2012 Homeless Summit

We are excited to announce that the 2012 Homeless Summit will take place on September 26-27, 2012. We are changing the venue this year; the Summit will take place at Treetops in Gaylord.

Watch our website at thecampaigntoendhomelessness.org for conference details.

2011 Homeless Summit
Year Six: Michigan's Campaign to End Homelessness Summit

On October 19th and 20th the Michigan Campaign to End Homelessness held its 6th annual summit. There were over 300 representatives from state agencies, supportive housing agencies and continuum of care networks in attendance at The Kellogg Center on the campus of Michigan State University.

The theme for the two day summit was Year Six: Michigan Campaign to End Homelessness with an emphasis on “one individual, one family at a time.” This year's summit had two keynote speakers. Bill Hobson, executive director of the Downtown Emergency Service Center spoke on the topic of housing first and its effectiveness in ending homelessness for adults living with severe and persistent mental disorders and addictive illnesses. The second keynote speaker was Suzy Merchant, the Michigan State University Women's Basketball coach. Coach Merchant shared an inspirational story designed to motivate everyone to continue the fight to end homelessness with determination, dedication and passion.

Bill Hobson
Executive Director of DESC

Suzy Merchant
MSU Women's Basketball Coach

Maura D. Corrigan
Director DHS

Nick Lyon
Chief Deputy Director for MDCH

Debra Hendren
Carla Javits Award winner

Jennifer Steward & Stacey Morin
Promising Practices Award winners

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