Respond! National Conference 2009
7 May 2009
The Respond! National Conference 2009 was on May 7th in the Osprey Hotel and Spa, Naas, Co Kildare. The theme of the day was "Is Combatting Poverty a Dead Agenda?"
The main objectives of this conference were to:
- Examine the effects of the economic downturn on the housing and community
- Discuss how social policy (bearing in mind government resources) can help combat poverty
- The effect of the recent economic downturn on social housing capital funding programmes
- Examine the impact of recent Budgets on the most vulnerable in our society
- Investigate the legal and social reality for hose in poverty
- Offer and openly discuss proposals of recovery
The Conference was be chaired by Eddie Hobbs, Broadcaster and Financial Consultant.
Respond! National Conference 2009