Collaborative Solutions

🚨 Speaker Spotlight! 🚨

We're excited to welcome LaReisha Britt, JD, MPA, MS, from the City of Birmingham Government as a presenter at the Southern Conference on Homelessness and Housing!

🏡 Breakout Session Four: How the City of Birmingham is Implementing an Innovative Housing Opportunity for Vulnerable Populations

📅 October 29, 2026
🕚 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Discover how collaboration, innovation, and strategic housing initiatives are creating new opportunities for Birmingham's most vulnerable populations.

🎟️ Registration is open now! 🔗 www.lihca.org

🎤 Featured Breakout Session

LIHTC in the Southeast: High-Level Trends, Emerging Patterns, and Implications for Housing Stability

Housing professionals, advocates, policymakers, and community leaders won't want to miss this engaging session led by Grace Johnsen of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Discover how evolving Low-Income Housing Tax Credit trends are influencing affordable housing development and shaping housing stability across the Southeast.

📅 October 29, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
🔗 Registration Available at www.lihca.org

Join us at the Southern Conference on Homelessness and Housing and gain insights that can help strengthen housing outcomes in communities throughout the region.

🌟 Session Spotlight: Breakout Session One

How can housing professionals better support individuals impacted by trauma?

Find out during:

Trauma-Informed Care for Housing Professionals: From Awareness to Practice

🎤 Presenter: Nancy Fitzpatrick, Writer LLC
📅 October 28, 2026
🕒 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

This timely session will explore how trauma-informed principles can be integrated into housing programs and services to foster trust, empowerment, and long-term success for those we serve.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain practical insights from an experienced presenter and strengthen your impact in the field.

📍 Southern Conference on Homelessness and Housing
🔗 Registration available at www.lihca.org

🚨 FEATURED THURSDAY PLENARY SESSION 🚨

Federal policy changes are reshaping how communities respond to homelessness and housing instability. What do these changes mean for providers, advocates, policymakers, and community leaders working on the front lines?

Join us at the 2026 Southern Conference on Homelessness & Housing for an insightful keynote session:

🎤 Bridging Policy and Practice: What Federal Changes Mean for Communities

Featuring Mary Frances Kenion, MPA, Chief Equity Officer at the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

📅 October 29, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 10:45 AM

This timely plenary will explore emerging federal policy shifts, their impact on communities, and practical strategies for advancing equitable solutions to homelessness and housing challenges.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the nation's leading voices in homelessness response and systems change.

🔗 Registration Available
🌐 Learn more at LIHCA.org

🔥 NOW IS THE TIME TO START PLANNING!

🏨 HOTEL BLOCK IS OPEN!
Don't wait to reserve your room at the conference rate.

👉 Reserve Your Room:
https://book.passkey.com/go/NCSWH27

🎟️ REGISTRATION OPENS LATER THIS YEAR!

💰 Early Bird: $600
📅 November 2, 2026 – January 15, 2027

💰 Regular Registration: $700
📅 January 16 – May 29, 2027

Are you doing innovative work in:

🧬 HIV care & prevention
🏠 Housing
🧠 Behavioral health
⚖️ Social justice & policy
📚 Social work practice
🌎 Health equity
🤝 Community engagement

Your work deserves to be heard! This is your opportunity to share your research, programs, promising practices, and solutions with a national audience.

📢 Call for Abstracts:
November 2 – December 31, 2026

WHY PLAN EARLY?

✅ Secure your hotel room
✅ Take advantage of Early Bird pricing
✅ Get NCSWHA into your 2027 professional development budget
✅ Prepare your abstract submission
✅ Connect with colleagues and leaders from across the country
✅ Be part of the national conversation advancing HIV social work, research, policy, and advocacy

✨ STRONGER TOGETHER. HEALTH EQUITY FOR ALL. ✨

Washington, DC, here we come! 🇺🇸

Mark your calendar. Reserve your room. Prepare your submission. Start planning TODAY!

🚨 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🚨

🏠✨ The 2026 Southern Conference on Homelessness & Housing is calling all housing champions, advocates, service providers, developers, policymakers, and community leaders!

Join us in beautiful Gulf Shores, Alabama for three powerful days of learning, networking, and action as we come together to address one of the most critical issues facing our communities—safe, decent, and affordable housing for all.

📅 October 28–30, 2026
📍 Embassy Suites by Hilton Gulf Shores Beach Resort
112 W Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

🔥 Inspiring keynote speakers
🤝 Meaningful networking opportunities
💡 Innovative housing and homelessness solutions
🌊 Beachfront venue with incredible views
🏘️ Connections that will strengthen communities across the South

This isn't just another conference—it's where leaders, changemakers, and advocates come together to transform ideas into impact.

🎟️ Don't wait! Secure your spot today.

🔗 Register Now: www.lihca.org
📞 205-939-0411

Ready to elevate your HIV social work practice this summer?
Join PASWHA for our Summer Webinar Series: Advancing HIV Social Work Practice and continue the learning beyond the national conference.
✅ Earn up to 2.5 ASWB CE credits per event
✅ Engage in timely topics like AI, ethics, trauma, and spirituality in care
✅ Learn from leading experts in the field
🗓 July 23 & August 27, 2026
⏰ 1:00–3:45 PM CT
Don’t miss this opportunity to grow your impact—one session at a time.
👉 Register today: www.paswha.org
💲 PASWHA members receive a $50 discount on packages

📣 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN!
Are you working to advance solutions in homelessness and housing? We want to hear from you!

The 2026 Southern Conference on Homelessness & Housing (SCHH) is seeking dynamic presenters to share innovative strategies, best practices, and lessons learned.

✨ Theme: The Power of Housing: Connecting People, Strengthening Communities

🗓️ Submission Deadline: August 3, 2026
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.lihca.org
👉 Be part of the movement shaping stronger, more equitable communities. Submit your abstract today!

🏠 Poverty Is Not a Line: Roots, Rights, and Resources
Fair Housing Symposium

Join the Southern Poverty Law Center advocates and community partners on April 28, 2026, in Montgomery, Alabama, for a powerful Fair Housing Symposium focused on strengthening grassroots education, expanding awareness of housing rights, and connecting organizing strategies to meaningful enforcement and policy change.
🕘 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Montgomery, AL
Let’s build stronger, more informed communities together.
LICHA is proud to feature Valencia Moss, Housing Advocacy Expert, representing the Low Income Housing Coalition of Alabama

Make your conference experience seamless—stay at the host hotel!
✔️ All sessions on one floor
✔️ Easy access to everything
✔️ Exclusive discounted rates
Rooms are limited—book now! 🔗https://www.hyatt.com/events/en-US/group-booking/SATRS/G-M4R0