ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS st Towards New Models for the 21 Century CONFERENCE PROGRAM 8 August 2014 Adelaide Convention Centre North Terrace, ADELAIDE Don Dunstan Foundation Level 3, 230 North Terrace ADELAIDE SA 5000 t: 08 8313 3364 • e: [email protected] • w: www.dunstan.org.au www.facebook.com/dondunstanfoundation • www.twitter.com/DonDunstan ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS CONFERENCE Table of Contents Registration times....................................................................................................................... 1 Foreword .................................................................................................................................... 3 Conference Program (at a glance) .............................................................................................. 5 Conference Program (in detail) .................................................................................................. 6 Delegate List ............................................................................................................. Attachment Conference Survey .................................................................................................... Attachment Dunstan Foundation Subscription Form.................................................................... Attachment Registration Days and Times Riverbank Foyer, Adelaide Convention Centre – North Terrace, ADELAIDE 8.30am – 9.00am Friday 8 August Single Day Registration Conference Proceedings The Conference proceedings will be published online on the Dunstan Foundation website www.dunstan.org.au for access after 8 August 2014. Page | 1 ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS CONFERENCE Conference Program The Dunstan Foundation is dedicated to ending inequity and social disadvantage across our society. It is a non-profit and politically neutral organisation. The Foundation promotes academic research, public debate and progressive social reform with a view to influencing policy within government, and the private and not- for-profit sectors. It aims to bring these reforms to implementation through collaborative ventures. Its current strategic plan has a focus on homelessness, mental illness, unemployment, and land degradation. The Foundation was established in 1999 to further Don Dunstan's social reform legacy. It partners with The University of Adelaide and Flinders University, and is supported by the South Australian State Government. Sponsors The conference organisers would like to thank the following organisations who generously provided sponsorship funds to support this conference: Government of South Australia Housing SA Wyatt Trust Support Us The Dunstan Foundation achieves a great deal for its size. It continues to have high aspirations to instigate substantial social reform to maximise benefit. We do however have to fund each of our projects through donations and project partner contributions, as well as fund our day to day operational costs. We would be very grateful for any financial support that you can provide. You can dedicate this to projects of your choice if desired at www.dunstan.org.au/involved/donate/ Follow us facebook.com/dondunstanfoundation twitter.com/DonDunstan #HPW2014 Page | 2 ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS CONFERENCE Foreword The Dunstan Foundation has partnered with the University of Adelaide’s Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning (CHURP) to present the 2014 Addressing Homelessness: Towards new models for the 21st Century conference. The Director of CHURP, Professor Andrew Beer, has played a crucial role in shaping the topic and content of this important conference. Almost a decade ago the Dunstan Foundation played a pivotal role in advancing research and policy on affordable housing with Dunstan Fellow, Professor Julian Disney who, along with others, developed the key elements of the National Affordable Housing Agreement, now known as the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH). This agreement was adopted by the state and Commonwealth Governments at the Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) in 2008 and provides the framework for the states and the Commonwealth government to work together to improve housing affordability and homelessness outcomes for Australians. In March 2014, the Commonwealth Government pledged $115 million to extend the agreement with the states, which was due to expire at the end of June. The uncertainty created by the only temporary renewal of the agreement, however, puts at risk the prevention-based approach that has been developed and established over many years. Indeed at Ministerial meetings in 2012 and 2013, the COAG Select Council on Housing and Homelessness reaffirmed its commitment to a future long term national agreement but