Inclusive Housing Summit: Belonging in the Community

Join HOPE North Carolina at our first Inclusive Housing Summit, where we explore inclusive, affordable housing that meets the needs of people of all ages and abilities: especially the need to belong. You'll hear from our keynote speakers, who together bring decades of experience in the development of inclusive housing and in creating communities of belonging.

Keynote Speakers:

Micaela Connery, Co-founder and CEO of The Kelsey, has been dedicated to inclusive community development her entire life. Her Co-founder and cousin Kelsey, continues to inspire and inform the mission and work today. Micaela has seen firsthand the housing crisis facing adults with disabilities and their families and will speak about the importance of disability forward housing and how they have grown this movement in California.

Erik Carter, Professor Emeritus of Vanderbilt University, will share a practical framework for reflecting upon and fostering belonging within the communities that matter most to the individuals with disabilities whom we serve and love. You will gain fresh insights into the ways you can encourage change within communities that still too often struggle to widen their welcome.

Summit Agenda:

• 8:00 Registration/Coffee/Networking
• 9:00 Opening Remarks
• 10:00 Morning Keynote:
  • Micaela Connery, The Kelsey, San Francisco, CA, Envisioning a Disability Forward Housing Future
    
• 11:00 Panel Response and Q&A
• 11:45 Lunch/Networking
• 12:50 Afternoon Keynote:
  • Erik Carter, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Incomplete without You: Creating Communities of Belonging for Everyone
• 1:50 Panel Response and Q&A
• 2:45 Group Table Discussion
• 3:30 Share Key Points, Action Steps and Resources
• 4:00 Evaluation & Adjourn

All meetings and events sponsored by HOPE are accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you have a need for accommodations (interpreter, captioning, front row seat, wheelchair access, diet restriction) please contact Laura Wells at lauraw@hopenorthcarolina.org