• Furthering Motivational Interviewing Skills – Advanced Institute Session
• Working with Homeless Youth and Young Adults
• Using Case Studies as a Mechanism for Structuring Communities of Practice
• Medical Care for Non-Medical Providers

Information about Affordable Alternative Building Techniques – Earth One Vault Homes from The California Institute of Earth, Art, and Architecture
http://calearth.org/ or http://calearth.org/building-designs/earth-one.html

SOAR – A 1.5 Day Training Curriculum for Case Managers Assisting Adults who are Homeless with Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income Applications
Attendees of the SOAR session spend 1.5 days of the Conference attending this training and select from the schedule sessions for the remainder of the Conference.

41 other Conference Sessions for:

• Case Mangers (entry level and advanced)
• Housing and Service Providers
• Ten Year Plan Groups
• Executive Directors
• Managers
• Advocates for Ending Homelessness
• Government Employees
• Elected Officials
• Housing Developers
• People who are Experiencing Homelessness

Topic Areas Include but are not limited to:

• Outreach
• Domestic Violence
• McKinney Vento
• HEARTH Act
• Rural Areas
• Homelessness Prevention
• Consolidated Grant Program Information from Commerce
• HMIS
• Advocacy
• Employment and Housing
• Veterans
• Self-Care
• Innovation
• Best Practices
• Funding