Stable Housing Sustains Workforce Development

The Montgomery County Office of Reentry—through its Reentry Council Housing Subcommittee—is hosting a free housing workshop for service providers, social workers, and landlords to give them tools to better house at-risk populations in Dayton and surrounding areas.

Come to this free session to earn continuing education (CE)* credit and to learn how to assist citizens returning from incarceration, and gain skills to help these clients break through barriers preventing them from attaining decent housing and prevent homelessness.

*2.5 Clock Hours for Licensees with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (pending).

If you have questions about this event, please call Sterling Titus at 937-496-7047 or email him at tituss@mcohio.org.

Agenda

9:30 a.m.Registration

10:00 a.m.Introduction

10:10 a.m.Panel One — Basics of the Montgomery County Office of Reentry
Jamie Gee, Manager, Montgomery County Office of Reentry
Jessica Jenkins, Asst. Director of Human Services, Planning and Development Montgomery County and co-chair Housing Subcommittee

10:40 a.m.Panel One Q&A

10:50 a.m.Panel Two — Fair Housing and Criminal Background Checks
John Zimmerman, VP Miami Valley Fair Housing Center
Sterling Titus, Program Coordinator Montgomery County Office of Reentry

11:10 a.m.Panel Two Q&A

11:20 a.m.Luncheon and Networking

Section Three: Homelessness Upon Release from Incarceration

11:50 p.m.Section 1. Panelists Policy Direction
Roni Burkes, Deputy Director - Office of Reentry, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction
Sterling Titus, Reentry Program Coordinator, Montgomery County Office of Reentry
Karla Knox, Senior Manager of Asset Management responsible for the Public Housing Program, Greater Dayton Premier Management

Section 2. Panelists Working with Returning Citizens
Penney Kramer, Reentry Program Director, Miami Valley Housing Opportunities
Monica Lofton is the Reentry and Family Services Case Specialist for Montgomery County Office of Reentry
Tewanna Hawkins, Founder/Director, House of Restoration Community Solutions, LLC
Pastor Jeff Carson, Pastor of Love Unlimited House of Prayer

1:00 p.m.Panel Three Q&A

1:10 p.m.Evaluations & Certificates

1:30 p.m.Adjourn

Monday, August 22, 2022

9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.