| Register Today: CoCs and the Criminal Justice System Webinar Series: Expanding Access to Housing through Outreach, Identification, and Prioritization – May 28, 2024 – 3:00 PM EDT Registration is open for the Expanding Access to Housing through Outreach, Identification, and Prioritization webinar. Register today! |
| In observation of April’s Second Chance Month, HUD sponsored the first webinar in a three-part webinar series that explores the core components of a new resource, Improving Housing Outcomes for People Involved with the Criminal Justice System. The webinar series covers: –Building effective partnerships with criminal justice system stakeholders –Expanding access to housing through outreach, identification, and prioritization –Advancing Housing First approach through low-barrier housing and supports This series provides foundational information, practical strategies, and case studies to increase the capacity and knowledge of housing and homeless service providers on successfully meeting the needs of people with criminal records. Each webinar features Technical Assistance (TA) providers, community leaders, and housing programs implementing innovative and coordinated practices that are informed by people with lived experience of both the homeless response and criminal justice (CJ) systems. |
| Objectives –Learn strategies to build partnerships with key CJ system partners to improve housing outcomes for people with justice involvement –Understand how to incorporate and prioritize people with justice involvement in Continuums of Care (CoCs) and meet their needs through low-barrier housing and supports –Learn best practices for meaningfully engaging people with lived experience in all aspects of this work –Engage in panel discussions with community leaders, housing programs, CJ stakeholders, and TA providers to understand how improved coordination between the CJ and homelessness systems works in practice Audience This series is intended for CoC recipients and staff, including but not limited to CoC leadership, program managers, direct staff, and people with lived experience of homelessness. This series is also intended for CJ system stakeholders. Schedule and Registration Building Effective Partnerships with Criminal Justice System Stakeholders April 24th 2024 – Materials Coming Soon Expanding Access to Housing through Outreach, Identification, and Prioritization May 28, 2024 3:00-4:00 PM EDT Register Now Advancing Housing First through Low-Barrier Housing and Supports TBD You must have a HUD Exchange account to register. Follow these instructions for registering. For More Information, Contact CoCs and the Criminal Justice System Webinar Series Registrar | |