 Program Update: Trauma-Informed Care for Organizations Serving Female Veterans The National Center, with support from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation's Mental Health & Well-Being initiative, has launched a multi-site demonstration project to implement a trauma-informed approach to serving women veterans who are homeless. Earlier this month, kick-off trainings on trauma and trauma-informed care were held at the three partner organizations: The New England Center for Homeless Veterans in Boston, MA; Veterans, Inc. in Worcester, MA; and Soldier On in Northampton, MA. Over the next year, The National Center will continue to work with the partner organizations to implement the Trauma-Informed Care for Women Veterans Experiencing Homelessness Guide for Service Providers. |
| Housing for All: Community, Collaboration, and Change Conference
Join The National Center on April 25 in Albuquerque, NM, for the 2013 Housing For All: Community, Collaboration, and Change Conference sponsored by the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness. This conference will feature local and national experts on homelessness and housing. Attendees will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and solutions for addressing homelessness and housing challenges. Kathleen Guarino, Director of Training at The National Center, is the morning plenary speaker and will be presenting on trauma and trauma-informed care. Register today.
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 Stories: Striving for Economic Independence
Maria has six children - four who are with her in a shelter and two who are living with her mother. She had to leave her home twice after episodes of domestic violence. Maria gets child support from the father of her children and has a job. However, she struggles to pay rent because it is higher than her income. She is trying her best to keep herself and her children out of harm's way and make ends meet. This story first appeared in the Florida Plan to End Child Homelessness.
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Upcoming Events and Action Alerts
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness recently released the USICH Framework to End Youth Homelessness: A Resource Text for Dialogue and Action. Read the Youth Framework.
Attend the 8th Annual Young Children Without Homes National Conference from May 20-21 at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. Learn more and register today.
Join t3 (think. teach. transform.) this spring for Beyond the Basics: Advancing Your Motivational Interviewing Skills. This five-week course begins on May 22. Learn more and register today.
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