Monday, April 11
Poverty Simulation 8:30 am – 11:00 am
Poverty Simulation 1:15 pm – 4:45 pm (repeat session)

Tuesday, April 12
Financial Education and its Implications for Michigan’s Economy 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite 10:15 am – 11:45 am (repeat session)
Inter-Silo Speed Networking: Networking Outside the Box! 10:15 am – 11:45 am
Community Based Delivery of Foreclosure Services 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
National Service Works! AmeriCorps 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Credit as an Asset 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Microenterprise and Rural Michigan 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
CEDAM Annual Membership Celebration 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Wednesday, April 13
My Thought Process – My Greatest Asset or My Greatest Liability (Part 1) 8:45 am – 10:15 am
My Thought Process – My Greatest Asset or My Greatest Liability (Part 2) 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

CEDAM’s annual Membership Celebration will be held on April 12 (Tuesday evening of the Michigan Conference on Affordable Housing) from 5:30 – 9:00pm. The venue, H. Urban Lounge, is directly across the street from the Lansing Center at 414 E. Michigan Avenue.

The event will feature door prizes, appetizers, a cash bar, a community development photo booth and great company! Tickets are $30 for CEDAM members and $40 for non-members. You can RSVP online or by calling or emailing Jessica AcMoody (517-485-3588).

Pay for your ticket by check or PayPal. Mail checks to:

CEDAM c/o Jessica AcMoody
1000 S. Washington Ave.
Lansing, MI 48910

Hope to see you there!

MCOAH Poverty Simulation

CEDAM was excited again this year to be a substantial part of the planning team behind the Michigan Conference on Affordable Housing. Now in its 12th year, the MCOAH routinely draws over 1500 people from across the state to Lansing to discuss issues and learn about best practices in affordable housing and community development. CEDAM staff was involved in creating some 25 sessions for the conference, with topics including asset building, homeownership, downtown development, dealing with challenging populations, and improving connections through advocacy, public relations, and technology. CEDAM also co-hosted its annual event again this year with CDAD, bringing 200 people together on the Tuesday night of the conference to celebrate the achievements of CEDAM’s members. Northern Initiatives of Marquette and the Allen Neighborhood Center of Lansing were honored for using innovative programming in their communities. These recognitions complemented the awarding earlier in the day of the CED Advocate of the Year Award to Gary Heidel. Congratulations also to Denny Sturtevant, CEDAM Board President, for his receipt of the prestigious Terry Duvernay Award.

Resources from the Conference

• Handouts for most of the sessions can be found here on the MCOAH website.
• One-Hour Websites tutorial site can be found here.
• Some of the Asset Building presentations can be found here on the CEDAM site.