stressed the “importance of developing a strong evidence base for future policy priorities to ensure homelessness strategies are effectively targeted to achieve the best outcomes”. The Dunstan Foundation again hopes to play a pivotal role in encouraging and finding a new plan of action in the areas of homelessness and affordable housing. The Dunstan Foundation, along with CHURP and conference sponsors, hope that the different models of homelessness discussed in this conference will assist in the implementation of effective strategies to achieve desired outcomes demonstrated by well documented evidence. It is hoped that this will assist the community sector in successfully gaining traditional government funding through contracts and also in gaining new funding through sources such as social impact grants. In combination with this conference the Dunstan Foundation has convened a Round Table of leaders and decision makers in the homelessness and affordable housing sector, to start a conversation and to gain a shared understanding and view of the future, including further collaborative ventures to reduce homelessness. The Dunstan Foundation hopes to continue providing an independent, non-partisan environment for these discussions to occur so that they can influence future policy and practice. Donna Harden Executive Director, Dunstan Foundation Page | 3 ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS CONFERENCE Notes Page | 4 ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS: Towards New Models for the 21st Century Conference Program at a Glance SPEAKER/S 8.30 Registration 9.00 Welcome Associate Professor John Spoehr Board Member, Dunstan Foundation 9.10 Official Conference Opening Katrine Hildyard MP representing Minister Zoe Bettison MP Minister for Communities & Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing 9.20 Thank you to Ms Hildyard and Associate Professor John Spoehr introduction to Professor Andrew Beer Board Member, Dunstan Foundation 9.22 Homelessness Update Professor Andrew Beer Director, Centre for Housing, Urban & Regional Planning, The University of Adelaide 9.45 Community Solutions Model – NY, USA Dr Rosanne Haggerty Former Thinker in Residence and 10.00 Commentary from Professor Beer Chief Executive, Community Solutions, New York 10.10 Homelessness Policies in the 21st Century Dr Shelley Mallett, Brotherhood of St Laurence 10.40 Q&A – Discussion 10.50 Morning Tea 11.20 Journeys Home Longitudinal Study Dr Rosanna Scutella, Senior Research Fellow 11.40 Q&A – Discussion The University of Melbourne 11.50 Street to Home Dr Cameron Parsell, Research Fellow, UQ Professor Chris Chamberlain, Emeritus Professor, 12.30 Q&A – Discussion Centre for Applied Social Research, RMIT 12.50 Lunch 1.50 Service Delivery Models – Dennis Chamberlain, James Brown Memorial Trust A New Way Forward Ian Cox, Hutt St Centre Wendy Malycha, St John’s Youth Services Maria Palumbo, Common Ground Adelaide 2.30 Q&A – Discussion Tom Steeples, Dunstan/Rotary PhD Scholar 2.50 Journeys to Social Inclusion (J2SI) Dr Sharon Parkinson, Research Fellow, RMIT 3.10 Q&A – Discussion 3.20 Afternoon Tea 3.50 Final Summary Panel – The Way Ahead Professor Andrew Beer, The University of Adelaide Professor Chris Chamberlain, RMIT University Dr Shelley Mallett, The University of Melbourne Dr Cameron Parsell, University of Queensland 5.10 Conference Closing Remarks Professor Andrew Beer, The University of Adelaide 5.25 Farewell from Dunstan Foundation The Hon Rev Dr Lynn Arnold AO Chair of Trustees, Dunstan Foundation 5.30 Post Conference Drinks Page | 5 ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS: st Towards New Models for the 21 Century Conference Program Friday 8 August 2014 9.00 – 9.10 RIVERBANK ROOMS 1&2 Associate Professor John Spoehr Welcome Associate Professor John Spoehr Board Member –Dunstan Foundation Director, Australian Workplace Innovation & Social Research Centre, The University of Adelaide John Spoehr is the Executive Director of the Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre (WISeR). He is also leading the establishment of the Stretton Centre, a focal point for integrated economic, industry and urban research and practice. His research focuses on the interactions between economic, industry and social policies. John is a Board member of the Dunstan Foundation. FRIDAY 8 AUGUST 2014 9.10 – 9.20 Official Conference Opening Katrine Hildyard MP representing Minister Zoe Bettison MP Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing Katrine Hildyard lives with her family in Morphett Vale and is an active member of the southern community. Growing up in a single parent family, in the south western suburbs of Adelaide, Katrine understands the values of being part of a caring community and supporting and working with others to make a difference. She is passionate about achieving fairness and opportunity