Lecture by Martha Kenton on Homelessness and Housing.

 

Details:

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (EST)

Room 1108, Parsons,

2W 13th Street, New York, NY.

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Martha Kenton serves as the Executive Director of Federal Homeless Policy at the

NYC Department of Social Services. She began her career working in child welfare

in Chicago before moving to New York City for graduate school in 2001. After

completing her Masters, she joined the NYC Department of Homeless Services

focusing on long staying adults in shelters. In 2011, Martha joined the Center for

Urban Community Services as a consultant supporting the NYC Continuum of Care.

In 2016, she returned to NYC DHS continuing her work with the CoC as the Director

of CoC Community Engagement. Later that year, she was appointed NYC CoC Co

Chair while leading CoC as the Executive Director of Federal Homeless Policy at the

newly created NYC Department of Social Services. Martha continues to serve as

Executive Director overseeing all activities of the Collaborative Applicant in support

of the NYC CoC. Martha has a Bachelor’s of Social Work, Master of Social Work from

Columbia University and a Master of Urban Planning from New York University.

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This event has been organized by Rob Robinson and Tom Angotti for the MS Design and Urban Ecologies Colloquium I. It is free and open to faculty, staff, students and the general public.