Wednesday Sessions
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8:30 am - 10:00 am What is Personal Finance and Why is it Important? What is Personal Finance and Why is it Important? This very interactive session will help answer this question by exploring “savings”, “net worth” and the factors that influence individual economic choice. Participants will learn about Michigan State University Extension’s (MSUE) Financial Health Index Project and a best practice example of financial education, MSUE Macomb’s “Living on Less.” Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Kristen Grifka - Michigan State University Extension Panelist: Erica Tobe - Michigan State University Extension, David Dieterle - Michigan Council on Economic Education; Jean Lakin – Michigan State University Extension
Multifamily Development Case Studies Hear from developers of affordable multifamily housing projects as they discuss the innovative means with which they developed housing in all regions of the state. Case studies will be highlighted detailing the funding sources utilized and the framework within those sources that made their projects a success.Case studies include:Park Place City Center, a 24 unit family development in Sault Ste. Marie that utilized Section 1602 funds, HOME funds, federal and state historic credits, and Brownfield credits; Ballentine Apartments, an 18 unit supportive housing development in Lansing that utilized project based supportive housing vouchers, 9% low income housing tax credits, and TCAP funds; and Harbor Bluffs, a 52 unit family development in Benton Harbor that utilized Section 1602 and HOPE VI funds. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Ben Ide - MSHDA Panelist: Gerry Haan - Haan Development, Mary Levine - Greater Lansing Housing Coalition, Samuel H. Thomas - Star Development
Fair Housing Act During this session we will cover fair housing basics and the requirements for the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan designed to promote equal housing choice for all prospective residents. Topics will include Fair Housing basics and HUD housing, reasonable accomodations and modifications, marketing and advertising, and limited English proficiency requirements. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Susan Hengesbach - MSHDA
Marketing on the Internet This session will give insightful trends on Internet usage, an overview of free and inexpensive online marketing options, specific tips on maximizing the effectiveness of your online ads as well as a thorough look at MSHDA’s popular Michigan Housing Locator as offered by the chief developer of the system. Housing providers looking to reach out to more prospective residents are encouraged to attend. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Keeli Baker - Michigan Housing Council Panelist: Jeremy Schneider - Rentlinx *This session is approved for Real Estate Continuing Education Credits.
Ready, Willing and Able - The Peckham Story on Employment Learn how a central Michigan agency is actively training and placing unemployed and underemployed individuals in income producing employment using creativity and collaboration with the business community. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Nelson Grit - Michigan Disability Rights Coalition Panelist: Greta Wu - Peckham
Creating Integrated Supportive Housing Service providers, developers and property managers can artner to create quality supportive housing for individuals and families that have experienced homelessness or have special needs. This session will provide an overview of supportive housing, how to integrate supportive housing in affordable housing developments, and identify ways that partners can complement one another’s strengths. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Lisa Chapman - CSH Panelist: John Peterson - CSH, Suzanne Gaffney - Northwest Michigan Community ACtion Agency
New Federal Approaches to Combat Homelessness and Promote Affordable Housing This session will review several important developments in federal legislation that impact affordable housing, homelessness and health care. Upcoming changes in the McKinney-Vento program following enactment of the HEARTH Act will be described, a review of the 2011 federal budget will be provided, and a discussion will be held on “hot topics” of the day. Speaker will emphasize an extended question & answer period to address the various interests in the room. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Jason Weller - Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness Panelist: Jordan Press - CSH
Rural Michigan - Let’s Make Things Happen Together Needs, wants and desires - issues every community has to address. How to best achieve these things? What is the best way to maximize our resources? Collaboration may be the answer. This session will look at one avenue rural communities have to join with others like themselves to rally around common concerns, share resources and achieve success. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Aileen Waldron - USDA Panelist: Mitchell Whitaker - Michigan Rural Network, and a member of MRN Michigan Rural Network; Bonnie Hildreth – Barry Community Foundation
Downtowns in Michigan are Alive and Well! Downtowns and neighborhood commercial centers are the heart and soul of a community. They are the place in which we celebrate, congregate, and come together. A healthy downtown is a sign of a successful community. Over the past several years, partners who have come together to host the Michigan Downtown Conference have presented awards honoring some of the exemplary projects and programs that have been taking place in our downtowns across the state. Come hear from some of these recent award winners as they describe what’s taking place in their downtowns, how they were able to achieve success, and what you can do to replicate these successes in your community. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Brian McGrain - CEDAM Panelist: Lori Schuh – Clare Main Street, Diane Larkin - Marshall DDA/Main Street, Lisa Croteau Niles - Main Street
Energy Optimization Programs Help Weatherize Homes and This session will present the largest weatherization network / utility projects to emerge to date. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Sharon Theroux - MCAAA Panelist: Sharon Theroux - MCAAA, Tim Hardesty - CLEAResults *This session is approved for Real Estate Continuing Education Credits.
