This year’s UPSTREAM Symposium asks what it will take to move from a reactive right-to-shelter system to a proactive right-to-housing system.
With billions spent on emergency shelter and housing pathways still too fragmented, UPSTREAM 2026 will examine how prevention, shelter, supportive services, and permanent housing can work as one coordinated strategy to help people get housed and stay housed long-term.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place, 2nd Floor Events Hall
New York, NY 10208
About UPSTREAM 2026
Bringing together leaders from government, homeless services, housing, advocacy, research, and the private sector, UPSTREAM 2026 will explore how New York can build stronger pathways from crisis to permanent housing.
Conversations throughout the day will examine policy and practice, including how to make housing the organizing goal of the homelessness response, better connect prevention and shelter to permanent housing, and provide the ongoing support people need to remain stably housed.
To inquire about speaking opportunities, email events@helpusa.org with your name and organization.
