Summary:
You are invited to attend the Yorkshire and Humber & North East "Enhanced Housing Options" Conference and Exhibition to be held at Leeds United Football Club, Eland Road in Leeds.

This FREE event is an opportunity for delegates to hear about the new approaches to tackling housing need, homelessness and workless, developed through Communities and Local Government’s Enhanced Housing Options Pilots - County Durham, Bradford CC & Incommunities, Calderdale, Wakefield & Wakefield District Housing, Rotherham and Kingston-upon-Hull – and their key partners from Yorkshire and the Humber and the North East.

This exciting conference will provide delegates with an opportunity to attend a range of workshops and visit exhibition stands from statutory agencies, key partner agencies and the third sector. In addition there will be a chance to put questions to the panel at the end of the day (whislt enjoying afternoon tea and home made cup cakes) with guests from the pilot areas.

Guest speakers to include

Cambridge University Evaluation team - speaker TBC
Kirsty Everson - Director of Independent Living, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Panel members to include:
Glyn Hall – Head of Housing, County Durham
David Shepherd – Assistant Director, Bradford City Council
Pam Bennett - Director of Housing, Incommunities
Ann Pittard – Assistant Director, Wakefield District Council
Angela Dearing - Assistant Head of Service, Social Care & Housing, Hull City Council
Heidi Wilson - Housing Access Manager, Calderdale Council

Start date: 08/07/2010 Start time: 10:00
End Date: 08/07/2010 End Time: 16:00
Organisation(s) hosting the event: Communities and Local Government