Dysfunctional Boards Beware: Proven strategies for creating cohesion among even the most uncooperative groups - Part I Please plan on attending both Part 1 and Part 2 of this fantastic interactive workshop. Both parts are absolutely necessary to get the full impact of this training. Do something great for yourself! These skills will not only help you reign in your Board of Director or staff, but will also assist you in every aspect of your personal and professional life. Learn proven facilitation techniques and skills to bring groups from diverging to converging. This is an exciting, creative, hands-on session sure to provide you the tools, from the planning stage to the execution, to get what YOU need from any group of people. Entrance to the Michigan Conference on Affordable Housing: Paid for by your boss; Coffee on the way: $3.00; Parking at the Lansing Center: $5.00, Skills you need to get the job done: PRICELESS! Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Tiffany Lemieux-McKissic - CEDAM Panelist: Steve Faber - Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
The American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (ARRA) -One Year On (Repeat of Monday 9:30-11:45am Session)
10:15 am - 11:45 amAccessing & Applying for Public Benefits Using Web-Based Tools At the beginning of the continuum of asset building for individuals and families is ensuring that they receive all the work-supports and benefits for which they are entitled like the Earned Income Tax Credit, Food Stamps, Medicais, SCHIP, etc. Unfortunately, for many working families, the traditional way of accessing these supports is both time consuming and complicated which is why Michigan is moving towards an online system that coordinates the application process across programs and harnesses the power of the Internet to help working families access the basic cuilding blocks of financial security. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Nancy Lindman - Michigan Association of United Ways
Management & Occupancy Review Preparation During this session we will cover leading practices for preparing sites for management review. This will include going over the new 9834 with an emphasis on leasing and occupancy requirements. Topics will include key documents required to be available by owner/agent, preparing for the tenant file review, tenant selection plan requirements, and key areas of focus during the MOR. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Susan Hengesbach - MSHDA Panelist: Christopher Voss - Right Source Compliance
The Real Estate Development Process: Achieving Success (Repeat of Monday 1:15-2:45pm Session)
National Homeless Death Prevention Study: Implications for Housing Policy Detroit is one of 15 cities participating in a National Homeless Death Prevention Study. The study focuses on housing persons who are homeless and in greatest need, beginning with those who are most vulnerable to premature death on the street. The session will include a discussion on the vulnerability index, mortality of homeless individuals, and research implications ofsurvey results for local, state, and national housing policy. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Beverley Ebersold - CSH Panelist: Dean Carpenter - Neighborhood Service Organization, Dave Allen - Neighborhood Service Organization, Luke Bergmann - Bureau of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment and Recovery, Dept. of Health and Wellness Promotion, Detroit
Generating Community Support from Those Least Likely to Give it An organization begins to build public support for its project as soon as they begin talking about it. While information is being gathered from other agencies, approaching possible partners and meeting with potential funders, you’re already teaching others about the value of the Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Lisa Chapman - CSH Panelist: Tim Klont - CSH, Provider; Cheryl Johnson – COTS; Curtis Smith, COTS, Michael Appel – Avalon Housing
Recovery Funding Success Stories The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 is an effort to jumpstart our economy and includes measures to modernize our nation’s infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care and protect those in greatest need. Join us for a session highlighting some of the projects that have been funded with ARRA dollars. Hear first-hand how your taxpayer dollars have been making a difference in the lives of Michigan residents. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Terri Sanchez - US Department of HUD Panelist: Darel Ross - Lighthouse Communities, Jeremy DeRoo - Lighthouse Communities, Bruce Johnston - Ingham County Housing Commission, Eric Schertzing - Ingham County Land Bank, Donald Cooper - Montcalm County Drain Commissioner
Acquisition and Rehab of Foreclosed Properties Typically, foreclosed homes become an enormous loss to a community. The houses are rarely maintained, can bring down surrounding property values, and can turn into sources of blight. Innovative community development programs from Detroit to Grand Rapids, and in mid-Michigan cities between, are gaining traction. Hear about acquisition and rehab programs in Detroit from Antoinette Gray of Central Detroit Christian CDC who has been partnering with Detroit LISC to acquire foreclosed properties in the Boston Edison neighborhood to rehab. Darrel Ross of Lighthouse CDC of Grand Rapids has been partnering with local government to acquire and rehab properties using the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. And Tom Caldwell of Great Lakes Capital Fund has been working with local partners to utilize Fannie Mae’s First Look program to deal with foreclosed properties in Battle Creek and other mid-Michigan cities. Each speaker and program brings a uniqu approach to this concept of turning a foreclosed property into a community asset. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Steve Tobocman - CEDAM Panelist: Antoinette Gray - Central Detroit Christian, Darrel Ross - Lighthouse CDC of Grand Rapids, Tom Caldwell - Great Lakes Capital Fund, Steve Tobocman - Michigan Foreclosure Task Force *This session is approved for Real Estate Continuing Education Credits.
Asset Building Through Energy Efficiency A review of specific energy efficiency and weatherization measures in new homes and rehabs. The discussion will include how the monthly savings in energy costs can exceed the up-front additional costs of the measures, allowing the additional expenses to be included in the cost of the home and in the mortgage. The topic of increased home value as a result of energy efficiency will also be addressed. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Thom Phillips Panelist: Holly Todd - Habitat for Humanity of Ohio *This session is approved for Real Estate Continuing Education Credits.
Dysfunctional Boards Beware: Proven Strategies for Creating Cohesion Among Even the Most Uncooperative Groups - Part II Please plan on attending both Part 1 and Part 2 of this fantastic interactive workshop. Both parts are absolutely necessary to get the full impact of this training. Do something great for yourself! These skills will not only help you reign in your Board of Director or staff, but will also assist you in every aspect of your personal and professional life. Learn proven facilitation techniques and skills to bring groups from diverging to converging. This is an exciting, creative, hands-on session sure to provide you the tools, from the planning stage to the execution, to get what YOU need from any group of people. Entrance to the Michigan Conference on Affordable Housing: Paid for by your boss; Coffee on the way: $3.00; Parking at the Lansing Center: $5.00, Skills you need to get the job done: PRICELESS! Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Tiffany Lemieux-McKissic - CEDAM Panelist: Steve Faber - Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
Better Collaboration - Creating Strong Partnerships True collaboration between partners has mutual benefits, common goals, and focus activities. This presentation will describe the elements of good collaboration and the strategies for establishing and maintaining strong partnerships. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Brandon Ivory - LISC Panelist: Colleen Graber - Public Policy Associates
21st Century Board Member: Times Have Changed, Has Your Board? This is the session description: With the growing complexity of nonprofits, e.g., increasing regulation, shifting community demographics, an unpredictable economy, predominance of technology, and competition for funding, board members need focus and strategies to ensure their effectiveness. Ever wonder why some nonprofit boards are more high-performing than others? Join a seasoned board member for this fast-paced workshop. You will walk away with practical approaches to creating a high-performing board. Audience Level: Beginner Moderator: Sarida Scott - CLR Panelist: Diana Kern - NEW
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