Register Now for the PD&R Quarterly Update on Homelessness

Homelessness

Wednesday, MARCH 4, 2026
FROM 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM ET
AT THE CONSTITUTION CENTER

On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, from 2:00–4:00 PM ET, HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research (PD&R) will host a PD&R Quarterly Update focused on homelessness and the path ahead for policymaking. Leading experts will have a crucial conversation examining HUD’s role in addressing homelessness with an emphasis on addressing the root causes of homelessness, including mental illness and substance abuse. Our experts will discuss best practices that prioritize self-sufficiency, access to treatment programs, and community safety.

• John Gibbs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD

• Special Guest

• Ronald Kurtz, Assistant Secretary, Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD

• Dr. Robert Marbut, Senior Advisor, Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD

• Moderator: John Gibbs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD
• Dr. Robert Marbut, Senior Advisor, Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD
• Caitlyn McKenney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, HUD
• Bruce Butler, Chief Executive Officer, Union Gospel Mission of Dallas
• Dr. Denis Antoine II, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

• John Gibbs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD

The in-person event will be at the Constitution Center at 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC, across the street from HUD Headquarters.

If you have questions that you would like to submit to the speakers, please send those questions to pdrquarterlyupdate@hud.gov by 2:00 pm ET on Thursday, February 26, 2026. The speakers will address questions during the event as time allows.

• In-person registration closes at 2:00 pm ET on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
• Virtual registration closes at 2:00 pm ET on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.