LINCOLN, NEB. (June 30, 2009)—The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) are teaming to provide the HHS Continuum of Care Annual Meeting and DED Housing Training, August 26 and 27 in North Platte.

Featured speaker on Wednesday morning is Michael German, national team leader with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. He is chief proponent of the Council’s nationwide push to rethink how to combat homelessness. Fueled by his energy, the U.S. Interagency Council has signed up more than 850 partners and created, or are in the process of creating, more than 43,000 units of affordable housing. As a result of his efforts, German was a 2009 finalist for the Citizen Services Medal that recognizes a federal employee for a significant national contribution related to social services.

Humorist Juli Burney will serve as Wednesday’s luncheon keynote speaker.

The Continuum of Care portion will feature workshops on topics ranging from RentWise, Foster Care & Homelessness, Permanent Supportive Housing and more. DED also will conduct workshops on components of the Nebraska Affordable Housing Program, including conducting environmental reviews, reporting and monitoring, technical writing assistance, and more.

A networking session will follow Wednesday’s workshops.

Cost for the two days is $50 per person. To register, go to DED’s website at: http://www.neded.org/content/view/117/243/. You also can access the agenda on the website. The registration deadline is August 14.

Registrations can be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or mailed to Divya Gopal, Nebraska Department of Economic Development, P.O. Box 94666, Lincoln, NE 68509-4666.

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