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2016 ONPHA
CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW
SESSIONS & ACTIVITIES
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SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 5
Sessions
9–10:30 a.m.
307 Removing barriers for
greater accessibility
Gain a greater understanding of people living
with disabilities. Explore a practical understanding
of accessibility barriers, physical and other, and
discover how your organization can proactively
remove such barriers to create a more accessible
space for your tenants.
Fran Odette
, Educator in social justice
308 Adapting entrepreneurial models in
public housing
Ontario’s Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy
speaks to social housing modernization with
a view that it must evolve to become more
business-like and entrepreneurial. Does that mean
abandoning mission in favour of profitability?
Rick Gentry, CEO of the San Diego Housing
Commission would say “absolutely not” and that
both need to co-exist. The challenge is selectively
and effectively adapting private sector practices
to achieve social objectives. Learn how Gentry
helped transform a public housing authority into
a dynamic, progressive agency by optimizing
public assets and subsidies to expand and
improve housing for San Diego’s needy families.
Richard C. Gentry
, President and CEO,
San Diego Housing Commission
309 How to provide individual choice
in supportive housing
Individual choice and control of support received
are increasingly common themes in Ontario social
policy. But how can we offer applicants choice?
Building on delegate feedback from the
2015 ONPHA Conference, the Toronto Mental
Health and Addictions Supportive Housing
Network has developed a model that will allow
applicants to choose the types of housing
assistance and support they need and connect
them with these services. Learn how this model
was developed and the difference it can make to
supportive housing.
Rochelle Goldman-Brown
, Executive Director,
Chai-Tikvah Foundation
Leslie McDonald
, Executive Director,
Habitat Services
Noel Simpson
, Executive Director,
Regeneration Community Services
Jean Stevenson
, Executive Director,
Madison Community Services
Brigitte Witkowski
, Executive Director,
Mainstay Housing
310 Green energy efficiency and new
technologies in non-profit housing
Non-profit housing providers are increasingly
pursuing green energy options for their buildings
and introducing retrofits to reduce energy
consumption levels. While reducing costs and
benefitting the environment, these efforts
also demonstrate how non-profit housing can
be innovative and lead social change. Hear
from three housing organizations about the
investments they have made in energy efficiency
and green design, and how the results have
paid off.
Dan Dicaire
, Energy Efficiency and
Sustainability Officer, Ottawa Community Housing
Lisa Ker
, Executive Director, Ottawa Salus
Jim Steele
, CEO, Windsor Essex Community
Housing Corporation
311 Reviews of decisions under the HSA
Service managers are required to set up a system
under the
Housing Services Act, 2011
to handle
reviews of RGI-related decisions. Join a panel of
service managers (large and small) from across
the province to learn about their local review/
appeal process, what shaped their system, trends
or patterns in requests and how the system may
evolve in the future.
Carol Barber
, Programs Manager,
Housing Services, Cochrane District Social Services
Administration Board (CDSSAB)
Paul Chisholm
, Project Director,
Access to Housing, City of Toronto
Lisa Goodfellow
, Senior Program Administrator,
Social and Affordable Housing Unit,
City of Ottawa
Roberta Jagoe
, Policy Analyst,
Region of Durham's Housing Services Division
Sessions
9 a.m.–12 p.m.
312 Aboriginal housing planning session
Join ONPHA’s Urban Aboriginal Housing Advisory
Committee for our annual interactive session
on the future of urban Aboriginal housing
in Canada. The session will discuss new and
innovative approaches to Aboriginal housing, and
the challenges and opportunities surrounding the
end of operating agreements. There will be an
opportunity for collaboration and round-the-room
discussion.
Wyndham Bettencourt-McCarthy
, Policy and
Research Coordinator, ONPHA (moderator)
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