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SMPS Nebraska
P.O. Box 390093
Omaha, NE 68139-0093
PAYMENT POLICY
Your registration will cover attendance at the event at the location noted for that event. Please be sure to check in at the registration desk at the event. Check/Cash registrations must pay at the event. Workshop programs require check/cash registration payments prior to the event. Checks can be mailed to SMPS Nebraska, PO Box 390093, Omaha, NE 68139-0093. When mailing check please include registration confirmation.
Please note the refund policy below. No-shows will receive an invoice after the event. All invoices for no-shows or non-payment at the time of the event will include a $10 invoicing fee and will be due upon receipt.
REFUND POLICY
All sales are final. No refunds unless requested 3 business days prior to an event in writing or by email. Refunds for workshops require notice 5 business days prior to the event in writing or by email. There is a 15% cancellation fee for all refunds. Credits may be issued to be used for future event registrations in lieu of refund.
Meeting/Event Information
Affordable Housing. How can we help to transform our community?
September 22, 2022
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Scott Conference Center
6450 Pine Street
Omaha , NE 68106
VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE AVAILABLE!
Join SMPS Nebraska for breakfast. Learn about the mission of Front Porch Investments and the launch of their funding landscape. Meridith will discuss affordable housing, and the importance of community-focused engagement strategies, and Naomi will address accessibility - both in the physical built environment and in digital spaces, as well as language access practices to expand inclusive marketing efforts.
Front Porch Investments envisions a community committed to ensuring all have a home where they can thrive, with bold decisions and effective innovation supporting housing as a human right.
Merideth Dillon, Executive Director, Front Porch Investments
Meridith has a passion for place-making and works to promote community development through public policy, advocacy, and community engagement. She has a robustly diverse background that includes developing and implementing programming in nonprofit and governmental organizations. Prior to leading Front Porch Investments, Meridith served as a planner for the City of Omaha and a Program Associate in Community Development Initiatives at The Sherwood Foundation, where she focused on affordable housing, transit, and neighborhood development.
During her tenures at the City and The Sherwood Foundation, she worked towards addressing equitable access to opportunity and completed the first Regional Assessment of Fair Housing for the Omaha-Council Bluffs municipal area, as well as helped to implement the Housing Affordability assessment released in Spring of 2021 for the Greater Omaha Metropolitan Area. Meridith is proud to serve on the board of directors for both Seventy Five North and Canopy South, and as a member of MAPA’s Regional Planning Advisory Committee. She received the Laurels Award for Young Urbanist of the Year in 2020 and was Habitat for Humanity Omaha’s Power Woman of the Year in 2022.
Naomi Hattaway, Director of Communications and Community Initiatives, Front Porch Investments
Naomi is passionate about community building, diversity, and accessibility in online and physical spaces. Naomi previously served in executive leadership at Habitat Omaha and consults with leaders and organizations on inclusive program design, board effectiveness, and housing solutions. In addition to leading the COVID-19 eviction prevention and rental assistance program, and the 20-21 Winter Plan non-congregate shelter efforts in Omaha, Naomi is a licensed Realtor, and recently ran for Omaha City Council in West Omaha. Naomi serves on the Board of Directors for RISE and Nebraska Appleseed, and the President of the Women’s Fund Circles.
Tickets
$25.00 Members
$35.00 Non-Members
$15.00 Virtual Ticket - Member
$25.00 Virtual Ticket - Non-Member
