Featuring Sam Tsemberis, founder and CEO of Pathways To Housing.
Public Affairs
Youth Homelessness in Alaska Panel Discussion
Speakers include TC Cassidy, of Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center, Diana Bline of Covenant House, Kathi Trawyer of the University of Alaska Anchorage, Walter Majoros of Juneau Youth Services and Michelle Overstreet of MY House.
Alaska Division of Behavioral Health, Office of Supportive Housing
Featuring division director Albert Wall and program coordinator Sherrie Hinshaw.
Plenary Speaker Sam Tsemberis
Sam Tsemberis, Ph.D., is founder and CEO of Pathways to Housing, Inc., a nonprofit organization with global reach, headquartered in New York City. An International spokesperson on homelessness, mental illness, addiction, and the Pathways Housing First (PHF) model, he is widely published in these subjects and is on the faculty of the Columbia University Medical Center’s psychiatry department.
Faith-Based Solutions to Sheltering of Families and Individuals
Featuring Laurie Kari of Family Promise, Mat-Su Valley, and Dave Kuiper of Anchorage Beyond Shelter.
Alaska Housing First Program Evaluation
Featuring:
- Nancy Burke of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
- Corrine O’Neill of Rural Alaska Community Action Plan
- Shirley Lee of Tanana Chiefs Conference
- Sarah Shimer of UAA Institue for Circumpolar Health Studies
- Janet Johnston of UAA Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies.