Nov. 29, 2018
This fall, homelessness advocates gathered at DePaul for the Institute of Global Homelessness' Leadership Symposium. The gathering supports leaders in the field of homelessness by strengthening their skills in individual and team leadership, building local networks of stakeholders, mapping local resource and fundraising opportunities, problem solving, testing and improving new ideas, and analyzing local data to become more effective at reducing homelessness.
Patricia Bombard, director of Vincent on Leadership: The Hay Project, talks with international homelessness advocates as they gather for a conference hosted by the Institute of Global Homelessness. The Hay Project conducts research, training, and education furthering the leadership legacy of Saint Vincent de Paul. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Advocates from across the globe discuss the challenges they face fighting homelessness during an international conference hosted by the Institute of Global Homelessness at DePaul University. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Kat Johnson, director of the Institute of Global Homelessness, greets fellow advocates from across the globe to kickoff the weeklong IGH Leadership Symposium being held at DePaul University. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Dame Louise Casey, chair of the Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH) Advisory Committee and former Homelessness Czar in the United Kingdom, talks about the challenges facing those battling homelessness as international advocates gather for a conference hosted by IGH at DePaul University. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Homelessness advocates from across the globe listen to guest speakers during the Institute of Global Homelessness Leadership Symposium. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Participants from as far away as Australia and India gather in Chicago for the weeklong Institute of Global Homelessness Leadership Symposium. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)