*U.S. Department of Health and Human Services*

*U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development*

*U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs*

*U.S. Department of Labor*

**Increasing Access to Mainstream Services for Individuals and Families
Experiencing Homelessness: National Learning Meeting**

*Hyatt Regency Crystal City*

*2799 Jefferson Davis Highway*

*Arlington, VA*

**Agenda**

Objectives:

1.  Showcase innovative approaches that States/Territories have
    implemented

2.  Provide opportunities for peer-to-peer technical assistance

3.  Renew the States'/Territories' commitment to fully implementing
    their action plans

**[Wednesday, October 6, 2004]{.underline}**

4:00 p.m. -- 7:00 p.m. Conference Registration *Regency EF Ballroom*

**[Thursday, October 7, 2004]{.underline}**

7:00 a.m. -- 8:30 a.m. Conference Registration *Regency EF Ballroom*

Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. -- 10:00 a.m. Opening Session *Regency EF Ballroom*

-   Welcome

    -   Peter Dougherty, Director, Office of Homeless Veterans Programs,
        U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    -   Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs

-   Background and Context

    -   Lynnette Araki, Senior Health Policy Analyst, Office of Planning
        and Evaluation, Health Resources and Services Administration

    -   Jamie Hart, Director, Intercultural Health Practice Area, Health
        Systems Research, Inc., (HSR) Project Director

-   Review of the Process

    -   Lawrence Bartlett, Director, HSR, Moderator

10:00 a.m. -- 10:15 a.m. Break *Regency EF Ballroom*

10:15 a.m. -- 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Breakout Session #1 *(descriptions
in meeting notebook)*

-   Accessing Mainstream Services: *Roosevelt Room*

> SSI/SSDI

-   Noel Tyler (Oklahoma)

-   Tina Shamseldin and Mark Dalton (Washington)

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-   Informing Public Policy with Data *Lincoln Room*

    -   Charlene Flaherty (Arizona)

    -   Sandy Miyoshi (Hawaii)

-   Utilizing Multiple Financing Streams *Jefferson Room*

> to Expand Housing #1
>
> ○ Michael DeVos (Maine)
>
> ○ Jean Chicoine (Nebraska)

-   Mounting a Public Awareness Campaign *Kennedy Room*

    -   Leticia Medina and Lloyd Pendelton (Utah)

    -   Maria Fernanda Levis-Peralta and Ivette Perez Toro (Puerto Rico)

12:00 p.m. -- 1:30 p.m. Technical Assistance Discussion and *Regency EF
Ballroom*

Networking Luncheon

1:30 p.m. -- 3:00 p.m. "Progress Not Perfection": Identifying Barriers,
Challenges and Solutions

-   Region I *Kennedy Room*

    -   Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
        New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont,
        Virgin Islands

-   Region II *Roosevelt Room*

    -   Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
        Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

-   Region III *Lincoln Room*

    -   Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
        Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
        Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

-   Region IV *Jefferson Room*

    -   American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, Guam, Hawaii, Louisiana, New
        Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Texas

-   Region V *Arlington Room*

    -   Alaska, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
        Wyoming

**Barriers, Challenges, and Solutions Session Description:**
State/Territory representatives will break into smaller groups to
identify the key Federal- and State-level barriers and challenges they
have encountered while implementing their Policy Academy action plans.
Participants will also consider existing solutions for addressing these
barriers and develop suggestions and potential new approaches for
overcoming them. Results will be reported out during the "Listening
Session" on Friday at 12:30pm, with the Deputy Assistant Secretaries of
the Federal funding partners in attendance.

3:00 p.m. -- 3:15 p.m. Break *Regency EF Ballroom*

3:15 p.m. -- 4:45 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Session #2

-   Accessing Mainstream Services: *Roosevelt Room*

> Broader Issues

-   Tom Pierce (Florida)

-   Steve Nelson (Arizona)

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-   Homeless Management Information *Lincoln Room*

> Systems

-   Michelle Hayes (QED Solutions)

-   Lester Hoelewyn (Arkansas)

-   Pamela McCrory (New Jersey)

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-   Prevention Innovation *Jefferson Room*

    -   Gwendolyn Kenner-Johnson, Brenda Hanbury, and Julie Dworkin
        (Illinois)

    -   Joseph Finn (Massachusetts)

-   Creating Effective Collaboration Mechanisms *Kennedy Room*

    -   Harry Carver (Kentucky)

    -   Jean Chicoine (Nebraska)

4:45 p.m. -- 5:30 p.m. Networking Session Regarding Concurrent *Regency
EF Ballroom*

Breakout Sessions

**Networking Session Description:** Meeting participants will gather in
the ballroom to network with colleagues and to visually review
discussion notes from the concurrent breakout sessions, which will
include identification of various strategies, implementation challenges,
successful solutions, and potential outcomes.

