OCHH 16th Annual Conference at Hood River, Oregon
April 30, May 1 & 2 in 2003
"NOW MORE THAN EVER"
A Regional Conference Addressing the Issues of Housing and Homelessness
OCHH Annual Awards Conference Days At A Glance Conference Fees Special Hotel Rates
OCHH 2003 Awards
(click here
for more information)
Beverly "Ma" Curtis Award
OCHH Award of Merit
To be presented at the 16th Annual Conference 2003
Hood River Inn
Web Link
Located one hour east of Portland, Oregon on I-84,
exit 64
The three day conference includes workshops on issues important to social workers, housing and homeless advocates, and anyone concerned with housing issues.
"NOW MORE THAN EVER"
16th Annual Statewide Oregon
Conference
Addressing the Issues of Housing and Homelessness
April 30, May 1-2, 2003
HOOD RIVER INN
Hood River, Oregon
The OCHH 2003 REGISTRATION BROCHURE
will be mailed in March,
2003
Email
here to request a copy
You can also phone or mail us at:
OCHH
3950 Aumsville Hwy SE
Salem, OR 97301
Tel: 1-503-588-8481
email: ochh@co.marion.or.us
C O N F E R E N C E A T A G L A N C E
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, April 30 10:00 am Registration Begins 11:30 - 12:45 Lunch - speaker - Dan Murphy, ARCHES 12:45 - 1:15 Saint Vincent dePaul Children’s Choir 1:30 - 4:30 Three Concurrent Seminars 1. Outreach to People Experiencing Homelessness 2. Strategies to Respond to and Reduce Homelessness 3. Recognizing and Confronting Housing Discrimination 5:00 - 6:00 OCHH Annual Meeting 6:00 - 8:00 B-B-Q Buffet - speaker - Robert R. Aptekar, Executive Director, Community Outreach Inc. of Corvallis THURSDAY, May 1 7:00 - 8:15 Breakfast Buffet 8:30 - 10:00 Four concurrent workshops 1. Life Is More Than Surviving, It Is Thriving 2. Hungry Children, Hungry Minds - How Communities Can Help 3. To Be Announced 4. US Department of Agriculture 10:15 - 11:45 Four concurrent workshops 1. McKinney Program in Rural Districts 2. An Integrated Service Approach to Meeting Client Needs 3. Non-violent Crisis Intervention Part 1 4. Recovery Mentors at Central City Concern 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch - speaker - Ken Kraybill, Clinician Specialist, National Health Care for the Homeless Council 1:45 - 3:15 Four concurrent workshops 1. New Roads: Education of Homeless Youth 2. Non-violent Crisis Intervention, Part 2 3. Helpers Take Care - Self Care and Stress Management for Providers 4. Understanding Domestic Violence - Increasing Safety for Families 3:30 - 5:00 Four concurrent workshops 1. After School Enrichment Program - Project Return 2. Re-entry Issues for Female Ex-Offenders 3. Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect 4. Staying Alive, Getting It Together - White Bird and Homeless Health 6:00 - 8:00 OCHH Awards Banquet - speaker - Bob Repine, Director, Oregon Housing and Community Services Ma Curtis Award The Award of Merit FRIDAY, May 2 7:00 - 8:30 Breakfast Buffet 8:45 - 11:45 Three concurrent Seminars 1. The Art of Case Management 2. The Nuts and Bolts of Enforcing Education Rights 3. Now More Than Ever 12:00 - 1:00 Concluding Lunch PARTICIPATING AGENCIES Fair Housing Council of Oregon Community Outreach Inc. - Corvallis City of Eugene Planning and Development Council for the Homeless - Vancouver, WA Department of Human Services -Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services -Child Welfare Division Central City Concern - Portland Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force Department of Education Cascadia Behavioral Health Care Mid-Willamette Valley CAA Bradley-Angle House of Portland Portland Public Schools Looking Glass - Eugene National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty White Bird Clinic of Eugene Saint Vincent dePaul Sponsor's Womans Transition Program Oregon Housing and Community Services National Healthcare for the Homeless Council US Department of Agriculture South Lane School DistrictC O N F E R E N C E I T E M S
LODGING
The Hood River
Inn (link)
offers special room rates for OCHH Conference attendees.
These rates are available until March ?. Call the INN at: 1-800-828-7873
MORE TO BE ADDED SOON!
Non-River View: single $ (plus 8% tax) -- double $ (plus 8% tax)
River View: single $ (plus 8% tax) -- double $ (plus 8% tax)
Special Accessibility Needs: Contact Barbara McNab at 1-541-298-5131
The Hood River Inn is located 1 hour east of Portland on I-84. Take
Exit #64
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
Bring brochures, newsletters, handouts, and information about your agency
and the community in which you live. Table space will be available
for large and
small displays.
CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS
OCHH will have a limited number of scholarships available. Mail
or e-mail OCHH
a one page statement explaining the nature of your work, and your financial
need.
Deadline: March .
CONFERENCE COSTS
Your registration fee pays for seminars, workshops, speakers, two breakfasts,
two lunches, and the OCHH Banquet.
Registrations will be refunded, less $20 handling fee, if canceled by
April
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES
MORE TO BE ADDED SOON!
OCHH Member $
Non-Member $
BECOME A MEMBER OF OCHH (Link here to application)
An OCHH membership helps fund advocacy for the poor.
Members pay a discounted conference fee.
OCHH Membership Rates:
Low-income - $10
Individual - $35
Grassroots Org. - $50
Agency - $125
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Case managers, educators, counselors, advocates for the poor, shelter
providers, housing developers, agency administrators, state policy makers.
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