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, and the […]
Is your community taking steps to address homelessness through the Sustainable Connecticut framework? The first certification cycle of 2022 ends on April 5th and CCEH is hosting two office hours to answer questions, provide guidance and make sure all municipalities engaged are connected with the Coordinated Access Network partners and providers. Please share widely! Join […]
The first Friday of every month, CCEH will meet with Coordinated Entry staff, specifically Diversion Supervisors and CAN leads, as well as 211 Housing leads and our DOH partners. This hour will be dedicated to updating CAN policy and procedures, HMIS workflows, and diversion best practices. If you are interested in attending this session, email […]
The first Friday of every month, CCEH will facilitate a diversion learning collaborative. Attendees include diversion frontline staff, diversion supervisors, 211 housing leads, and DOH. These meetings include opportunities for diversion practice work, resource and idea sharing, as well as informative presentations from Community Partners. Our goal is to give frontline staff up to date […]
Please join the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness on Thursday, April 21st 9am-11am for a Diversion Training. 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 […]
This workshop of fast paced interactive learning will provide you with the foundational knowledge and skills to use Motivational Interviewing (MI) with your clients. Across a broad range of care settings, being able to successfully engage and harness client’s own motivations for making important life changes are key elements for success. The most efficient way […]
This workshop of fast paced interactive learning will provide you with the foundational knowledge and skills to use Motivational Interviewing (MI) with your clients. Across a broad range of care settings, being able to successfully engage and harness client’s own motivations for making important life changes are key elements for success. The most efficient way […]
Join us for a Shelter Diversion 2.0 training that is directed to direct-service/ frontline staff that works within our homeless response system. This advanced diversion training 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 […]
OVERVIEW Theme: Connecticut’s Roadmap Home Date: 5/11/2022 Location: CT Convention Center, Hartford Pricing: $120 – Members / $150 – Non-Members SUMMARY DESCRIPTION We are thrilled to officially announce a return to a LIVE Annual Training Institute featuring a full day of workshops, dozens of panelists and experts, and some special guest keynotes. Stay tuned to […]
Join the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness and international author, Raymond Chip Tafrate, PhD, for fast-paced, virtual, interactive learning sessions that will focus on cutting-edge applications of Motivational Interviewing (MI). Participants will increase their overall MI proficiency by participating in advanced exercises targeting the core skills of reflecting and summarizing. Following a review of client […]