Forum: Housing for Wellbeing and Economic Prosperity

Housing provides a foundation for social and economic mobility while homelessness and housing instability come at a high cost to the people they affect and the communities in which they live. In this City Club Forum, academics and practitioners will discuss the relationship between homelessness and housing, examine their interconnected issues, and propose solutions.

City Club of Boise is pleased to present an in-person lunchtime forum on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 from 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Idaho State Museum.

Speakers:

Gregg Colburn is an assistant professor of real estate in the University of Washington’s College of Built Environments

Gerald M. Hunter is president and executive director of the Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA)

Ali Rabe is the Executive Director at Jesse Tree, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing eviction and homelessness in the Treasure Valley.

Caleb Roope is President and CEO at The Pacific Companies

Moderator: City Club board member Dr. Vanessa Crossgrove Fry, interim director at the Idaho Policy Institute at Boise State University

Welcome and introduction from Boise Mayor McLean.

Where: Idaho State Museum,  610 E Julia Davis Dr, Boise, ID, 83702, in the Idaho Room, with catering by

When: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 from 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 pm

Where: Idaho State Museum, 610 Julia Davis Dr, Boise, ID 83702

Idaho Room