This webinar is for anyone who wants to report an unsheltered person and does not have access to the statewide homeless management information system, known as CT-HMIS. Identifying those experiencing homelessness in places not meant for human habitation is an essential activity in the effort to end homelessness. We are excited to partner with communities across the […]
Whether you are new to entering the people who slept in your Emergency Shelter (ES), Transitional Housing (TH), Rapid Re-Housing (RRH), Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), or hotel/motel, on the night of the Point in Time (PIT) count in the PIT database or just need a refresher on how to navigate the PIT database, join us […]
Connecticut’s municipalities routinely encounter and provide services to the thousands of individuals who experience homelessness each year. Moreover, data shows that homelessness affects people in every municipality in Connecticut. Join us for an introduction to My Town Cares, an initiative of the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, that provides a roadmap of actions to address […]
Register Here Join us for a very comprehensive training on working with youth in the homeless response system. This training will thoroughly discuss the CAN system and how it operates for youth that are experiencing homelessness. Additionally, this training will cover a variety of housing strategies and best practices such as shelter diversion, outreach, housing […]
Register Here With information on COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine changing on a daily basis it may be difficult for some to stay current. If you would like to learn about the most recent information in Connecticut, this is definitely a webinar that you should attend. Community Health Center, Inc. will be joining us for […]
Register Here Shelter Diversion is a strategy that prevents homelessness at the front door by helping people identify immediate alternative housing arrangements to shelter and, if necessary, connecting them with services and financial assistance to help them return to permanent housing. Diversion can reduce the number of households becoming homeless, the demand for shelter beds, […]
Transgender individuals are significantly more likely to experience homelessness at some point in their life than the general population. Many do not enter the shelter, but the majority of those who have stayed in a homeless shelter have reported some form of mistreatment, including harassment and refusal of service, due to their gender identity. This […]
Please join us for a walk through of the new features and reporting capabilities of HMIS. A new feature is being added in HMIS that will allow tracking of Covid-19 vaccinations for clients, including whether a client has been partially or fully vaccinated. This training is for all HMIS users and will discuss the importance […]
Join us for this advanced diversion training that will thoroughly discuss the practice of shelter diversion, with an emphasis on how to have efficient and effective diversion conversions in a person-centered, trauma-informed, and housing-focused way. During this training we will also focus on the importance of problem solving, diversion funding, and linkage to services and […]
Join us for this advanced diversion training that will thoroughly discuss the practice of shelter diversion, with an emphasis on how to have efficient and effective diversion conversions in a person-centered, trauma-informed, and housing-focused way. During this training we will also focus on the importance of problem solving, diversion funding, and linkage to services and […]