The Alabama Alliance to End Homelessness, Collaborative Solutions, Inc., and the Low Income Housing Coalition of Alabama invite you to join us for this unique opportunity to come together to address the ongoing issues of poverty and the lack of safe, decent, and affordable housing in our state.

Conference Information

You may register for this conference online or at the conference. Registration fees are per person. 

Current ALAEH or LIHCA member: $155
Non-member: $175
Student: $105
One Day Attendee: $135

Please note that you should register as a member if you or your organization is currently a member of either ALAEH or LIHCA. 

If your organization has 3 or more individuals that want to attend the event, a group rate is available. It is $135 per registrant.

Early bird rates  ended September 30, 2014. Online registration will close on November 2, 2014. You may also register at the conference. New this year! We will be able to accept credit or debit cards at the conference for registration! 

Special Offering: The Alabama Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) Institute
 Friday, November 7, 9am-3pm

LIHCA is offering a special post-conference Advocacy Institute dedicated to the AHTF. Attendees will be equipped and empowered to advocate for dedicated revenue in the 2015 session. Attendees will be trained on how to use LIHCA’s key messages, will be provided resources designed to communicate the need for dedicated funding, and will be given opportunities to put it all in practice. Whether you are a novice advocate or a seasoned activist, this is a great opportunity to enhance you advocacy skills. This one-of-a-kind training is a must-attend event for LIHCA members and other advocates across the state who want to increase housing opportunities for the populations they serve. Please join us and be a part of Alabama’s housing movement! Continuing Education credits will be available and lunch will be provided.

Registration Fee: $30 per registrant. When registering, scroll down to add the AHTF Institute to your summary. 

Hotel Information

The Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa is the official conference hotel. The hotel has guaranteed 50 rooms per night at a rate $129 plus tax for either single or double occupancy. You may upgrade your accommodation for an extra fee.

To make your reservation, please contact the hotel directly at 1 (800) 544-9933 or visit the hotel website (group code: coscosa). When making your reservation, please identify yourself as an attendee of the Housing Works! Conference. A credit card will be required to guarantee the reservation.

Please note that the hotel will accept reservations for this room block until Monday, October 6, 2014. After this date, the hotel can no longer guarantee the conference rate.

The Grand Hotel is offering the group rate through the weekend (November 7 -9). To access this special offer, please book under the group code.

Vendor Table Information

If you or your organization is interested in hosting a vendor table during the conference, please contact Alison Goodwyn at (205) 939-0411. The cost to host a table is $200.

Please note that if you plan to ship materials to the hotel for your table, you will be responsible for the shipping cost and any extra cost from the hotel.

Sponsor Information

If you or your organization is interested in sponsoring a part of the conference, please contact Ashley Kerr at (205) 939-0411. There are several sponsor levels to choose from.  

Continuing Education

Continuing Education credits will be available for this conference. The following disciplines will be able to receive continuing education credits:

Counseling
General 
Social Work

Agenda

Please find the preliminary agenda below. There will be 3 concurrent tracks during each session (1. Affordable Housing, 2. Homelessness, and 3. Data Systems and Performance Measurements). More details will be forthcoming.

November 5, 2014

9:00am - 1:00pm                                Housing Policy Pre-Institute (Invitation Only)

10:00am - 2:00pm                             Conference Registration

2:00pm - 3:00pm                                Welcome and Opening Plenary

Sheila Crowley, President and CEO, National Low Income Housing Coalition

3:15pm - 4:15pm                                Session 1

- National Housing Trust Fund

- Critical Time Intervention: An Implementation

- Implementing the 2014 HMIS Data Standards

4:30pm - 5:30pm                                Session 2

- Evidence-Based Permanent Supportive  Housing

- Coordinated or Centralized? Making a Plan for Community Assessment

- HMIS: Data Quality and Performance Measurement

5:35pm - 6:00pm                                Joint ALAEH and LIHCA Membership Meeting

 

November 6, 2014

7:45am - 8:30am                                Continental Breakfast

8:30am - 9:30am                                Session 3

- ABCs of Property Management

- A Model to Provide Health Care for the  Homeless

- Federal Partners Utilization of HMIS

9:45am - 10:45am                              Session 4

-  The Warwick Case Study: Housing for the Homeless

- An Introduction into AlaVetNet

- Best Practices for Utilizing HMIS Data

11:00am - 12:00pm                            Session 5

- Neighborhood Revitalization - A Case Study

- Foundations for Tomorrow: Tiny Homes to  Mitigate Homelessness

- PATH HMIS

12:15pm - 1:45pm                              Luncheon Plenary

Michael German, Alabama Field Office Director, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

2:00pm - 3:00pm                                Session 6

- Conerstone: Services in Supportive Housing

- SOAR Across Alabama

- PATH and HMIS TA Clinics

3:15pm - 4:15pm                                Session 7

- Expanding Existing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness for Families

- Rural Supportive Housing on a Small Scale

- PATH and HMIS TA Clinics

4:30pm - 5:00pm                                Closing Plenary

 

November 7, 2014

9:00am - 3:00pm                                The Alabama Housing Trust Fund Institute
                                                            (separate registration)  

Register Now! 

The online registration system will end on October 28, 2014. If you are interested in attending this conference after October 28th, you may register in person at the conference.  

Thank You to Our Sponsors!