Schedule of the Day

9:30 - Doors open

10:00 – Pickup packets

10:15 - Welcome: Mayor Kitty Piercy & Mayor-elect Lucy Vinis

10:25 - Stories of successful collaborations: Rev. June Fothergill, Fr. Brent Was, Tom Mulhern, Dale Seese, Tod Schneider

10:35 - Where we’ve been, where we’re going: David Hazen & Chris Cunningham, Quest team

10:45 - Deep Compassionate Listening together: Barbara Daté, Quest team

11:30 - Keynote: Sam Skillern, Executive Director, Salem Leadership Foundation: “It’s a We Thing” (video)

12 noon - lunch & social conversation

12:40 - Session 1, small groups

What is a City of Compassion? Heather Amrhein, Director, Health, United Way of Lane County: How do we take the values of compassion, equity, inclusion, and collaboration and catalyze them into action?
Leveraging congregation assets to create low-income housing: Heather Sielicki, SE Neighbors & Dale Seese, Springfield Church of the Brethren: The history, strategies and goals of two very different groups to re-purpose under-utilized property resources.
Love INC network history and volunteer training: Heidi Bolz, Executive Director, Love INC: Growing an agency through effective volunteer recruitment and training while networking to create credibility in the social service community.
Place of Worship as Neighborhood Center: Sam Skillern, Executive Director, and DJ Vincent & Dwayne Hilty, Lightning Rods, of the Salem Leadership Foundation: Opening church doors for potent partnerships with neighbors, nearby schools, the City, County, youth agencies, businesses and law enforcement.
Story of my 4-day immersion in street life: Hiromi Sieradski, Center for Sacred Sciences: A heart-opening experience of living on the street to bear witness to the joy and suffering of the world with only ID and $1.
Cost-effectiveness of micro-housing: Rev. Dan Bryant, Executive Director, SquareOne & Fr. Brent Was, Rector, Church of the Resurrection: The decisions that resulted in the creation of two villages of tiny houses that are attracting national attention.

1:40 - Session 2, small groups

Friendship circle with the homeless: Nathan Showers & Tracy Joselyn, Managers, Nightingale Health Sanctuary: What’s it like being you? Get-acquainted conversation in an informal setting.
Companionship with addicted and mentally ill: Dana Petersen, Deputy Administrator, ShelterCare & Benjamin Brubaker, CAHOOTS: How core human values cut across barriers of suffering to provide healing
Homeless and attending school: Donna Butera & Deborah Dailey, McKinney-Vento school liaisons to homeless students, and Paul Neville, Saint Vincent de Paul: How homelessness impacts children, youth and their education.
Conestoga huts and Rest Stops: Erik & Fay de Buhr, Community Supported Shelters: How legal, temporary and secure space provide a foundation for access to more permanent dwelling.
Healing Trauma as a Path Towards Social Justice: Elaine Walters, Executive Director of the Trauma Healing Project: Understanding trauma and promoting healing is vital to community health and social justice.
How we raised more $ than expected for housing: Jean Stover & John Hudspeth, Housing Initiative of First Congregational Church: A focused effort to build community engagement over several months resulted in a significant impact and lessons learned.

2:40 - Plenary: what’s next? What will you do, what will you explore, what will you learn, with whom do you want to share and connect?

3:00 - Departure