Choosing a Path for the Community

Facilitator: Donna Jacobson, ONAP

Speaker: Andrea Alexander

Speaker: Carol Pinto

(Foundation)

With issues, problems and opportunities facing our communities, this session will provide a framework of planning to begin organizing your community actions. This session also explores the use of NAHASDA funds

for urban needs.

Integrating Culture & Tradition into the Planning Process

Facilitator: Connie Wilson

Speaker: Richard Ackley

(Development)

Integrating Culture & Tradition into the Planning Process

Facilitator: Connie Wilson

Speaker: Richard Ackley

(Development)

Sustainability and vision are key components in the promotion of a community plan. This session will promote the use of culture and tradition in the development of the infrastructure, values and foundation of a plan.

Connecting to Local Officials for Policy and Resources

Facilitator: John Seignemartin, NAIHC

Speaker: Avis Poupart, Leech Lake Office

Speaker: Gordon Thayer

(Action)

Community to Government Relationships with city, county & state; Developing intergovernmental relationships provides the opportunity for obtaining resources and developing policy.

Involving the Entire Community in the Planning ProcessFacilitator: Max Rice

Speaker: Wendy Watanabe, Legacy House

Speaker: Bob Santos

(Foundation)

This session highlights the interrelationship between community members, groups and institutions and the need to identify and incorporate the stories of all in the planning process.

Decision Making Through The Community Plan

Facilitator: Michael DownieEnterprise Foundation

Speaker: Ashley Phillips

Speaker: Frank Cordero

(Development)

Developing consensus and commitment in prioritizing action steps are essential in accessing greater community resources. This session will promote how communities can develop their plan to coincide with the Consolidated Plan and how this can increase a consistent access to resources.

Reciprocity, Accessing Government Through the Inside

Facilitator: Syd Beane, CCC

Speaker: Daryl WaldronED Providence Indian Center

Speaker: John Halliday

(Action)

Working for Local Governments: Access through representation: A local planning commission, a continuum of care review board, even a civil rights group, how well is our community represented? This session will promote how as a community one of the keys to successful access and development is participating in government connected work groups.

Building Blocks of a Community Plan

Facilitator: Tony LookingElk

Speaker: Richard Ackley

(Foundation)

What is included in the plan? This session pieces together the building blocks of information to create the community plan.

Effectively Using Community Resources

Facilitator: Gary SanduskyCenter for Community Change

Speaker: Jay Marcus Enterprise Foundation

Speaker: Tom Lattimore, LISC

(Development)

Accessing Resources for Project Development; With a community plan in hand, what’s next? This session introduces resources available on a national level and the most effective ways to work with them.

Understanding the Consolidated Planning Process

Facilitator: Jack Peters, HUD

Speaker: Ann PriceCity of Seattle Consolidated Plan

Speaker: John JuddCity of Duluth CD staff

(Action)

This session will promote from a government perspective the need to address the problems and develop solutions collectively with the community.

The Increasing Role of Communication

Facilitator: Iris Friday

Speaker: Earl Evans

Speaker: Tarrie CooperNeighborhood Networks HUD

(Foundation)

Increasing capacity through technology and resources: This session will provide how the role of technology can increase communities capacity in planning and developing information and awareness.

Enhancing the Organization for Development

Facilitator: Maureen MarkhamCommon Ground

Speaker: Syd Beane

Speaker: Vicki Asakura

(Development)

Maintaining your organization for community development. This session discusses board accountability, the basic tools and framework necessary for an organization to participate in community development.

Policy Development Through Planning

Facilitator: Ken Webster ACKCO

Speaker: Jolene Atencio, Warm Springs

Speaker: Mike DownieEnterprise Foundation

(Action)

Are the resources available to what your community needs? This session will discuss how the planning process may develop the need to change policy or promote new policy to create the resources for your plan.

Ensuring Equal Access to Housing

Facilitator: Jacqueline Johnson

Speaker: Fred May, OGC, HQ

(Foundation)

Fair Housing; Part of our housing challenge is the inability to access available housing. This session will promote the use of fair housing initiatives to ensure equal accessibility to the current housing stock.

Developing Responsible Tenants

Facilitator: Jim Willett

Speaker: Robert Albee

Speaker: Kristine BeatonFremont Public Assoc.

(Development)

Rental Certification: Developing Responsibility & Livability; With the majority of our population in rental housing, this session will discuss the need to develop responsible tenants.

Developing Community Housing for Your NeighborhoodFacilitator: Darwin Strong, St Paul

AIURenee Greenman – HUD

Speaker: Sharonn Meeks

Speaker: Janice Navarre

Speaker: Howard Goldman, MF Housing HUD

(Action)

This session will address aspect of housing development, financing and design along with using current urban resources.

Addressing Native Homelessness in Your Community

Facilitator: Gordon Thayer

Speaker: Sharon Lee, LIHIC

Speaker: Kelby Grovender

(Foundation)

Homelessness: One of the key starting points for communities is caring for those with critical needs. This session will discuss the way communities have addressed homelessness through advocacy and program development.

Cultivating Home Ownership

Facilitator: Paul Jurkowski

Speaker: Robert SkjonsbergWells Fargo

Speaker: Heyward Watson

(Development)

From Renting to Buying: Cultivating Homeownership as a goal for the community; This session will discuss efforts to increase homeownership among urban American Indians and the need to address current barriers.

Examples of Housing

Facilitator: Floyd Gallagos, Consultant

Speaker: Darius Smith, Habitat

Speaker: Rick Devine, CCC

(Action)

Putting the puzzle together: Connecting housing dollars to different housing projects. This session will promote case studies of what types of financing fit different models of housing.

Developing the Basics Before Cultivating Resources

Facilitator: Syd Beane

Speaker: Diane Yazzie Devine

Speaker: Jim Willett

(Foundation)

The Nuts and Bolts of Development: building the capacity of Urban groups to do development, establishing development teams, proper use of training, technical assistance & hiring development staff.

Bolstering the Small Business Owner

Facilitator: Janet Loder, SBA-Local

Speaker: Theresa Carr, AIBDC

Speaker: Tom Hampson

(Development)

Starting a Business: Using micro-enterprise and small business incubators as a foundation for economic development.

The Essentials for a Small Business

Facilitator: Mark Ufkes, ATNW

Speaker: Marilyn Andrews

Speaker: Rich Antell, AMICC

(Action)

This session will provide the essentials for The Organization creating a successful ongoing business and the opportunities or resources available to you.

Creating Job Opportunities in Your Community

Speaker: Paula StarrSouthern Calif. Indian Centers

Speaker: Darrel WaldronED Providence Indian Center

Speaker: Guy Suetopka, DOL

(Foundation)

Workforce Development: One of the keys to community based economic development is developing marketable skills and expertise within your community. This session will promote the connection between workforce training and education and economic development. Resources like TANF to create opportunity will be discussed.

Finding Opportunities in the Greater Community

Facilitator: Ken Webster

Speaker: A. Leonard Smith

Speaker: Floyd Gallagos

(Development)

Greater Community Initiatives; The greater community has many different economic efforts. Whether it is the development of a commercial corridor, HUD’s Consolidated Plan or living wage incentives. This session will discuss how to recognize these efforts and access them.

Tools for Identifying Economic Development Resources

Facilitator: Malena Albo, ACKCO

Speaker: Earl Evans Native Edge

Speaker: Rich Antell

(Action)

How government and community institutions are supporting your efforts. This session will introduce new tools to support project development and resource identification.