Three Panel-discussion Classes in the Craine RoomClasses 1 & 2, 10:30 – 12:00
Thursdays, Oct. 13, 20
NOTE: Class 3 is 10:30 – 12:00 FRIDAY, Nov. 4
The Cape’s housing crisis affects workers, visitors, businesses, and you! Workers can’t find decent housing, businesses limit hours because they can’t find workers, restaurant-goers face long waits, and police & EMT organizations can’t attract employees due to out-of-sight housing costs, resulting in slower response times. Come find out how you can help. Learn from housing advocates, builders, business owners, workers, and law enforcement professionals, who will define the problem, tell personal housing jouneys, and offer real-life solutions.
Course Coordinator & Moderator: Fred Di Maggio
Class 1, Thursday, 10/13: Defining the Problems
A 10-minute presentation by each professional will describe the problems from their perspective, followed by Q&A.
Panelists:
Wendy Cullinan, President & Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod
Hadley Luddy, Executive Director, Homeless Prevention Council
Andrea Aldana, Chief Program Officer, Community Development Partnership
Matt Sonnabend, Chief of Police, Town of Barnstable
Alex Hay, Owner, Wellfleet Oyster Company
Class 2, Thursday, 10/20: Working Families’ Stories
Two Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod clients will share their experiences trying to find and secure decent, affordable housing, including rentals.
Panelists:
Elizabeth Wade, Director of Land Acquisition & Project Development, Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod
Meghan Delman, client & homeowner, Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod
(Panelist, TBA), Housing Assistance Corporation
Class 3, Friday, 11/4: Real-life Solutions
Professionals offer solutions from “building our way out of it,” to other creative solutions.
Panelists:
Alisa Magnotta, CEO, Housing Assistance Corporation
Chris DeSisto, President, Maple Hurst Builders, Inc., Orleans project
Jen Whitaker, Whitaker/Hardman/Liberles, Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty
Andrew Gottlieb, Executive Director, Association to Preserve Cape Cod
Philippe Jordi, Executive Director, Island Housing Trust (Martha’s Vineyard)