Brain Injury Screening and Resources for Homeless Service Providers – April 14
This one-hour presentation, sponsored by the MA Rehabilitation Commission and Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Program, will provide an overview of brain injury prevalence and risk factors among the homeless population. Participants will review and demonstrate the easy-to-use brain injuryscreening tools and the benefits of conducting universal screenings. Thursday, April 141 pm – 2 pmRegister […]
Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Conference – April 8
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) is hosting a free one-day Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Education Conference on Friday, April 8, 2022 via Zoom to share resources for people at risk of housing discrimination. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Click here to Register!
Housing as Harm Reduction – Peer Summit – March 30
The Opioid Overdose Prevention Training Project Presents: Housing as Harm Reduction: Exploring Models to Support People Who Use DrugsWednesday, March 309:30 am – 12:30 pmZoom event:Register HEREASL interpreters and CART services will be provided. Featuring keynote speaker Brendan Little,Founding Policy Director at Mayor’s Officeof Recovery Services, City of Boston In this FREE peer learning summit […]
Fair Housing and Civil Rights Conference – April 5-7
The 2022 Fair Housing and Civil Rights Conference will consist of 13 virtual workshops and three keynote presentations over three days. All are welcome for this free event, which has drawn a national audience of service providers, clients, community organizers, activists, students, and engaged citizens for more than 16 years. Learn more and register here. […]
Discharge Planning Training, Toolkit and Resources
The MA Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has developed extensive resources regarding Discharge Planning to Support People Experiencing or at Risk of Homelessness. DHCD provided a training to front-line shelter staff on Feb. 28 that can be found here. And the Powerpoint for the training can be found here. Additionally, please find these […]
Racial Equity Training Series for Housing and Shelter Partners – 3/9-4/6
Please join the Three County & Hampden County Continuums of Care (CoC) in a virtual training series, sponsored by the Western Mass Network to End Homelessness and presented by consultants at Racial Equity Partners, for a series of 5 virtual workshops focused on advancing racial equity across shelter and housing systems, in the work to […]
Training: Housing Problem Solving – 2/18
The Three County Continuum of Care is sponsoring a region-wide training (Hampden County is welcome!) on: Housing Problem SolvingFebruary 1812 pm – 1:30 pmGo HERE to Register Facilitated by: Douglas Tetrault, Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) The purpose of this training to introduce the core features of effective Housing Problem Solving strategies to local partners. The […]
Training: Tenants’ Rights in MA – 2/23
MASS. LAW REFORM INSTITUTE AND MASS. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATIONBASIC BENEFITS TRAINING Tenants’ Rights in MassachusettsWednesday, February 23, 20229:30am – 3:30pm This training is for community and lay advocates, mediators, housing and legal advocates, and others interested in having a better understanding of tenants’ rights in Massachusetts. The training focuses on evictions, getting repairs made, rents, and housing discrimination and […]
