Disaster Planning Webinars: Disaster Response Planning for Homeless Service Providers

May 26, 2:00-3:00pm ET (11:00am-12:00pm PT)

People experiencing homelessness face unique challenges and barriers that complicate and intensify in disaster situations. Planning for disaster response is essential for people experiencing homelessness who have behavioral health conditions and the providers that serve them. Join this webinar to learn how to start planning for disaster response and to hear from one community well versed in these situations. Participants will be able to ask questions before and during the webinar.

Panelists

• Matt Olson, Homebase
• Patrick Wigmore, Homebase
• Jennielynn Holmes, MPA, Chief Program Officer, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa
• Michael Gause, Ending Homelessness Program Manager, Sonoma County Community Development Commission

This webinar will be recorded and posted on the HHRC website.

ASL Interpretation and live captioning will be available during the webinar. Certificates of participation will be provided for those who complete the evaluation survey. HHRC will not provide CEUs for this webinar.

Webinar Series / Upcoming 4-Part Learning Community: Trauma-Informed Outreach and Engagement

HHRC will be hosting a learning community focusing on trauma-informed outreach and engagement practices to serve individuals with serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbances, substance use disorders, or co-occurring disorders. In this four-part series, attendees will learn best practices in person-centered outreach, how to connect people with services and housing using coordinated entry, and providing behavioral health care assessments in unsheltered environments.

Dates

• June 7: 2:30-4:00pm ET (11:30am-1:00pm PT)
• June 21: 2:30-4:00pm ET (11:30am-1:00pm PT)
• July 12: 2:30-4:00pm ET (11:30am-1:00pm PT)
• August 2, 2:30-4:00pm ET (11:30am-1:00pm PT)

Details

Visit the HHRC website to learn more about the topics covered in each learning community session. Registration is open to anyone interested in learning more about these topics.

This learning community series will be recorded and posted on the HHRC website.

ASL Interpretation and live captioning will be available. Certificates of participation will be provided for those who complete the evaluation survey after each session. HHRC will not provide CEUs for this learning community series.