The 2015 Annual Planning Forum on Ending Homelessness in Clallam County is set for the morning of Wednesday, June 17.

The forum is organized by the Shelter Providers Network of Clallam County and is hosted by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 Lopez Ave., Port Angeles. It is free and open to the public.

Registration opens at 8:30 a.m., with coffee, tea and light refreshments available.

Forum presentations begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 12:30 p.m.

Network co-chairs Kim Leach, Serenity House of Clallam County executive director, and Cheri Tinker, North Olympic Regional Veterans Housing Network executive director, will present the Annual Report Card on the Work to End Homelessness.

Anna Coburn, First Federal Community Reinvestment Act Officer, will deliver the keynote address, “Dollars and Sense,” on empowering self-reliance; the economy impacts of homelessness/homelessness on the economy; and employment and employability.

Serving people with intensive needs will be the focus of presentations by Priya Jayadev and Tresa Stuber of Clallam Mosaic, and a representative from Concerned Citizens of Clallam County, plus a report on stabilizing elder housing.

Reducing harm to individuals and the community through permanent supportive housing will be covered by Tinker and Serenity House Program Director Kay Walters.

VIMO Executive Director Mary Hogan will cover the intersection of health care and homelessness.

Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman will join SPN leaders for a closing conversation, fitting the morning’s presentations together with the Ten Year Plan and Work Plan to End Homelessness.

RSVPs are optional. For more information, contact Martha Ireland at 452-4737 or e-mail shelterprovidersnetwork@gmail.com.