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NLIHC Conference 2009 Annual Policy Conference and Lobby Day

April 19, 2009 thru Apr 22

Topics covered by the 2009 conference will include:

National Housing Trust Fund
Renters and Foreclosures
Low income housing tax credits
Future of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and federal housing finance
Homelessness prevention and the reauthorization of the McKinney-Vento Act
Federal budget and appropriations
New funding for neighborhoods
Preservation of public housing
Preservation of project-based Section 8 housing
Increasing the success of vouchers with state and federal policies
New at USDA: rural housing update
Gulf Coast housing
Fair housing
Housing for people with criminal backgrounds
Housing for mixed populations
Housing for special populations: Section 202, Section 811 and HOPWA
Increasing the reach of supportive housing
Service coordination and the Family Self Sufficiency Program
Healthy housing
Climate change, transportation and affordable housing
Introduction to public housing and project-based Section 8
Introduction to vouchers and project-based vouchers
Census 2010 and the American Community Survey
Redefining the federal poverty level
Successful public housing tenant initiatives
How to start a housing preservation network
Introduction to lobbying
Working with the media
Using the internet for information and advocacy
Using social networks to spread advocacy