Thursday, March 1

Speakers:

• Jerry Regier, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
• Darlene Williams, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
• Philip Mangano, Executive Director, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, Washington, DC

Paper Presenter:  Dennis Culhane, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Discussants:

• Barbara Ritter, Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness, Lansing, MI
• Martha Burt, The Urban Institute, Washington, DC

• Historic and Contextual Influences on the U.S. Response to Contemporary Homelessness — Presented by:  Walter Leginski, Gaithersburg, MD
• Consumer Integration and Self Determination in Homelessness Research, Policy, Planning, and Services — Presented by:  Susan Barrow, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY
• Homeless Families and Children – Presented by:  Debra Rog, Westat, Rockville, MD
• Rural Homelessness – Presented by: Marjorie Robertson, Alcohol Research Group, Oakland, CA    

Moderator:  Fran Randolph, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD

Discussants:

• Rosanne Haggerty, Common Ground, New York, NY
• Bill Breakey, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• Fred Karnas, Fannie Mae Foundation, Washington, DC

Session #2: Consumer Integration and Self Determination in Homelessness Research, Policy, Planning, and Services

Moderator:  Lawrence Rickards, Homeless Programs Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD

Discussants:

• Michael Rowe, Yale University, New Haven, CT
• Meredith Deming, Bradenton County Coalition on Homelessness, Bradenton, FL
• Judith Klain, Project Homeless Connect, Community Programs, Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA

Session #3:  Homeless Families and Children

Moderator:  Marsha Werner, Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC

Discussants:

• Beth Shinn, New York University, New York, NY
• Karen Olson, Family Promise, Summit, NJ
• Tanya Tull, Beyond Shelter, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Session #4: Rural Homelessness

Moderator:  Pamela Fischer, Homeless Programs Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD

Discussants:

• Greg Owen, Wilder Research, St. Paul, MN
• Sherrie Downing, Montana Council on Homelessness, Helena, MT
• Gerry Roll, Hazard-Perry County Community Ministries, Hazard, KY

Paper presenter:  Alma Molino, Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL

Paper presenters:

• Carol Caton, Columbia University, New York, NY
• Carol Wilkins, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Oakland, CA

Discussants:

• Paul Koegel, Rand, Santa Monica, CA
• Katie Kitchin, City of Norfolk, Norfolk, VA

Friday, March 2

• Housing Models – Presented by: Gretchen Locke, Abt Associates, Cambridge, MA
• Employment and Supports for Homeless People – Presented by: John Rio, Advocates for Human Potential, White Plains, NY
• Incarceration and Homelessness – Presented by: Stephen Metraux, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA
• Homeless Youth in the United States: Recent Research Findings and Intervention Approaches Presented by:  Paul Toro, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Moderator:  Julie Hovden, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC

Discussants:

• Sandra Newman, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• Richard Harris, Central City Concern, Portland, OR
• Michael DeVos, Michigan Housing Development Authority, Lansing, MI

Session #2: Employment and Income Supports for Homeless People

      Moderator:  Ruth Samardick, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC

Discussants:

• Norm Hursh, Boston University, Boston, MA
• Dan Buck, St. Patrick Center, St. Louis, MO
• Steve Nelson, Pima County Jackson Employment Center, Tuscon, AZ

Session #3: Incarceration and Homelessness

Moderator:  Denise Juliano-Bult, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, MD

Discussants:

• Hank Steadman, Policy Research Associates, Delmar, NY
• Cynthia Belon, Homeless Program, Contra Costa County Health Services, Martinez, CA
• Martin Horn, New York City Corrections and Probation, New York, NY

Session #4:  Homeless Youth in the United States: Recent Research Findings and Intervention Approaches

Moderator:  Stan Chappell, Family and Youth Services Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC

Discussants:

• Norweeta Milburn, University of California at Los Angeles, Pasadena, CA
• Ann Masten, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
• Judith Dobbins, Covenant House Washington, Washington, DC

Paper Presenter:  Martha Burt, The Urban Institute, Washington, DC

Discussants:

• Martha Are, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC
• Martha Fleetwood, HomeBase, San Francisco, CA

Discussants:

• Janice Elliot, Corporation for Supportive Housing, New Haven, CT
• Laura Kadwell, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, St. Paul, MN
• Sue Marshall, Community Partnership, Washington, DC
• Paige Perry, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
• Nan Roman, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC
• Jim Wright, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

• Paul Dornan, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
• Anne Fletcher, Office of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC