HOMES WITHIN REACH 2019 SESSION MATERIALS

Thank you so much for attending Homes Within Reach and making this year’s conference a big success.

Part of what makes the conference great is the wide variety of presenters sharing their knowledge and information in the workshop sessions. Every year, we share the information from the presentations, so you can refresh your memory and utilize the information in your own backyard.

As we get presentations, we will post them below. Please check back frequently!

Affinity Meal Programs:
Homelessness Track Lunch Program- House Rent Blues: Innovative Eviction Prevention Strategies in Pennsylvania
Homelessness Track Dinner Program- Building Health: A Health System’s Role in Supporting Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness- Stephen Brown, Kevin Progar, Brian Rahmer

Plenary Sessions:

Tuesday Morning:
The Need for Action on Housing Affordability- Mike Koprowski, National Low Income Housing Coalition

Wednesday Morning:
The Emerging Crisis of Aged Homelessness: Could Housing Solutions Be Funded by Avoidance of Excess Shelter, Hospital, and Nursing Home Costs?- Dennis Culhane, University of Pennsylvania
Social Determinants of Health- Barbara Gray, Highmark Health

Workshops:

A2: Landlord-Tenant Basics
A9: From Brownfields to Greenfields and All the Environmental Stops Along the Way
B1: Housing for All: Inclusionary Zoning Across Pennsylvania
B4: The Intersection of Homelessness and the Opioid Crisis
C10: Prescription Home Repair: Innovations in Treating Childhood Asthma
D3: Looking for Landlords in All the Right Places
E6: 811 Rental Assistance: Latest Updates and Promising Practices