New England Housing Network Annual Conference

SAVE THE DATE: New England Housing Network Annual Conference Friday, December 2, 2011 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM Sheraton Needham Hotel, Needham, MA Featured Speakers:

1. Xavier de Sousa Briggs, Associate Professor of Sociology and Urban Planning, MIT (Formerly, Associate Director, White House Office of Management and Budget)

2. Barbara Burnham, Director of Federal Policy, LISCSheila Crowley, President, National Low Income Housing Coalition

3. Barbara Fields, New England Regional Administrator, HUDEthan Handelman, Vice President for Policy and Advocacy, National Housing Conference

4. Margaret Salazar, Senior Housing Program Specialist, HUD

5. Barbara Sard, Vice President for Housing Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities(Additional National Speakers to be Announced)

Workshops:

1. Housing Finace Reform and Tax Credit Changes

2. Impact of Federal Budget Cuts

3. Section 8: Creative Approaches with Limited Resources

4. The New Reality for Public HousingSustainable Communities

5. Housing Counseling: Best Practices and Future Plans

New England Housing Network Lead Agencies:

1. Connecticut Housing Coalition

2. Citizen’s Housing & Planning Association, MA

3. Maine Affordable Housing Coalition

4. Housing Action New Hampshire

5. Housing Action Coalition of Rhode Island

6. Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

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