Second Chance Month Webinar – Housing Finance Basics for Criminal Justice Partners

Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 1:00 pm

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ABOUT THIS WEBINAR

This event will present key housing financing strategies and models to expand housing opportunities for people who have been involved in the criminal justice system. The webinar will focus on helping criminal justice stakeholders understand these concepts and build meaningful partnerships with the housing sector. Presenters from The Council of State Governments Justice Center and the Urban Institute will lead a panel discussion featuring sites from Lane County, OR and New York, NY that have successfully built cross-sector partnerships and created new housing for this population.

Presenters:

Charles Francis
Council of State Governments Justice Center

Will Engelhardt
Urban Institute

Paul Solomon, ED
Sponsors Inc.

Jacob Fox, ED
Homes for Good

Donovan Dumire, Community Corrections Manager
Lane County, OR

Andre Ward, VP
Fortune Society

Tasha Aikens, Policy Advisor
Bureau of Justice Assistance

ABOUT THE NATIONAL REENTRY RESOURCE CENTER

The NRRC was established by the Second Chance Act (Public Law 110-199). Signed into law in 2008 and reauthorized in 2018, the Second Chance Act authorizes federal grants to government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide reentry services—including employment assistance, substance use treatment, housing, family programming, mentoring, victims support, and other services—and to support corrections and supervision practices that aim to reduce recidivism.

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