2023 National Alliance of Resident Services in Affordable and Assisted Housing ( NAR-SAAH ) Conference .
2023 National Alliance of Resident Services in Affordable and Assisted Housing ( NAR-SAAH ) Conference .
On Tuesday , September 16th , the Housing Authority of New Orleans ( HANO ) will welcome more than 450 public and assisted housing advocates , tax credit sponsors , employees and government officials from across the nation to attend the 2023 National Alliance of Resident Services in Affordable and Assisted Housing ( NAR-SAAH ) Conference .
The comprehensive three-day conference , themed “ I ’ m A Changmaker ,” has an agenda that includes a six-hour certificate training course on the fundamentals of housing advocacy for commissioners , twelve capacity building workshops , and resident caucuses / town hall meetings to develop a national taskforce to recommend amendments to U . S . Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) regulations .
Conference planners also hope to encourage resident engagement with officials from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials , Public Housing Authorities Directors Association , and the National Low Income Housing Coalition on hot topics in public and subsidized housing . HANO will provide conference attendees with a public housing tour to showcase redeveloped communities in New Orleans .
NAR-SAAH will present eight national awards to individuals and / or organizations that have achieved success in developing innovative programming , capacity building mechanisms , and that continue to ensure the health and safety of the community . The conference also promises innovative keynote and workshop speakers . www . narsaah . today
Front Cover Feature Dr . Samuel B . Little National Alliance of Resident Services in Affordable and Assisted Housing ( NAR- SAAH ) Baltimore , Maryland July 2023