| Tuesday, October 29, 2024 |
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| Welcome | 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM | | |
| Opening Plenary with Ted Williams | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | | |
| Homelessness Remains A Risk: Illness, Overdose and Mortality | 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | | |
| Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) vouchers as a strategy to help end adult homelessness | 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | Youth | |
| Connecting with solutions as a faith-based drop-in | 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | | |
| HUD Monitoring Strategies: Top Finding Trends and Proactive Tips for Managing CoC Grants | 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | | |
| Innovative Initiatives and Resources for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness | 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | | |
| A Day in the Life of a Homeless Services Worker | 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | Fundamentals | |
| Visit Exhibitors | 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | | |
| Bridging Communities: Strengthening Partnerships for Housing Equity and Homelessness Prevention | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | | |
| The Impact of Substance Use and Mental Illness on Youth who are Homeless | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Youth | |
| Empowering People with Lived Experience in Your Homeless Response System | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | | |
| What is Cultural Humility and Why is it important? | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Fundamentals | |
| Community Collaborations within the Homeless Response System | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | | |
| Home is where the heart is, not where the house is! | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | | |
| Lunch sponsored by Michigan Network for Youth & Families and Visit Exhibitors | 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | | |
| Keynote - Cole Williams | 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | | |
| Legislative Outlook +Advocacy for 2024 and Beyond | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | | |
| Emerging Strategies for Addressing Older Adult Homelessness | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | | |
| Best Practices and Recommendations for Helping Clients through Harm Reduction | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Fundamentals | |
| Building Housing Security through Housing Choice Voucher Retention | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | | |
| Launching a Direct Cash Transfer Initiative | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Youth | |
| How does active integration of PEOPLE with lived experience relate to the State Action Plan and Grant funding. | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | | |
| Break | 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | | |
| Beyond The Bridge: A Solution To Homelessness - Documentary film by A Bigger Vision Films | 3:30 PM - 5:15 PM | | |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2024 |
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| Award Ceremonies | 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | | |
| Morning Keynote: Graci Harkema | 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | | |
| The Renters Journey and the Hidden Homeless - Mapping the Lived Experience of Navigating Affordable Housing Systems and Families Living in Hotels | 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | | |
| CoC Program: A Refresher Training | 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | | |
| Driving change for youth experiencing homelessness through youth and adult collaboration | 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Youth | |
| Cancelled: Voices of Resilience: Empowering Youth with Lived Experiences Combating Homelessness | 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | | |
| Securing Funding to Prevent & End Homelessness: Case Studies in Successful Advocacy | 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | | |
| Lessons in Self-Care: Reminders from Daniel Tiger while Working in Housing and Homeless Services | 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Fundamentals | |
| Visit Exhibitors | 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM | | |
| Lunch Break | 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | | |
| How to leverage Federal & Non-Federal Resources with CoC programming, making a collective impact to homelessness: We've got the water; who’s got the bucket? | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | | |
| Increasing Housing Access for Michiganders with Conviction Histories | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | | |
| Sexual orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (S.O.G.I.E 101) | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Youth | |
| Housing First Foundational Knowledge | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Fundamentals | |
| Best Practices for Serving Survivors of Human Trafficking | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | | |
| Landlord Advisory Groups – Bridging the Gap between Landlords and Housing Providers | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | | |