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Unite to End Homelessness Faith Community and Service Organization Symposium

Bellevue, WA

Come participate in an interactive symposium that, with the generous support of the Fannie Mae Foundation, will bring together groups from across King County to discuss in practical, hands-on terms, how to create permanent housing and integrate that housing with appropriate services.

The symposium will be based on the actual programs and experiences of faith communities and service organizations in King County, and will be taught by the people who are actually implementing those programs. The presentations will contain useful templates for all sizes and scopes of endeavors, from actions as simple as generating rent and damage deposits (often the last barrier for a family leaving homelessness) through opening landlord doors with special guaranties, to the leasing, purchase or construction of physical housing units. Each attendee will go home with a resource book that can be an ongoing reference manual as each group explores its options.

Each attendee will be able to participate in two seminars chosen from the following:

-Help the Homeless Afford Housing
-Create Your Own Non-Profit for Housing
-Buy a House, House a Family
-Do-It-Yourself or Partner with a Provider?
-Turn that Parking Lot/Parsonage into Affordable Housing
-What Everyone Needs to Know About People Without Homes

Speakers at Saturdays symposium include Rev. Stephen Sundborg, S.J. (President of Seattle University), and Christine VanderWerf. The First African American Methodist Episcopal Gospel Choir will provide entertainment.

Sponsoring Organizations:
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
United Way of King County
The Committee to End Homelessness
City of Seattle
City of Bellevue
Eastside Human Services Forum
The Church Council of Greater Seattle
King County Department of Community and Human Services

For more information, go to www.thechurchcouncil.org/allstartsathome

or contact:

Ann Erickson
AErickson@thechurchcouncil.org
4 Nickerson #300
Seattle WA 98109
206-525-1213 x 3035
www.thechurchcouncil.org

Note: The November 17th event is held at Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. NE The November 18th event is held at Temple B'nai Torah, 15727 NE 4th St., Bellevue

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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