I am so excited to be a speaker and moderator for the National Alliance to End Homelessness conference in June-July 2025. There has been a surge in the interest and excitment for opportunities to integrate Housing Problem Solving, Rapid Resolution, and Diversion practices.
Coming the The Conference? Stop by my sessions or contact me to say hi!
“So You Want to Implement Housing Problem Solving?”
Monday – June 30, 2025 – 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Moderator: Sarah Day Chess!
Michelle Covert – Santa Clara County, CA
Jen Johnson – Homeward, Richmond, VA
Mike Shaughnessy – MaineHousing, ME
Implementing housing problem solving is no small feat: it’s a strategy that integrates with all parts of a homelessness response system and supports the end goal of ending homelessness at the community level. From mediation skills to data practices to sustaining funding sources, communities must figure out how to balance flexibility with standardization, ensure scarce resources are deployed equitably, and support households to achieve immediate crisis resolution with long-term staying power. Come learn alongside other communities who are turning to housing problem-solving as a powerful tool to stem inflow into homelesness and increase outflow from their systems into safe, stable housing.
Intro to Housing Problem Solving
Tuesday- July 1, 2025 – 9:45 am – 11:00 am
Moderator: Sarah Day Chess!
Johnnie Walker – Partners for Peace, Maine
Ashley Halladay-Schmandt– Michigan Balance of State
Jimmy Slattery– INTERFAITH WORKS, Maryland
Housing problem solving is a flexible strategy that centers the individual (or household) in designing their personalized pathway to housing stability, taking their unique mix of strengths and needs into account. This strategy explores innovative, cost-effective solutions for swiftly resolving housing crises at any stage. In this session, gain insights from communities that have embraced problem-solving as a comprehensive, system-wide approach to preventing and ending homelessness.