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2016 ONPHA
CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW
SESSIONS & ACTIVITIES
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SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 5
Sessions
(continued)
1:30–2:30 p.m.
506 End of debentures: Preparing for the
new world
Federal providers are facing end of operating
agreements, provincial reformed providers have
upcoming end of mortgages, but Local
Housing Corporations (LHC), who are the former
provincial local housing authorities, face an end
as well – the end of debentures. Learn what
this means and how an LHC, another form of
a community-based non-profit, is coping and
evolving in a new world of housing administration
and funding.
Darlene Cook
, General Manager and CEO,
Peterborough Housing Corporation
Jim Steele
, CEO, Windsor Essex Community
Housing Corporation
507 The Hansen affordable housing
development journey
The Hansen Development is a community-based
housing initiative located in Brampton, owned by
Supportive Housing In Peel (SHIP). It is a 205-unit,
affordable housing tower built above two floors
of retail and commercial space conceptualized
and developed through collaboration between
SHIP and the Region of Peel. Join these
organizations as they discuss how teamwork
contributed to the success of this project, how
the model can be replicated, and the challenges
and opportunities it has created within the
community.
Laurie Ridler
, Chief Executive Officer,
Supportive Housing In Peel (SHIP)
Sue Ritchie
, Manager, Human Services,
Region of Peel
Keith Ward
, Vice Chair, Board of Directors,
Supportive Housing In Peel (SHIP)
508 Promoting economic independence
through increased minimum rents
Minimum rents are a contentious topic in the
social housing sector. While minimum rents
help to keep housing affordable, there is some
concern that they may act as a disincentive
for tenants to find work. Keen to break the
intergenerational cycle of poverty and promote
economic independence, the San Diego Housing
Commission (SDHC) increased its minimum rents
and, simultaneously, extended employment
supports to tenants. Learn more about the
initiative, the outcomes that it’s generated for
both the Commission and tenants, and lessons
learned.
Stephanie Murphy
, Director of Workforce and
Economic Development,
SDHC Achievement Academy
Azucena Valladolid
, Vice President,
Rental Assistance Division, SDHC
Sessions
1:30–4:30 p.m.
509 Planning for the future of permanent
supportive housing
Permanent supportive housing ensures that many
vulnerable Ontarians have the support they need
to achieve stable, successful tenancies. It also
straddles three Provincial priority areas – health,
housing and homelessness – all of which are in
flux. Join fellow delegates and local and provincial
stakeholders for a discussion about the future of
Ontario’s permanent supportive housing sector
and help ONPHA identify priority areas for action
in 2017.
John Wilson
, Manager, Strategy and Advocacy,
ONPHA (moderator)
Coffee break
2:30–3 p.m.
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