35th Annual Keys Conference
35th Annual Keys for the Homeless Conference
LESS TALKING, MORE LISTENING:
Centering People With Lived Experience to Solve Homelessness
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
8:30am-4pm
St. Joseph’s University
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Workshop Topics
Persons with Lived Experience Plenary
Library Social Work: A Collaborative Community Approach to Expanding Ser-vices to Unsheltered Individuals
Financial Literacy: Building Competency for Vulnerable Populations
Serving the Migrant Population
Building Resilience: Turning ACEs into PACEs and the Study Hope
Balancing Compassion and Accountability in Supervision
Peer Work Force Development and the Importance of Peer Specialists
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Keynote Speaker
Albert Townsend
Director Of Lived Experience & Innovation,
National Alliance to End Homelessness
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Helen Martin Scholarship Recipients
Vincent Grauso, Skylar Hayes, Kimberlie Gittens, Hunter Tashjian, Crystal Rye
Leonard I. Saltzman Unsung Hero Award Recipients
Judge Fern Fisher and Porsh
Lifetime Achievement Award
Thomas Ronayne
Director, Suffolk County Veteran Services
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Thank You to our Sponsors
As a sponsor of the Keys Conference, you help us achieve our goal of ending homelessness on Long Island while increasing brand awareness and positioning yourself as a leader in our community!
34th Annual Keys Conference
TAKING WHOLE HEALTH TO THE FOREFRONT:
An Inclusive Conference of Caregiving for Clients, Employees, and Ourselves
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Friday, December 9, 2022
8:30am-4pm
St. Joseph’s University
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Workshop Topics
Yourself and Others: Understanding and Managing Grief
A Trauma-Informed Approach Through Peer Support
Elder Abuse and the Adult Caregiver
Words Matter: Addressing Stigma in the Helping Professions
Rethinking Self-Care: Mindfulness and Health
Introduction to Genograms
Beyond Burnout: Cultivating Staff Resilience
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Keynote Speaker
Alicka Ampry-Samuel
Regional Administrator for Region II,
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Helen Martin Scholarship Recipients
Alicia Baldridge, Aaliyah Thompson, Chelsea Holmes, Dom Nickson, Matthew Buckley
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Leonard I. Saltzman Unsung Hero Award Recipients
Richard Babbino and Linda Sherlock-Reich
Key of Excellence Award
Connie Bruno
Director of Section 8 Programs,
NYS Homes & Community Renewal
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Thank You to our Sponsors
As a sponsor of the Keys Conference, you help us achieve our goal of ending homelessness on Long Island while increasing brand awareness and positioning yourself as a leader in our community!
33rd Annual Keys Conference
#StopInequity:
Challenges Opportunities Resilience and Equity for Homelessness
November 10, 2021
9:00am-3:30pm
Virtual Conference
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​Workshop Topics
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Landlord/Tenant Law, Evictions and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Combating Homelessness for Veterans with Less-Than-Honorable Discharges
With Challenge Comes Opportunity: How We Have Adapted Our Homeless Response and Used COVID Resources to Better Address Local Needs
Compassionate Interventions for People Experiencing Homelessness with Animals
Redesigning the Front Door of Shelter to Decrease the Trauma Associated with Homeless and Increase Social Inclusion, Employment & Housing
Putting Homeless Youth to Work
Effectively Accessing Mainstream Benefits in a Virtual World
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Keynote Speaker
Norman A. Suchar
Director of HUD's Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs,
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Helen Martin Scholarship Recipients
Deshanti Dortch, Brini Duran, Vera Pagett, Bejewel Muckle, Denise Akabey
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Leonard I. Saltzman Unsung Hero Award Recipients
Muriel Erdmann and Siran O'Connor
Key of Excellence Award
Dr. Debbie Salas-Lopez
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Senior Vice President, Community and Population Health Northwell Health Professor, Medicine
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Thank You to our Sponsors
As a sponsor of the Keys Conference, you help us achieve our goal of ending homelessness on Long Island while increasing brand awareness and positioning yourself as a leader in our community!
