HUD “Unlocking Doors Initiative” Symposium – January 2007
“Are There Any Benefits to Faith and Community-Based Nonprofit Development?”

A national program of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. www.hud.gov/offices/fbci/unlockingdoors

The Los Angeles program featured experts in faith and community development in five topic areas including; Homeless, Affordable and Market-Rate Housing Development. There were also presentations on Commercial and Mixed-Use development. They discussed challenges, local concerns and successful case studies of projects developed in Southern California. More than 75 faith and community-based developers attended.

Guest Speakers included:

Robert J. Bogart, Director
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
U.S. Housing and Urban Development

Lawrence Frank, Deputy Mayor
Neighborhood and Community Services
Office of Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa

Mercedes Marquez, General Manager
Los Angeles Housing Department
City of Los Angeles

Homeless Housing:

Anita Nelson, Executive Director
SRO Housing Corporation

Dora Gallo, Executive Director
A Community of Friends

Affordable Housing:

Anne Fredrich, Executive Director
Menorah Housing Foundation

Rev. DarEll Weist, Executive Director
1010 Development Corporation (United Methodist Church)
Commercial, Market-Rate & Mixed-Use Developments:

Bishop Noel Jones & Scott Chaplan, Partners
City of Refuge & Bethany Square Developments

Rev. Dr. Joel A. Ward, Pastor
St. Paul Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA

Darryl Brown, Housing Director
West Angeles Community Development Corp.

Maggie Cervantes, Executive Director
New Economics for Women

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