Training & Housing First Support
Providing the expert training, guidance, and support for ending homelessness in communities across Canada. We start by understanding your community’s needs, collaborate with you on a plan that aligns with your goals, and empower you and your team with high-impact training that sticks.
Training We Offer
Our training and support services connect research, real-world experience, and lived expertise, tailored to your organization, community, or other system working to end homelessness. Explore our evolving course catalogue, challenge us with your unique needs, and we’ll help you put effective approaches into practice.
Take part in unique, engaging, and quality training and support sessions in both virtual and in-person formats. Our catalogue includes key topics for your community or organization to end homelessness, but if what you are looking for is not listed, let us know!
Gain a foundational understanding of key topics and orient new staff in homeless-serving organizations and communities with our brief, self-paced modules related to best practices and concepts for ending homelessness.
Onboarding Module: Introduction to By-Name Data
Onboarding Module: Introduction to Coordinated Access
Governance and Community Participation
System Access
Housing Resources
Prioritization, Matching, and Referral
Research has shown that the more closely a Housing First program stays in fidelity to the model, the greater the positive outcomes. Get an objective, expert review of your organization or community’s Housing First program, and support to identify systemic challenges.
Connect and learn with people working to end homelessness across Canada. Our National Conference on Ending Homelessness, Leadership Academy, and other training events offer opportunities to develop skills, exchange experience, coordinate action, and bring useful ideas back to your community
Build Your Team’s Capacity
Whether you’re looking for a specific training or support tailored to your community, our team can help you build the knowledge and skills to move from learning to action.