PORT ANGELES — Agencies and individuals who fight homelessness will hold their annual planning forum from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The free forum, organized by the Shelter Providers Network of Clallam County, will be at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 Lopez Ave.
At 9:15 a.m., Kim Leach, Serenity House of Clallam County executive director, and Cheri Tinker, North Olympic Regional Veterans Housing Network executive director, will present the annual summation of efforts to end homelessness.
Anna Coburn, First Federal Community Reinvestment Act officer, will deliver the keynote address, “Dollars and Sense,” on empowering self-reliance, how the economy impacts homelessness, how homelessness impacts the economy and employment and employability, at 9:45 a.m.
Serving people with intensive needs will be the focus of presentations by Priya Jayadev and Tresa Stuber of Clallam Mosaic.
Following a break at 10:45 a.m., Lambros Rogers of Concerned Citizens of Clallam County will report on supportive services for individuals with limited self-sufficiency, and Jody Moss of United Way of Clallam County and the Olympic Area Agency on Aging will discuss stabilizing elder housing.
Reducing harm to individuals and the community through permanent supportive housing will be covered by Tinker and Serenity House Program Director Kay Walters.
“Coming to Forks,” a five-minute movie, will present permanent supportive housing programs for veterans with disabilities.
Mary Hogan, Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics executive director, will cover the relationship between health care and homelessness.
Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman will join network leaders for a closing conversation, fitting the morning’s presentations together with the 10-Year Plan and Work Plan to End Homelessness.
Reservations are optional. For details, contact Martha Ireland at 360-452-4737 or email shelterprovidersnetwork@gmail.com.
