201 | Housing's the Solution: Learning from the Hilton Foundation’s S25 Initiative
Tracks
Workshop
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
| Room 202 |
Session Overview
The Hilton Foundation’s S25 Homelessness Initiative aims to work systemically to prevent and reduce homelessness and eradicate racial disparities by focusing on housing as the solution to homelessness. This presentation explores the early successes and challenges of implementing the Initiative and provides lessons learnings for other communities.
Description
The Hilton Foundation’s S25 Homelessness Initiative aims to work systemically to prevent and reduce homelessness and eradicate racial disparities by focusing on housing as the solution to homelessness. This presentation explores the early successes and challenges of implementing the Initiative and provides lessons learnings for other communities.
Debra Rog
Vice President
Westat
Presenter
Debra Rog, Ph.D., a Westat Vice President, is a widely known expert in the evaluation of systems, housing, and services for homeless populations and research methodology, having edited over 50 textbooks and handbooks and authored numerous publications. She is the Principal Investigator of the Hilton Foundation’s S25 Homelessness Initiative evaluation.
Mr. Jeff Krentel
Interim Director, Strategy, Learning And Evaluation
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Presenter
Mr. Jeff Krentel supports the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s monitoring, evaluation and learning systems and processes that facilitate organizational learning, strategic adaptation and philanthropic impact. Mr. Krentel holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Roanoke College and a master’s degree in public policy from George Mason University.
Mr. Robin Thundershield
Lived Experience Evaluation Team Member
Westat
Presenter
Robin Thundershield is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota. He is a board member for the American Indian Community Counsel and serves on the Los Angeles County Health Department’s Covid-19 Advisory Council. He participates in the Hilton Foundation’s S25 Lived Experience Evaluation Team
