The St. Clair County Housing Symposium is a one-day conference aimed at communicating the scope of homelessness to county residents, stakeholders, service providers, business owners, and decision makers; touching on both the economic cost and the human cost of housing insecurity.

Conference Highlights:

• Keynote Address: Iain Dejong, Orgcode Consulting http://orgcode.nationbuilder.com/
• Opening Remarks: Mike Wendling, St. Clair County Prosecutor
• Plenary Session: facilitated by Mike McCartan
• Panel discussion and break-out sessions

Registration:

• Register on-line by August 25th – $20.00
• Day-of registration – $30.00
• Registration fee includes cost of lunch and conference materials

Event Details:

• Check-in/ Registration will begin at 8:30am on Thursday, September 7th
• Welcome and Opening Remarks will begin promptly at 9:00am
• A simple lunch will be provided to attendees
• Attendees will have be able to select to attend two of the following break-out sessions:

1. Veteran Homelessness
2. Scattared-Site Model: A new way to shelter
3. Community Cost of Homelessness
4. Iain DeJong: An opportunity to go in deapth with our keynote speaker