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Housing Action Illinois 2010 Conference—Housing Matters!
November 4 and 5
The Parke Hotel and Conference Center
Bloomington IL

Each year, hundreds of the state’s housing professionals and activists come together at Housing Action Illinois’ Annual Conference to network and obtain the latest training and information on affordable housing issues. The annual conference is Illinois’ largest, yearly gathering of affordable housing professionals. We invite you to join us!

Registration Information

Early Bird Registration Discount – Save $25!
Deadline: Monday, September 20, 2010

$125 Early Bird Registration for Members
$225 Early Bird Registration for Non-members
$150 Regular Registration for Members
$250 Regular Registration for Non-members

Click here to register online.

Click here to download a registration form as a PDF file.

Scholarship Requests

This year Housing Action can only offer a limited number of scholarships. We must therefore limit them to ONE individual per membership organization that otherwise could not afford to attend this conference, but would benefit from the trainings. The scholarships will allow an individual to attend the conference for the reduced rate of $100, which covers the cost of meals provided during the conference. To be considered, you must submit this completed form, which can be downloaded as a PDF file by clicking here.

Hotel Information

Make your room reservations now!!!

The lovely Parke Hotel & Conference Center in Bloomington, IL will be hosting the 2010 Housing Matters Conference and they will be offering a special discounted room rate of $75.00 + 12% tax ($84.00 total/night) for conference attendees!

To make room reservations with the Housing Action discount rate, please send an email to Tammy Griffard, Sales Manager, Parke Hotel & Conference Center at:

tgriffard@parkehotel.com

In the email you should mention: Housing Action, your name, address, telephone number, and your arrival and departure dates.

After successful completion you will receive a confirmation email. If you would prefer, you can call the main reservations line 309-662-4300 and you can reach Tammy on ext. 204. (The hotel does not have a toll free number.)

NOTE: Credit card information will be needed when you check into the hotel.

Conference Schedule

Thursday, November 4

9:00 a.m.  Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00 a.m. Welcome and Plenary
11:30 a.m. Awards Luncheon and Annual Meeting
1:00 p.m. Workshops
2:30 p.m. Workshops
4:00 p.m. Keynote Address
5:00-7:00 p.m. Dinner Reception

Friday, November 5

8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Workshops
11:00 a.m. Workshops
12:15-2:00 p.m. Closing Lunch and Plenary

More details, including workshop descriptions, coming soon.

Workshops and Plenaries

Workshops will include many different topic areas within 5 main tracks: Housing Counseling, Affordable Housing Development & Management, Advocacy & Organizing, Organizational Development and two tracks for homeless service providers.

Detailed session descriptions are coming soon. Workshop topics are subject to change.

Policy & Advocacy

Housing Action Illinois’ 2011 Policy Agenda

Community Organizing for Direct Service Providers

Sustainable Communities

Election Day Recap

Organizational Development

Effectively Use Social Networking

Financial Management

From the Funder’s Perspective

Executive Director Board Toolkit

Housing Counselors

Increasing your capacity while decreasing cost with Online Home Buyer Education

Credit Counseling for borrowers that have been hit hard by the economic downfall

Rental Counseling & Tenants Rights: Counseling renters that have been displaced due to foreclosures

More to come…
           
Affordable Housing Development & Management

Developing a Green Project: The Early Steps
           
101 on Financing: Investments, Tax Credits, etc.

More to come…

Ending Homelessness: HEARTH Act and Continuing Systems Level Change

Continuums of Care and individual agencies around the state have been working on systems level change to adopt a greater emphasis on homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing and permanent supportive housing.  Passage of the HEARTH Act will accelerate the pace of these changes.  Because regulations implementing the HEARTH Act are still pending, these topics are subject to change so we can plan sessions that are especially timely.

HEARTH Act: Impact for Continuums of Care

HEARTH Act: Impact for Individual Agencies

HEARTH Act: Regulations Q+A

Homeless Prevention: Past, Present and Future

PADS and Shelter Operations

We are presenting these facilitated discussions in collaboration with PADS programs. 

Creating a Safe Physical Environment

Working with Volunteers

Integrating Case Management Throughout Program

Dialogue on Balancing Hospitality and Enforcing the Rules

Sponsorship Information

Click here to download a PDF document with Sponsor, Exhibit and Advertising Opportunities.

Golden Trowel Award Nominations

Housing Action Illinois presents its Golden Trowel Award to individuals and community-based groups that have made significant progress towards achieving housing justice in Illinois.  We are seeking nominations of people doing outstanding work in the field of affordable housing in Illinois to be recipients of the 2010 Golden Trowel Awards.  Nominations in the past have included staff and board members of nonprofit organizations, government officials, and members of the media. Nominations are due by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 2010.

Click here to download the nomination form as a Word document.

Need More Information?

Contact Nicole Christison at nicole@housingactionil.org or 312-939-6074 x. 111.