| Wednesday, November 4, 2026 |
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| Welcome | 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM | | |
| Youth with Lived Experience Panel Session | 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | | |
| Networking | 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | | |
| Connection as Protection: Building Resilient Communities to Prevent Suicide | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Other | |
| Where Community Happens: Building Belonging Through Rural Libraries and Housing Partnerships | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Other | |
| Survivor-Centered Transitional Housing: Lessons from DV Services for Mainstream Programs | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Foundational | |
| Radical Inclusion: How a Youth Drop In Center Transformed Community Response to Youth Homelessness | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Youth | |
| Building Housing Stability: Financial Strategies and Community Development to Prevent Homelessness | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Leadership | |
| No Safe Place to Land: Serving Families Experiencing Homelessness During Pregnancy and Beyond | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Other | |
| Lunch sponsored by Michigan Network for Youth & Families and Visit Exhibitors | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | | |
| Keynote Speaker: Moral Bravery in Uncertain Times: Sustaining the Work to End Homelessness | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Other | |
| Networking | 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | | |
| Lessons from Bear Country: Using Children's Literature as a Reflective Practice Tool to Strengthen Trauma-Informed Care, Professional Boundaries, and Resilience in Housing & Homeless Services | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Other | |
| Shelter Diversion - Creative Problem Solving in a Challenging Funding Environment | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Other | |
| Ensuring Educational Stability for Homeless Students: A McKinney‑Vento Homeless Education Overview | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Foundational | |
| Closing the Gaps: Leveraging Local Funding to Strengthen Supportive Services Diana Bartlett Sarah Kenney Katie Love Yolanda Pope | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Leadership | |
| Lived Experience Panel: Homelessness, Substance Use, and the role of Harm Reduction | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Other | |
| PM Breakout Sessions | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | | |
| Networking | 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | | |
| Adult with Lived Experience Panel Session | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | | |
| Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
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| AM Breakout Sessions | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | | |
| Leading Beyond Shelter: Designing Housing Systems That Create Long-Term Stability | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Leadership | |
| The House Party: Where Celebration Means Survival for Youth | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Youth | |
| Breaking the Cycle: Financial Empowerment as Homelessness Prevention | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Other | |
| Understanding the needs of Seniors | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Foundational | |
| Increasing Housing Access for Justice-Involved Individuals | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Other | |
| Presence Over Perfection: Public Speaking for Changemakers | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Other | |
| Networking | 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | | |
| Awards Ceremony | 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | | |
| Post-Election Panel | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | | |