Date: February 10, 2023
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: St. Joseph County Public Library, Main Branch Community Learning Center 304 S Main Street, South Bend, IN
Events

The Housing Continuum of Care: Enhancing Low-barrier Shelter and Supportive Housing Options

Friday, February 10, 2023 – 8:30am to 4:30pm
St. Joseph County Public Library, Main Branch
Community Learning Center
304 S Main Street, South Bend, Ind. 

This event will feature local and regional experts in low-barrier shelter and permanent supportive housing as they explore best practices and identify opportunities to address gaps in the housing continuum of care in St. Joseph County. The format will include presentations, discussions, and workshops on selected topics. Lunch will be served and registration is free.

Schedule

9:00 a.m. Welcome Margaret Pfeil, Our Lady of the Road and University of Notre Dame Anne Mannix, Housing Matters Mayor James Mueller, City of South Bend  
9:15 a.m. “Housing First” Approach: Supportive Housing and the Community Housing Ecosystem Moderator Karen White, South Bend Common Council Panelists Lori Phillips-Steele, “‘Housing First’ Philosophy and Data” – Director, Community Supportive Housing Institute, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) Mary Morgan, “The Community Solutions Approach” – Director of Housing Security, Heading Home of South Central Indiana  
10:15 a.m.  Break  
10:30 a.m. Low-barrier Shelter: Best Practices Moderator Lori K. Hamann, South Bend Common Council Panelists Mike Perez, Faith  Mission, Elkhart, Indiana Jennifer Layton, LTHC of Lafayette, Indiana  
12:00 p.m. Lunch  
1:00 p.m. Workshops After the Shelter: Permanent Supportive Housing and Other Options Moderator: Pam Meyer, City of South Bend  Jacob Sipe, Executive Director, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) Marco Mariani, Executive Director, South Bend Heritage Foundation Dr. Catherine Lamberg, Director, South Bend Housing Authority Funding Sources for Shelters Moderator: Anne Mannix, Housng Matters Jennifer Layton, LTHC of Lafayette, Indiana Sam Centellas, Executive Director, CDFI Friendly, South Bend Housing First and a Holistic Approach to Health and Human Dignity Moderator: Daniel Armounfelder Sheila McCarthy, Ph.D., Motes4Now, “De-escalation as a Strategy” Dr. Kate Callaghan, Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, “Preventive Health Care and Housing First: The Street Medicine Model” Mary Bales, Ph.D., Oaklawn, “The Role of Recovery Coaches” Design of Low-barrier Shelters and Supportive Housing Moderator: Marianne Cusato, ND School of Architecture Greg Kil, Kil Architecture Bill Lamie, Alliance Architects  
2:30 p.m. Break  
2:45 p.m. Plenary Discussion Moderator Anne Mannix, Housing Matters  
4:00 p.m. Final words Sharon McBride, President, South Bend Common Council  

Partners

Broadway Christian Parish UMC; Catholic Social Tradition Minor; City of South Bend; Fitzgerald Institute of Real Estate; Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority; Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights; Oaklawn; Our Lady of the Road; South Bend Heritage Foundation; South Bend Housing Authority; St. Joseph County Public Library; St. Margaret’s House