Housing First - From New Ideas to Working Models
Event Information
Description
Housing First - What is it? How does it work in practice?
Service providers and allies who work with families, individuals and youth will benefit from this training, which will provide guidance from people who have been running successful Housing First programs for years. The training s $20, which will cover the cost of morning coffee and breakfast pastries, and a mid-day lunch.
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
Moderator: Dave Modzelewski
Serious Mentally Ill and Dual-Diagnosed, Jerry Ray, MHA
Families, Lizzy Ortiz, City of Springfield
A Landlord's Perspective, Gretchen Helger, First Resource Companies
VASH, Sue White, VA
11:00 - 12:00 Panel: Best Practices and Tools for Success
Moderator: Alvina Brevard, DHCD
Promoting Safety & Harm Reduction, Jay Levy, Eliot
The Role of the Housing Court, Judge Rob Fields
Tenancy Preservation Program, David Eng, MassHousing
12:15 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:45 Change Model and Best Practices
Wayne Centrone, Center for Social Innovation
2:45 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 4:00 Putting it All Together: Housing First, Coordinated Assessment, Prioritization
Lisa Bahadosingh, Team Leader, Bridgeport Housing First Collaborative
The following resource, written by one of the presenters, will be for sale at the event:
Jay Levy, Pretreatment Guide for Homeless Outreach & Housing First: Helping Couples, Youth and Unaccompanied Adults (2013).