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Annual Conference > 2008 NCHV Annual Conference
2008 NCHV Annual Conference
“Special Challenges of a New Era”
This page displays the session schedule of the 2008 NCHV Annual Conference, with descriptions of each session, speaker names, and presentation materials. Please visit often as more presentation materials will be posted in the upcoming weeks.
The conference program is available for download by clicking here.
View photos from the 2008 Annual Conference by clicking here.
Monday, June 23
A panel of federal agency representatives discussed federal homeless veteran assistance programs and provided updates on related legislation.
Public Policy Action - June 2008
Steve Binder, The Homeless Court Program: Taking the Court to the Streets, ABA HCP Principles, North County HCP flyer, HCP information sheet
- Reporting and Regulations of Federal Grants
This session examined different reporting requirements and regulations of federal grants.
Roger Casey, Grant & Per Diem Program homepage, VA Grant and Per Diem Program fact sheet, NCHV Technical Assistance Center fact sheet
Tuesday, June 24
- Focus on Housing Institute
Speakers covered several subjects, including essential components of supportive housing programs, financing, property management, the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, and development of permanent supportive housing.
Kelly Kent, Permanent Supportive Housing: The Basics
Terry Kim, Low Income Housing Tax Credits 101
Barry Wides, An Overview of the Community Reinvestment Act
Aaron Wooler, Century Villages at Cabrillo
Employment Resources
Representatives from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) showcased employment tools available through their technical assistance center.
Valerie Brooke, Customized Employment & Homeless Veterans
- OIF/OEF Early Intervention – Family Benefits for Guard and Reserve
Speakers discussed benefits and services available to the families of the Guard and Reserve, and how unit-based initiatives help ease the stresses of combat troops.
LTC Michael Gafney, Maryland National Guard Reintegration Initiative
Jean Langbein, Seamless Transition Program Overview
Meg Ferguson, www.bcpl.info/veterans
- Integrating Service Reports for Better Case Management
This session focused on the importance of integrated reporting when working with homeless clients who receive counseling and support services from multitude of offices or agencies.
Sean Benedict, Integrated Services for Homeless Veterans
Jeffery L. Quarles, Using Program Outcomes to Manage Performance Improvement
- Incarcerated Veterans – Effective Transition Preparation and Support
Presenters gave an overview of successful transition programs and provided information to help social workers and case managers develop better communication and intervention strategies to help veterans with criminal histories.
Andy McMahon, Incarcerated Veterans – Effective Transition, Preparation and Support
Otis Nash and Rebecca Sheetz, Making Re-entry Happen: An Integrated Approach to Helping Veterans Who Are Incarcerated to Successfully Re-enter Our Communities
Rani Desai, Homeless Women Veterans Programs (HWVP)
Bette Stebbins, www.sapr.mil
Wednesday, June 25
- Department of Labor Programs
Speakers discussed how service providers can access employment resources for veterans and how organizations can enhance services currently offered to veterans.
Mike Hernandez, Stand Down fact sheet, HVRP fact sheet
- Participating in the CHALENG/CoC Processes
This panel gave an overview of Continuum of Care, Supportive Housing Program, possible strategies to improve funding, and discussed how the HUD-VASH program will affect availability of housing opportunities for homeless veterans in different parts of the country.
Cynthia W. High, Participating in the CHALENG/CoC Processes
John Kuhn, CHALENG: Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups
- OIF/OEF Early Intervention and Prevention of Homelessness
Discussion focused on the more prevalent physical, mental and emotional wounds of returning veterans, as well as programs such as the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, which provides National Guard and Reserve members and their families with information, services, and outreach opportunities through the deployment cycle.
CSM Michael Gallucci, Army Reserve Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program
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