This training is for shelter workers, outreach workers, and housing case managers and covers how to document homelessness to prove chronicity. We cover third-party letters, self-affidavits, verification of disability, and the Chronic List Cohort.
If you often encounter clients who have experienced trauma and need practical tools to de-escalate the client verbally, then this training is for you. This de-escalation training will provide short-term interventions to help you manage stressful situations more healthily for your client and your organization.
The Housing Assessment Tool (HAT) training will cover why the CoC moved away from the VI-SPDATv2, why it is an effective tool, and best practices for usage and provide an opportunity for attendees to conduct mock assessments with support from the trainer.
The training will cover CAS workflow from match creation to housing; this includes case managers’ responsibilities when interacting with housing matches. Additionally, best practices when using the Warehouse will be covered, including linking the importance of the Warehouse and ETO as they relate to housing matches in CAS.
This tenant education training is for our housed clients or clients with a housing match.
This training will cover topics like how to be a good neighbor, managing your relationship with your landlord, tenant responsibilities for maintaining your unit, When to submit maintenance requests, and other tenant and best practices.
This course has a small capacity size with a max of 15 participants.
This is an overview of Coordinated Entry from start to finish. We will cover how coordinated entry works, the systems we use to make it work, and the best practices/philosophies that drive our Coordinated Entry process. This is not a deep dive into one aspect of Coordinated Entry but a comprehensive overview.
This training overviews Harm Reduction, the fundamental principles, and best practices. The trainer will discuss how to administer Narcan and how to use Narcan to reverse an opiate overdose.
This training is developed to provide case managers with community-based supportive services, tips, toolkits, and other resources on various topics to which they can refer for supplementary guidance and information.
Client engagement is a healthy connection that motivates the client, promoting a positive outcome. Engagement generally means creating deep client relationships that drive decisions, interaction, and participation over time.
Join us for an uncensored look at poverty! Participants will experience life as a member of a low-income family trying to survive. Your task is to secure food, shelter, and other basic needs while interacting with various community resources. Confront the realities of poverty and hear other people’s experiences (HOPE) with us!
