/PRNewswire/ On April 6, 2023, HUD s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) will host a virtual PD&R Quarterly Update on Housing First, a service.
A recent death at a Seattle homeless encampment is considered an example of a broken support system for some of the region’s most vulnerable residents. However, a regionwide plan to address the homelessness crisis remains a tough sell for local governments.
On April 6, 2023, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) will host a virtual PD&R Quarterly Update on Housing First, a service model that addresses homelessness by quickly getting individuals and households experiencing homelessness into housing without any preconditions or barriers. Opening remarks will be provided by Jeff Olivet from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. After a housing market update from PD&R’s Kevin Kane and a data spotlight segment from PD&R’s Veronica Helms Garrison, the event will feature two panel discussions. The first panel will highlight Housing First activities in Richmond, New Orleans, Houston, and Mississippi, and the second panel will do a deeper dive into the work being done in Seattle, Washington. Opening Remarks Jeff Olivet, Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Update on U.S. Housing Market Conditions Kevin Kane, Chief Housing Market Analyst, Economic Market Analysis