Registration for the October 16 training event at Holyoke Community College has been open for a few weeks, and many have already registered. For those of you waiting for an agenda, it is now out:
Agenda
9:00 – 9:15 Importance of Housing First in State and Federal Policy: Liz Rogers, MA Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness
9:15 – 9:45 Overview of Housing First: Joe Finn, Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance
9:45 – 10:45 Panel: Housing First in Practice – Serious Mentally Ill and Dual-Diagnosed, VASH, Families, A Landlord’s Perspective
10:45 – 11:00 Panel: Best Practices and Tools for Success – Change Model & Tools, Promoting Safety & Harm Reduction, The Role of the Housing Court, The Tenancy Preservation Program
12:30 1:30 Lunch and Keynote: Arthur Jemison, DHCD, Update: Pay for Success for Chronically Homeless
1:45 – 2:45 Housing First Case Studies
2:45 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 4:00 Putting it All Together: Housing First, Coordinated Assessment, Prioritization: Lisa Bahadosingh and Lauren Zimmerman, Supportive Housing Works, Bridgeport, CT
Please join us! REGISTER HERE:
