January 29 – February 1, 2008
Launch of HousingPolicy.org and Release of Paycheck to Paycheck
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Launch of HousingPolicy.org and Release of the Center’s Popular Annual Study Paycheck to Paycheck
NHC and the Center will officially launch HousingPolicy.org, which focuses on the broad range of housing solutions available at the state and local level that can make a real difference in communities. In coordination with the launch, the Center’s annual study Paycheck to Paycheck: Wages and the Cost of Housing in America, provided in online, interactive database format, will be released. Paycheck to Paycheck compares the latest data on the cost of owning and renting a home with the wages for more than 60 occupations in over 200 U.S. metropolitan areas.
Two-Day HousingPolicy.org Online Workshop Series
KnowledgePlex Expert Chat
** Day One **
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST:
Overview of High-Impact State and Local Housing Policies — As the housing challenges facing working families have increased, states and localities have responded with an ever-expanding range of new housing solutions. What key state and local policies can assist in improving housing outcomes for low- to moderate-income working families? How can state and local leaders learn more about innovative housing policies through the new online guide HousingPolicy.org?
In this Expert Chat, KnowledgePlex teams up with the NHC and the Center to answer these questions and more. Specifically, this online workshop will provide an overview of the policies and strategies covered by HousingPolicy.org.
Panelists:
Conrad Egan, president and CEO, National Housing Conference (Moderator)
Jeffrey Lubell, executive director, Center for Housing Policy
Erika Poethig, associate director of housing, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Emily Higgins, director of homeownership, Champlain Housing Trust in Vermont
Mark Curtiss, managing director, Massachusetts Housing Partnership
** Day Two **
Thursday, January 31, 2008 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST:
Developing Comprehensive and Effective State and Local Housing Strategies — How can state and localities develop a strategic approach to addressing housing needs – one that reflects a range of innovative policies tailored to meet their communities’ unique requirements? What measurable goals can be put in place in order to help track progress? How can communities ensure the strong leadership necessary to make certain the plan is fully implemented?
These questions will be answered when NHC and the Center team up again with KnowlegePlex for this second online workshop focused on how to put individual housing policy tools together to form an effective and comprehensive housing strategy.
Panelists:
Elizabeth Davison, former director, Montgomery County, MD, Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Conrad Egan, president and CEO, National Housing Conference (Moderator)
Jeffrey Lubell, executive director, Center for Housing Policy
Kalima Rose, senior director, PolicyLink
Friday, February 1, 2008 from 10:30 a.m. - Noon EST
Developing Comprehensive and Effective State and Local Housing Strategies: Lessons from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia — Recognized affordable housing experts from Washington, DC, Montgomery County, Maryland, and Fairfax County, Virginia, will provide insight into how those communities developed comprehensive local housing strategies to expand the availability of homes affordable to low- and moderate-income working families.
Panelists:
Elizabeth Davison, former director, Montgomery County, MD, Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Paula Sampson, director, Fairfax County, VA, Department of Housing and Community Development and the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Leslie Steen, affordable housing chief, Office of the Washington, DC, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
This event will take place at NHC and the Center for Housing Policy's offices at:
1801 K Street, NW
Suite M-100
Washington, DC 20006-1301
Phone: (202) 466-2121
Near the Farragut West (Orange and Blue Lines) and Farragut North (Red Line) Metro Stations
To participate in this February 1 event, please RSVP to NHC and Center Director of State and Local Initiatives Lynn Ross at lross@nhc.org or (202) 466-2121, Ext. 237.
For more details about “Housing
Solutions Week” and related activities and events, please contact NHC and Center Communications Director Michele Anapol at
manapol@nhc.org or (202) 466-2121, Ext. 226.
HousingPolicy.org was developed with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Paycheck to Paycheck is released annually with funding provided by Freddie Mac.
