Posts by Tanya Wilson
Nothing About Us Without Us:
Centering Lived Experience in Housing Justice in Kalamazoo County Room 2020, 2nd Floor In this session, we shift the narrative around homelessness in Kalamazoo County by centering the voices of those who have lived it. Too often, conversations about housing insecurity exclude the insights of the very people most impacted. This session invites attendees to…
Read MoreSouthwest Michigan Perspectives
The session will be split into 3 parts. It will start with an introduction to the Southwest Michigan Regional Housing Partnership whose objective is to build a connected, collaborative, and inclusive housing ecosystem tied to MSHDA’s Statewide Housing Plan. Then we will hear from Whitney Wardell the President and CEO of Neighborhood Inc on her…
Read MoreHope & Healing for Houseless Youth:
Building Resiliency Through Youth Development Room 2020, 2nd Floor This interactive session will explore how youth development programming—grounded in healing-centered and resiliency-based strategies—can provide transformational support for houseless and housing-insecure youth. Drawing from the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) and the insights of Shawn Ginwright’s Healing Centered Engagement, we will explore how to create emotionally safe…
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