PEF Calendar

STATE OF HOMELESSNESS
PUBLIC EDUCATION FORUM
2006

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Summit

Summit Final Conclusions

Summit Notes

Seminars

Seminar 1 - 4 Notes

Seminar 2 Panel Members

Seminar 3 Panel Members

Seminar 4 Panel Members

Participant List

Public Education Forum Brochure

Funding for this foum was made possible in part by Father Joe's Villages, Alliance Healthcare Foundation and Point Loma Nazarene University. Special thanks to the Don Room at El Cortez for donation of meeting space and refreshments for the Summit.

Join government officials, business leaders, service providers, and other members of the community in a Public Education Forum to examine homelessness in San Diego. Knowledgeable professionals will share information on homelessness and participants will discuss and analyze solutions.

Four seminars will establish a framework for discussion of this often misunderstood social concern. Each seminar will build on the previous session, culminating in a half-day summit to examine the State of Homelessness in San Diego County.

	Seminar I
	WHAT SERVICES EXIST FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE? October 5, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lions Community Manor ~ 310 Market St., San Diego Explore the resources available to San Diego County’s homeless neighbors.
	Seminar II
	WHO ARE THE HOMELESS? SHARING THE SAN DIEGO STORY October 12, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lions Community Manor ~ 310 Market St., San Diego Analyze current statistics on the demographics of homelessness, discussing the trends and their impact on our community.
	Seminar III
	WHAT CHALLENGES DO THE HOMELESS BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY? October 19, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lions Community Manor ~ 310 Market St., San Diego Examine the challenges homelessness presents to the citizens, decision makers and service providers in our community.
	Seminar IV
	POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO HOMELESSNESS October 26, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lions Community Manor ~ 310 Market St., San Diego Debate current responses to homelessness and discuss other potential solutions.
	SUMMIT
	THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY November 2, 9 a.m. – noon El Cortez, Don Room, 702 Ash St. San Diego Building on the ideas generated in the October sessions, participants will discuss the key learnings and consider initiatives to respond to homelessness in San Diego County.

WHEN WILL IT TAKE PLACE?
Four 90-minute seminars, each focusing on a different aspect of homelessness in San Diego, will be held on the four Thursdays in October. A half-day summit will be held on Thursday, November 2, in preparation for National Homeless Week.

WHERE WILL IT BE HELD?
SEMINARS:
Lions Community Manor
310 Market St. in San Diego

SUMMIT:
El Cortez,
702 Ash St. in San Diego

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Government officials
• Business and community leaders
• Service providers
• All who care about homeless people

WHAT IS THE COST?
The Public Education Forum is hosted by Father Joe’s Villages in partnership with the sharing the San Diego Story Project. The Forum is offered free of charge.

Questions? Contact homeless@neighbor.org

Funding for this foum was made possible in part by Alliance Healthcare Foundation, Point Loma Nazarene University
and Father Joe's Villages. Special thanks to the Don Room at El Cortez for donation
of meeting space and refreshments for the Summit.