WV Coalition to End Homelessness

Annual Conference
Agenda and Registration

June 8 and 9
Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV

CEUs will be co-sponsored by Westbrook Health Services and WVCEH for Social Workers
and Alcohol and Drug Counselors.

The cost for 11 hours CEUs is the $25 registration fee for the conference if not a member
of WVCEH; $15 if a member.

CONFERENCE AGENDA
JUNE 8, DAY ONE: Breakfast 8 - 9
Registration 8:00 - 8:45 am; Lunch 12:30 - 1:30, Still Waters Restaurant
(downstairs)
Plenary Session 1, 9:00 - 11:00: The HEARTH Act and how to prepare for
meeting the new HUD community-wide performance standards and the new
federal regulations governing homeless programs. Speaker: Norm Suchar, Na-
tional Alliance to End Homelessness.
Plenary Session 2, 11:15 - 12:30: Using the Homeless Management Information
System (HMIS) to prepare for new community-wide performance standards:
panel discussion with Norm Suchar, Chris Pitcher (HUD TA provider) and Loren
Hoffman (former HUD TA provider).
Plenary Session 3: 1:30 - 3:00: The US Interagency Council on Homelessness –
how the federal agencies are expecting communities to make progress on ten-
year plans to end homelessness and how you can chart your progress using
HMIS. Laura Zeilinger, US ICH.
Plenary Session 4: 3:15 – 4:15: General Membership meeting, WVCEH.
JUNE 9, DAY TWO Breakfast 8 - 9
Registration 8:00 - 8:45; Lunch 12:30 - 1:30, Buffet in Ballroom
Plenary Session 5: 9:00 - 11:00: Working effectively with mentally ill and sub-
stance abuse disordered homeless clients – a harm reduction/housing first ap-
proach. Dr. Gabor Mate, best-selling author of “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts,
Encounters with Addiction”.
Plenary Session 6: 11:15 - 12:30: Tracking delivery of services to our clients and
their stability through use of the self –sufficiency matrix in HMIS: Anna Burns
and Zach Brown, WVCEH.
Plenary Session 7: 1:30 - 2:30: Panel discussion of Housing First Model from
Huntington, WV: working to keep our clients housed, tracking disability services,
stability, independence and housing permanency using HMIS.
Plenary Session 8: 2:45 - 4:15: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection:
Dr. Gabor Mate, best-selling author of “When the Body Says No, The Hidden
Cost of Stress”.

REGISTRATION FEES FOR BOTH DAYS

$25 FOR NON-WVCEH MEMBER AGENCY STAFF

$15 FOR WVCEH MEMBER AGENCY STAFF (WITH DUES CURRENTLY PAID)

REGISTRATION FEES FOR ONLY ONE DAY OF THE CONFERENCE

$15 FOR NON-WVCEH MEMBER AGENCY STAFF

$8 FOR WVCEH MEMBER AGENCY STAFF (WITH DUES CURRENTLY PAID)

If you plan to stay the night at Stonewall Resort, you will need to call (888) 278-8150 to re-
serve your room. WVCEH has set aside a block of rooms for conference attendees at a
special rate of $79 per night. This rate if good for June 7, 8 and 9. Be sure to specify when
making your reservation that you are with the “WVCEH Conference”. The best chance of
getting a room at this rate is to reserve before May 9, although rooms will be available at that
rate after that date, as space at Stonewall Resort is available.

Register Online Now

REGISTRATION

_____ Both June 8 and June 9 ______ June 8 Only _____June 9 only

Registrant Name _____________________________________________

Agency ________________________________ Position _______________________________

Address _______________________________________ Phone #______________________

Fax # __________________________________ Cell #________________________________

Email ________________________________________________

Project Name ____________________________________________________________________

Type of Project: _____ Emergency Shelter _____ Transitional Housing

_____ Permanent Housing _____ HPRP _____ Shelter + Care

Does this project receive McKinney-Vento funds? _____ Yes ______ No

_____ Yes, I will be staying at Stonewall Resort _____ No, I will not be staying at Stonewall Resort
_____ I am requesting CEU’s

Please mail your registration and fee to:

WVCEH, 160 John Street, Weston, WV 26452 BEFORE May 31