**[Friday, October 8, 2004]{.underline}**

7:30 a.m. -- 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast *Regency EF Ballroom*

8:30 a.m. -- 9:00 a.m. Review of Day One/Breakout *Regency EF Ballroom*

Session Report Out

-   Larry Bartlett, HSR

-   Facilitators

9:00 a.m. -- 10:30 a.m. Concurrent Breakout Session #3

-   Expanding Medicaid Coverage *Roosevelt Room*

    -   Catherine McKay (Delaware)

    -   Sharon Sprague (Maine)

-   Data Collection *Lincoln Room*

    -   Tracy D'Alanno (Colorado)

    -   Sherri Downing (Montana)

-   Utilizing Multiple Financing Streams to *Jefferson Room*

> Expand Housing #2
>
> ○ Walter Jabzanka (Massachusetts)
>
> ○ Micheal Elliot (Georgia)

-   Promoting Coordination *Kennedy Room*

    -   Deborah De Santis and Larry Hatton (New Jersey)

    -   Linda Povlich (North Carolina)

10:30 a.m. -- 10:45 a.m. Break *Regency EF Ballroom*

10:45 a.m. -- 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Session #4

-   Expanding TANF and Other *Roosevelt Room*

> Mainstream Service Coverage

-   Jeff Barnes (New York)

-   Vicki Skryha (Oregon)

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-   Maintaining Momentum *Lincoln Room*

    -   Laura Thielen (Hawaii)

    -   Greg Shupe, Jeff Singer and Barbara DiPietro (Maryland)

-   Strategies for Addressing Rural *Jefferson Room*

> Homelessness

-   Amy Apitz (Kansas)

-   Natalie Hutcheson (Kentucky)

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-   Discharge Policies *Kennedy Room*

    -   George Epp and Tracy D'Alanno (Colorado)

    -   Karia Basta and Rita McElhany (Missouri)

12:15 p.m. -- 12:30 p.m. Break

12:30 p.m. -- 2:15 p.m. Luncheon/Listening Session Concerning *Regency
EF Ballroom*

> Barriers, Challenges, and Solutions

**Listening Session Description:** Facilitators and State/Territory
representatives will report out on the key Federal- and State-level
barriers and potential approaches discussed in the "Identifying
Barriers, Challenges, and Solutions" session on Thursday afternoon.

2:15 p.m. -- 2:30 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. -- 4:00 p.m. Closing Plenary *Regency EF Ballroom*

-   Breakout Session Report Out

    -   Facilitators

-   Snapshot of Lessons Learned

    -   Jamie Hart, HSR

-   Closing Remarks: "Where Do We Go From Here?"

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-   Don Winstead, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy,
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S.
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

-   Patricia Carlile, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs, U.S.
    Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

-   Peter Dougherty, Director, Office of Homeless Veterans Programs,
    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

-   Charles Ciccolella, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Veterans
    Employment and Training Services, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

-   Philip Mangano, Executive Director, U.S. Interagency Council on
    Homelessness (ICH)

### Improving Access to Mainstream Services for People

### Experiencing Chronic Homelessness

Sponsored by:

### U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Children and Families

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

(formerly the Health Care Financing Administration)

Health Resources and Services Administration

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

### U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Office of Community Planning and Development

Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs

**U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs**

Homeless Veterans Programs, Office of Public and Intergovernmental
Affairs

Health Care for Homeless Veterans, Veterans Health Administration

**U.S. Department of Labor**

Employment and Training Administration

Veterans Employment and Training Service

Office of Disability and Employment Policy

Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

In partnership with:

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

American Public Human Services Association

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

National Association of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Directors

National Association of County and City Health Program Directors

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors

National Conference of State Legislatures

National Governors' Association

National Head Start Association

U.S. Conference of Mayors

###