Training Events and Conferences
Neighborhood Partnerships has
developed a Messaging and Framing Toolkit for the National Housing
Conference (NHC) that can help frame conversations for better
understanding. Janet Byrd and Matt Kinshella of Neighborhood
Partnerships will join NHC's Amy Clark for a webinar on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 2:00 PM ET to
explain how science-based communications techniques can be beneficial
and how you can incorporate the tools in your work. Register for the
webinar here.
Policy Link will offer a webinar, “Growing and Funding Equitable Food Hubs: A Strategy for Improving Access to Healthy Food”, on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 2:00 PM ET.
Food hubs have gained momentum as an innovative retail strategy to
expand healthy food access in low-income communities by creating direct
linkages between food growers and producers and consumers. Click herefor details and to register.
The Housing Assistance Council will hold a webinar on single- and multi-family affordable housing for veterans on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 2:00 PM ET.
The webinar will introduce Patriot Place, a community targeted for
veterans with a mix of affordable rental and homeownership opportunities
for up to 75 households within a subdivision/neighborhood setting in
Johnson County, Tennessee. Click here to register for the webinar.
The Kansas Housing Conference will be held August 27-20, 2014 at
the Hyatt Regency in Wichita, Kansas. The event will offer insights on
hot topics affecting the affordable housing industry. To learn more and
to register, click here.
AARP Foundation and the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University will release a new report about housing for America’s older adults on September 2, 2014 from 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM in
Washington, DC at the Washington Court Hotel. The U.S. Census Bureau
projects that the population aged 50 and over will swell to 133 million
by 2030, an increase of more than 70 percent since 2000. Housing will
play a central role in the overall well-being of these older adults.
Click here to learn more about the event and to register.
The Virginia Housing Coalition will offer Virginia’s 2nd Annual Housing Credit ConferenceSeptember 3-4, 2014 at
the Westin Hotel in Richmond. The purpose of the two day event is to
educate and inform new and current tax credit practitioners about the
latest trends and developments in the program in Virginia. To learn more
about the event and to register, click here.
The 2014 HousingIowa Conference will be held at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown September 3-5, 2014.
The event will offer a vast array of education sessions in three
tracks: affordable rental, affordable homeownership and homelessness.
Click here to visit the website for details.
Rural Community Assistance Corporation will
offer a 502 Packaging Course that will cover USDA Rural Development’s
(RD) Section 502 direct loan program and provide insight as to how this
homeownership financing resource can be used in communities throughout
the country. The training will be offered September 23-25, 2014 in Portland, Oregon. Click here for details.
The 2014 Florida Institute on Homelessness and Supportive Housing will take place at The Rosen Centre Hotel, in Orlando, Florida October 1-3, 2014.
The Institute brings together state and national experts who share
their knowledge and expertise to help professionals, administrators,
government officials, advocates, and others meet the challenge of
providing quality, affordable, and accessible supportive housing. Click here for details and to register.