As housing initiatives evolve rapidly—and federal programs respond to the worst economic crisis since the Depression—the impact on Minnesota will last for years. Oct 23rd at the Wilder Center, MHP convened the “Federal Housing Policy Forum 2009” with a look at what it all means for Minnesota.
Presenters sharing information and insights included Mark A. Linton, Director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (HUD); Colleen Landkamer, Minnesota State Director for Rural Development (USDA); John Patterson, Minnesota Housing’s Director of Research & Evaluation; Michele Smith, HUD’s Director of MN Office of Community Planning and Development; Minnesota Housing’s Assistant Commissioner, Tonja Orr; and other community experts.
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Main Presentation Powerpoint Slides
- 8:00 - Registration Opens
- 8:30 - Federal Programs at our Front Door (main ppt)
- New Tools for a New Environment
- Expecting the Unexpected…What’s Coming Next?
- 8:55 - Housing America! Minnesota NAHRO (main ppt)
- 9:05 - From Stagnation to Stimulus – Today’s Housing Landscape, John Patterson, Minnesota Housing, Director of Research and Evaluation
- 9:35 - Keynote: Mark A. Linton, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (main ppt)
- 10:15 - Break
- 10:30 - Panel: Federal Programs & Minnesota Implementation.
- Michele Smith, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Director of Minnesota Office of Community Planning and Development
- Colleen Landkamer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Minnesota State Director of the Office of Rural Development
- Tonja Orr, Minnesota Housing, Assistant Commissioner
- 11:30 - Break
- 11:45 - Concurrent Sessions – Federal Housing Hot Topics
- Hot Topics 1: Housing & the Environment
- Hot Topics 2: Jobs, Housing & the Economy
- 1:00 - Adjourn
