HHS Secretary keynotes NAEH Conference
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius gave the lunchtime keynote speech to the audience at the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ annual conference in Washington, DC.
Sebelius began by talking about how fundamentally important home is to all of us – it is where we live our lives. She said:
“Too many Americans don’t have access to what home provides” and that at this time, we “have the opportunity to end homelessness as a nation” and that “we know how to do this.”
We pay a steep price for homelessness as a nation. But we also have an opportunity to end homelessness as a nation. To save the vast public resources we could invest in our communities and our future. To provide thousands of Americans currently focused only on surviving, the support they need to participate and thrive. And to give countless children and youth, the stable environment they need to succeed in school and in life.
Sebelius, who is serving as the current Chair of the U.S. Interagency Council on Ending Homelessness (USICH) highlighted the goals of Opening Doors, the federal plan for ending homelessness.
Click here to read Secretary Sebelius’ keynote remarks.
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Kate Kelly joined Monarch Housing Associates in March of 2011. Prior to that, she worked for seven years at the Partnership for Strong Communities in Hartford, Connecticut as the Reaching Home Campaign Manager. Managing the statewide effort to end long-term homelessness, Kate effectively implemented statewide advocacy campaigns to fund over 700 new supportive housing units for individuals and families. She has experience directing fundraising events and presenting federal and state conferences. At the Partnership, she educated state and federal legislators and staff about supportive housing homelessness issues and advocated for new funding sources. She has also developed public forums that led to formal policy recommendations and educated local constituencies such as policymakers, legislators and funders. Ms. Kelly received her B.A. in government from the University of Notre Dame and an M.S.W from the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. Click here to send Ms. Kelly an email.
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