We’re proud to announce the launch of our 2024 breakfast meeting series, where we’ll team up with residents, practitioners, and stakeholders to share insights and gain perspective on the most timely, pressing, and intersectional housing solutions of the day.
The programming includes a two-pronged approach. Each quarter, MHFA and partners will host a resident engagement meeting, providing a forum to share housing needs, concerns, and timely solutions. We will then summarize this discussion and meeting results to share at a housing stakeholder breakfast, where a panel of experts will also discuss best-in-class solutions to today’s housing concerns. Each breakfast will cover housing and an intersecting issue, starting with climate. The series is intended to bridge the gap not only between issues that are interrelated, but also between residents and decision-makers. Ultimately, this series will propel implementation of the most effective solutions that address the real experiences of residents with housing struggles. Thank you to our generous sponsors The Knight Foundation, Bradesco, and Coral Rock Development Group.
See below for details and registration links to our upcoming events.
fROM CONVERSATIONS TO ACTION
Miami Homes For All presents the Intersectional Event Series
Stakeholder Breakfast >>>
The Housing Nexus
Solutions that Address Both Housing Affordability and Climate Change
Miami Homes For All and Miami Waterkeeper invite you to discuss the ways that we can simultaneously address our community’s affordable housing and climate resilience needs. Join us as we first learn from our expert speakers and then prioritize together the most impactful solutions.
Keynote address by Jane Gilbert, Chief Heat Officer of the Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience.
Panel discussion with local climate and housing champions:
Moderated by Annie Lord, Executive Director of Miami Homes For All
Robin Bachin, Founding Director of the Office of Civic and Community Engagement at the University of Miami
Rachel Silverstein, Executive Director and Waterkeeper of Miami Waterkeeper
Marvin Wilmoth, President of Intersection Ventures
To be followed by a breakout session for prioritization of solutions and consensus building.
These breakfasts are part of our 2024 event series, where we are teaming up with residents, practitioners, and stakeholders to learn about and prioritize the most impactful solutions to address housing and a critical intersectional issue.
The series is intended to bridge the gap not only between issues that are interrelated, but also between residents and decision-makers. Ultimately, this series will propel implementation of the most effective solutions that address the real experiences of residents with housing struggles.
8AM Registration opens & breakfast begins
9AM - 10:30AM Keynote Speaker and Panel Discussion
10:30AM - 11:45AM Interactive workshop and breakout session with all participants
11:45AM Final remarks
resident engagement >>>
Voices of home
Bridging communities for affordable housing
These gatherings serve as an open forum where we encourage residents to explore and share their perspectives on the most timely and pressing intersectional housing topics.
For our first session, we discussed Housing & Climate, as it relates to residents’ lived experience. In collaboration with local climate champions, we shed light on climate-related housing challenges such as flooding, extreme heat, and the resilience required to manage their effects.
A heartfelt thank you to all the residents that attended and to our presenters:
Desitni Smith Director of Popular Education and Grassroots Leadership at Catalyst Miami
Jen Posner Deputy Executive Director of the University of Miami’s Climate Resilience Academy
Jason Grant, Ph.D., CEM, DGCP, LEED AP, ENV SP Senior Energy Resilience Program Manager of the Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience
Just in case you missed this meeting, here is the slide deck presented by our guest speakers. We also created a Housing & Climate Resident Resource Guide - read through it here. More information to come about our upcoming Voices of Home gathering - if you have any questions, email Rayna Milfort at rayna@miamihomesforall.org.
sponsorship opportunities
Our intersectional breakfast meeting series will build on the success of our 2023 Housing and Health Summit, which brought together elite experts from across the country with impactful local community organizations to consider best-in-class solutions to both housing and health needs. In 2024, we are poised to continue breaking down silos and aligning our efforts with partners that address the needs of our community.
Read through our sponsorship kit for details. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please reach out to Daniela Roger at daniela@miamihomesforall.org.
By joining us as a sponsor, your organization will be recognized as a prominent supporter of Miami’s efforts to establish a working partnership between residents, their representatives, and key stakeholders. Your support can truly make a difference in advancing housing security for our entire Miami-Dade community.
Want to revisit the Miami Housing & Health Summit? We’ve archived the panel sessions here!
