Date: Wednesday, Oct. 6
Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am PDT (1:30 pm -2:30 pm EDT)
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Panelists:
Dr. Marisa Zapata, Associate Professor of Land-Use Planning and Director of Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, Portland State University
Alyssa Craigie, Director of Health Systems Integration, Health Share of Oregon
Bentley Moses, Program Manager, Center for Outcomes Research and Education
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Description:
What does it look like for homelessness research and evaluation practices to be centered on racial equity and people who have lived experience with homelessness? Researchers from Health Share of Oregon worked with Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative and Providence CORE to answer this question. They will discuss their study focused on the Regional Supportive Housing Impact Fund, which addresses the growing need for permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness with serious health care needs in the Portland metropolitan region. The findings and recommendations of this study provide actionable guidance for any organization seeking more equitable research, evaluation, and governance approaches for supportive housing and homelessness services.