Iowa Homeless Symposium Resources Now Online
July 1, 2015
Each year, the Iowa office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) hosts a
Peer-to-Peer Homelessness Symposium.
On June 3 rd and 4 th , the third annual symposium provided a diverse range of topics and networking
opportunities for approximately 300 professionals from across Iowa and neighboring states.
Topics included:
An overview of the state of homelessness in Iowa,
The role of schools in combatting homelessness,
Recognizing and addressing trauma among vulnerable populations, and;
Strategies for alleviating homelessness among veterans and in rural Iowa.
All presentations and participant contact information is available online at:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BzcKFEr44N0ofklHbXlJT1RXU0ROMmswcjJ2a2dKWXZ4bm
FCV29YSjdJREdVb3locl9KYnM&usp=sharing
For more information about the symposium or the work of HUD, please contact Ms. Julie Sleeper at
(515) 284-4366 or [email protected]
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