Housing First Training

The Springfield-Hampden County Continuum of Care is pleased to offer:

Housing First Training
June 12 and 13
9 am – 4 pm each day
Carriage House at the Barney – in Forest Park
200 Trafton Rd., Springfield, MA
Morning refreshments and lunch provided
Register here: https://forms.gle/xUzd6wWwTs5F4GLt9

This training, conducted by trainers from the Corporation for Supportive Housing, is designed to support programs currently or planning to operate housing programs that will serve people exiting homelessness and will operate using a Housing First low-threshold model.

Training participants will gain:

• a foundational understanding of housing first concepts;
• strategies to build relationships with tenants and property managers;
• an outline to guide development of a project-specific tenant guide to give to your program participants;
• a Learner’s Guide for trainees to take away that reinforces the information shared and provides additional resources;
• and connection to a peer network for support after the training ends.

Topics will also include differentiating between the roles of property management and case management, what Housing First looks like in practice, development of emergency procedures and incident reporting, how to address common challenges (using case studies), and eviction prevention.

The training is appropriate for directors, managers, and program staff. There is no limit to the number of participants from a single agency.