2026 Annual Meeting:
September 22–24
in Huntington, West Virginia
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Fahe’s 46th Annual Meeting:
Learning in Motion
The Fahe 2026 Annual Meeting takes place September 22–24 (with an optional pre-Conference day on September 21) at DoubleTree by Hilton Huntington in Huntington, West Virginia.
The year’s theme, Learning in Motion, reflects where we are as a network. We are not simply responding to the housing challenge. We are testing strategies, adapting our work, using data, strengthening visibility, and learning together in real time.
Schedule
All times are EST.
Details are subject to change as the agenda is finalized.
Pre-Conference:
Monday, September 21
11 AM–5 PM
Achieve Our Mission Assembly
5:30 PM–7 PM
Stage Rehearsal
Evening
Achieve Our Mission Celebration
Day One:
Tuesday, September 22
Morning
Vendor/Sponsor Table Set-up
9 AM
Member Registration Opens
10 AM
Member Meeting
10:30 AM
Member Benefits and Services
11 AM–12:15 PM
Member Training & Capacity Building Sessions
Membership Moving Forward
Federal Update – Earmark Successes
11:30 AM
Guest Registration Opens
Ongoing throughout the afternoon
12:15 PM
Welcome to West Virginia – Lunch with Jim & Sara
12:15–1:15 PM
Big Picture Policy Committee Lunch
1:15 PM
Conference Highlights
1:30 PM
Appalachian History, Culture, and Community
2:30 PM
Break & Board Buses for Tour
3–5 PM
Tour of Local Fahe Member Coalfield Development Corp.
5–6 PM
Reception
West Edge, Huntington
6–6:20 PM
Board Buses, Travel Back to DoubleTree
6:45–8:30 PM
Dinner
Achieve Our Mission Highlights
Day Two:
Wednesday, September 23
7:30–9 AM
Networking Breakfast
9–9:15 AM
Kick Off the Day
9:15–10:15 AM
Opening Plenary – Housing Crisis Now
10:15–10:45 AM
Break
10:45–11:45 AM
Flexible Funding Has Unlimited Benefits
12–1 PM
Lunch
12:30–1:20 PM
State Housing Finance Agency Panel
1:30–2:45 PM
Breakouts – Round 1
ED Track: Leadership Transition
Staff Track: Predevelopment Case Studies
Funder/Policy Track: Flexible Funding Expands Capacity; MAC Dive
2:50–4 PM
Breakouts – Round 2
ED Track: AI: Use Cases, Protections, and Policies
Staff Track: Financial and Survivor Security
Funder/Policy Track: Funders & Systems Change: Supporting Stakeholders – Part 1
4–4:15 PM
Break
4:15–5:15 PM
Breakouts – Round 3
Funder/Policy Track: Funders & Systems Change: Supporting Stakeholders – Part 2
ED and Staff Track: Communities of Practice Group Discussions
6:30 PM
Reception
7–8:30 PM
Dinner with Keynote
Day Three:
Thursday, September 24
7:30–9 AM
Networking Breakfast
9–9:30 AM
New Stories/New Narrative
Housing Can’t Wait
9:30–10 AM
What We Learn by Failing Forward
10–10:30 AM
Break/Check Out
10:30–11 AM
Keep the Momentum Going
11 AM–12 PM
Changes on the Horizon – Panel
12 PM
Closing Remarks
12:15–1 PM
Lunch