Save the Date!9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Housing matters. Access to secure and affordable housing impacts children’s education, employment opportunities, physical and mental health, and long-term neighborhood development.
This innovative day-long conference will present new, inter-disciplinary research and case studies from across the U.S. to inform policymakers and practitioners working to improve quality of life and opportunity for families and in communities. The program will build on the MacArthur Foundation’s five-year, $25 million dollar How Housing Matters initiative, as well as on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s strategic initiative exploring housing as a platform for education, health and economic opportunity. 6.0 LU HSW (AIA) / 6.0 CM (AICP)
National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW, Washington DC 20001 Free. Advance Registration Required. Walk in registration based on availability. Sign up today.
The How Housing Matters conference is a project of the National Building Museum in partnership with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Office of Policy Development & Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
For more information about the MacArthur Foundation’s grantmaking initiative, click here.
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