 Free Online Course: Working with Young Families - Strategies to Foster Resiliency The National Center on Family Homelessness presents a free, online course for providers and administrators working with young homeless families. The course covers the housing, developmental, and clinical needs of young families while fostering knowledge and skills in assessment and intervention to improve outcomes. Join us on November 7 from 3-4 PM ET for Working with Young Homeless Families: Strategies to Foster Resiliency. This session will focus on interventions at the individual (child and mother), family, and program levels for providers to strengthen young families experiencing homelessness and foster resiliency. Learn more and register today. |
| USICH Releases National Research Agenda
Last week, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released the first ever National Research Agenda: Priorities for Advancing Our Understanding of Homelessness. Meeting the goals outlined in Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness requires targeted investments in proven solutions. There are many areas where research is needed to inform the policy-making process and to better understand best practices in the field. The USICH's National Research Agenda outlines priority areas where federal, local, and private investments should be made in additional research. A robust research base enables the furthering of best practices for all those working to end homelessness. View the agenda.
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 Training Opportunity: Trauma-Informed Approaches to Working with Children and Families
Join t3 (think. teach. transform.) on November 9 in Philadelphia, PA, for a training on Trauma-Informed Approaches to Working with Children and Families. Participants will learn how to tailor their approach to working with families and children to foster healing and minimize re-traumatization. The training will also offer opportunities to apply an understanding of trauma to work as individuals, teams, and organizations. This training is co-sponsored by People's Emergency Center and Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) are available. Learn more and register today.
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Program Spotlight: Technical Assistance Partnership with HUD
The National Center on Family Homelessness and its partners, The Center for Social Innovation and HomeBase, make up The Collaborative Partnership (TCP). TCP is one of a small group of national firms providing technical assistance to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and communities receiving HUD funding. In addition to work in various communities to implement federal goals to end homelessness, TCP is a leader in distance learning for key stakeholders and practitioners in the field. In the past 12 months, TCP produced over 52 learning events reaching more than 30,000 people. Learn more.
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Upcoming Events and Action Alerts
Read End the Violence, Ensure Housing, by Maria Foscarinis of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty.
Join us on November 15 at Targeted Interventions: Meeting the Needs of Unaccompanied Homeless Youth, a conference hosted by MA Appleseed in Boston, MA. Christina Murphy of The National Center will be presenting. Learn more.
Join The National Center on Family Homelessness for "Involving Consumers and Adapting Policies," a free webinar on November 29. This webinar will focus on Haitian earthquake evacuees in Southern Florida. Learn more and register today.
Did you know that The National Center is on LinkedIn? Follow us today to learn more about upcoming trainings, publications, and events.
Learn more about child and family homelessness at www.familyhomelessness.org and www.HomelessChildrenAmerica.org.
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