Catholic Charities USA's National Summit Web Cast to Create a "Housed America" Set for Friday, September 26 in New Orleans.NEW ORLEANS New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded -- A National Housing Summit examining strategies to address America's housing crisis tops the agenda of Catholic Charities USA's 2008 Annual Gathering in New Orleans this week. The National Housing Summit Web Cast Catholic Charities USA's 2008 Annual Gathering Friday, September 26 from 1:00 pm-5:00 pm CDT Sheraton New Orleans Hotel 500 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Details to join via Web cast are available at www.CatholicCharitiesUsa.org. The high-caliber panelists include former director of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros, Senator Mary Landrieu Mary Loretta Landrieu (born November 23, 1955) is the Senior Democratic United States senator from the state of Louisiana, as well as the first, and as of 2007, only woman from that state to be elected to the Senate. (D-LA), and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971, in Baton Rouge) is the Republican Governor-elect of the U.S. state of Louisiana. He defeated eleven opponents in the jungle primary held on October 20, 2007, including two prominent Democrats, State Senator Walter Boasso of Chalmette and (invited). Ellen Seidman, executive vice president of ShoreBank Corporation, Nan Roman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the National Alliance to End Homelessness The National Alliance to End Homelessness is an advocacy group which promotes measures to end homelessness in the United States. External links
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of deputy director, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., will participate on the second panel. "Our vision for the future is where no child ever again has to spend a night in an emergency shelter Emergency shelters are places for people to live temporarily when they can't live in their previous residence, similar to homeless shelters. The main difference is that an emergency shelter typically specializes in people fleeing a specific type of situation, such as battered ," said Rev. Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA. "Everyone has a right to safe, decent, affordable housing." The four-day meeting--themed Building Communities of Hope and Harmony--will bring together hundreds of Catholic Charities leaders and staff to explore opportunities for creating a "housed America"--a country in which all Americans have access to affordable housing. The Annual Gathering is hosted by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Conference program details are available at http://www.CatholicCharitiesusa.org/gathering/. Catholic Charities USA's members--more than 1,700 local agencies and institutions nationwide--provide help and create hope for nearly 8 million people a year regardless of religious, social, or economic backgrounds. For more than 275 years, local Catholic Charities agencies have been providing a myriad of vital services in their communities, ranging from day care and counseling to food and housing. For more information, visit www.CatholicCharitiesUSA.org. |
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