Moving Forward with a Past Training Oct 2023   Emily Hammond and Glenda Moyer of Fair Housing of Central Oregon who are hosting a Fair Housing webinar to discuss overcoming barriers to housing for people with criminal histories.   This webinar is happening October 2nd from 5-7pm on Zoom. Please click THIS LINK to register or see the attached flier for more information.   The webinar will share […]

SOAR TRAINING online, on-demand & Free: Help clients increase their access to income and public benefits! SOAR Online Course: Adult Curriculum This course trains case workers to assist adults (age 18+) who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring substance use disorder to apply […]

Learn about Paid Leave Oregon Join us on Zoom Thursdays through Sept. 28, for our new benefits explained webinars. This is an opportunity for employees and community members to learn more about Paid Leave Oregon before benefits begin in September 2023. This is an opportunity for employees, employers and community members to learn more about […]

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) workshop with The Next Door Please review our workshop flyer for this year’s DEI workshops. FINAL-Fall-2023-EOTS-Workshops You can also sign up directly for any of our upcoming workshops by clicking the link below:  The Next Door: Eventbrite Workshops  Space is limited, so sign up soon to reserve your spot! Please note: at this […]

NEON: What is MAT and How to Support It October 9, 2023   3 CEUs $25   Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is used to treat substance use disorders as well as sustain recovery and prevent overdose. This training will cover how THWs can connect community members to MAT services and collaborate with providers to support community members’ […]

Connect Central Oregon Hosts Board and Volunteer Fair on October 16 Deschutes County Fairgrounds 4:45 to 6:30 PM   Save the Date for Connect Central Oregon’s annual Board and Volunteer Fair on Monday, October 16. There will be more than 35 community organizations offering volunteer, leadership committee, and board service opportunities at this free and festive […]

Openhouse and SAGE: LGBTQ+ Elder Housing Services Virtual Symposium Series/ la Serie de Simposios Virtuales de Servicios de Vivienda para Personas Mayores LGBTQ+ September 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2023 Save the dates for the LGBTQ+ Elder Housing Services Virtual Symposium Series, cohosted by Openhouse and SAGE throughout the month of September! Community advocates, housing and aging […]

The Next Door, Inc: Plain Language October 11, 2023 Simplify your language. Be understood. Reach a wider audience. This workshop teaches organizations and community members to write materials that can be read and understood by anyone. By centering language equity, we believe that the simpler the materials, the more accessible and effective they are for our […]

On Tuesday, December 13th from 12-1:00pm  members of the HLC board will meet virtually with community members interested in learning about service on HLC’s various committees or the HLC Board.   If you would like to attend this session or a future session, email info@cohomeless.org to express interest and get a link to the Zoom […]

HUD EXCHANGE REPOST — Register Today: Leveraging Data in Decision-Making for Local Governments – November 15, 2022 – 2:00 PM EST This webinar is designed to highlight the value of data and how it can be used to effectively address inequities and assist with decision making in small communities. Through the use of case studies, […]

Sharing Healthcare for the Homeless Training Intimate Partner Violence, Homelessness, and Behavioral Health: New Webinar and Toolkit   The second Wednesday of October is nationally recognized as Health Cares About Domestic Violence (HCADV) Day, designed to offer education about the critical importance of universal education to promote healthy relationships, address the health impact of abuse, […]

HUD Webinar: Register Today: VAWA Right to Report from Home for CDBG Recipients Webinar – September 27, 2022 – 2:00 PM EDT The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2022, which goes into effect on October 1, 2022, includes a new requirement for HUD grantees and their subrecipients to support an individual’s, including […]

Oregon Housing and Community Services and Fair Housing Council are partnering to offer a series of Fair Housing trainings this fall. These are free webinars for anyone interested in learning more about fair housing issues statewide and how to prevent illegal housing discrimination in Oregon. Learn more about each webinar and register to reserve your […]

Community training opportunity: Make a difference for housing, transit, water, agriculture, climate, and more.  Right now, across Central Oregon, important decisions are being made that impact all of us. These decisions are often made with little community input, creating a mismatch between decisions made and the real and growing needs of our community for things […]

HUD EXCHANGE –Closing the Gap: Homelessness to Housing Webinar Series This webinar series provides guidance and fosters innovation in best practices and strategies in stakeholder engagement for homelessness services systems. It will cover topics designed to help communities establish equitable, effective homelessness responses through meaningful collaboration, resource coordination, and efficient service delivery. Register Today! Who […]

On August 9th from 12-1 PM, the Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness will be hosting “Creating a Community of Care: Co-Sheltering Families and Their Pets,” a free webinar featuring experts from Urban Resource Institute (URI), a social service provider that has created the successful PALS (People and Animals Living Safely) shelter model. Learn more about the […]

Register Today: Community Transitions: Creative Collaborations Move People Home: The Housing and Services Resource Center’s is sponsoring a webinar on August 4, 2022, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT, featuring two panels that will discuss innovative programs two states developed in partnership with nursing homes, hospitals, and community-based organizations that have assisted 5,000+ people with […]

The National Health Care for the Homeless Council has launched Online Learning Resources   Their Learning Hub is a comprehensive repository of educational offerings, including live and recorded webinars, learning collaboratives, regional and national conference sessions, online courses, and more. As part of the Council’s continued goal of providing high quality learning opportunities, we are […]

Centering Racial Equity in the Work to End Homelessness: Aligning Vision with Practice at the Systems Level Webinar – June 16, 2022   Figuring out how to center racial equity in the work to end homelessness can be done effectively with strategic planning, the right information, and investment. Systems leaders have a high level of […]

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that it will host a webinar titled “HCV Utilization: Practices in Tenant Search Assistance,” which will highlight ways PHAs have improved leasing through tenant search assistance.    The live web conference is scheduled for Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. To register, […]

HLC wanted to make sure our members were familiar with two great and no cost learning opportunities in Trauma- Informed Care.   Trauma Informed Oregon offers a online training that consists of four, free, self-paced and self-directed learning sessions that will introduce the basics of trauma informed care. Upon successful completion of the course and […]

Rapid Re-housing programs play a critical role in transitioning individuals from homelessness.  HUD recently hosted the Rapid Rehousing (RRH) Roundtable Discussion Series aimed to identify, imagine, and increase trends that support innovation in RRH services and programs and the development of best practices within communities through a series of webinars with provider-level practitioners, people with […]

National HealthCare for the Homeless Council put together a series of webinars in March highlighting opportunities and partnerships to improve care for people without homes who access the emergency dept.  You can review webinar recordings here. 

Emergency shelters play a critical role in ending homelessness. Effective shelters should embrace a Housing First approach, offer immediate and low-barrier access to anyone facing a housing crisis, and measure shelter performance in order to improve results. The Emergency Shelter Learning Series is a collection of webinars and resources from the National Alliance to End Homelessness  focused […]

TRAINING ALERT HLC has purchased a number of training licenses for HLC members to benefit from. Available training is offered on-demand (the schedule that works best for you and your staff).   About: Ryan Dowd is the executive director of large shelter in Chicago. He spotlights best practices drawn from his own experience operating a […]