Fair Housing for PSH and Transitional Housing
This training, offered by Fair Housing Council of Oregon, covers Fair Housing Basics and important Fair Housing information for PSH and Transitional Housing Providers
Recording links:
Continuum of Care
Training Opportunities
The Homeless Services Department, as the community’s CoC Lead Agency, offers training to share helpful information and best practices.
Note: These resources do not represent our official policies or contract expectations on the topics discussed. CoC grantees and sub-recipients should contact their contract manager for details.
Overall CoC Training
Access Homebase’s YT channel with content relevant to CoC projects.
Portland State University’s Homelessness Research Action Collaborative (HRAC): Explore resources on local and national trends, research, issues and debates.
Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO): Free online courses for providers, renters, landlords and property managers, homebuyers, and advocates to understand Fair Housing laws
Fair Housing for Advocates
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Fair housing basics and recognizing discrimination
- Disparate impacts including HUD’s guidance on screening for criminal history
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Family & disability status protections
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Protections for people using Section 8 Voucher/Housing
Eligible Uses of CoC Funding
Rent and Utility Calculations
Participant Eligibility Criteria and Files / Records
Rent Reasonableness, FMR, Housing Quality Standards
Equal Access to Housing
Effectively implement the Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity (Equal Access Final Rule), along with CoC-wide training with providers on applying these principles in line with one’s gender identity (Gender Identity Final Rule).
Equal Access and Ensuring Families are Not Separated Training Recording .mp4
Equal Access and Not Separating Families Training Presentation Slides (4.99 MB)
Keeping Families Together
How the CoC ensures emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent housing programs do not deny admission or separate family members regardless of each family member’s self-reported gender.
View resource links in the box to the left.
Best Practices for Serving Domestic Violence Survivors
Gain insights on recognizing domestic violence dynamics and safety planning.
HUD Webinar: Understanding VAWA
HUD Webinar: VAWA Emergency Transfer Plans – CoC Requirements and Best Practices
The HSD DSV Team offers ongoing training for housing providers in the Adult, Family and Youth Systems of Care to enhance skills in recognizing and responding to domestic and sexual violence.
For more info and to request additional training, contact Jaidra Hennessey – DSV Technical Assistance Program Specialist, jaidra.hennessey@multco.us or hsd-dv-training@multco.us wit
Connecting Clients to Mainstream Benefits
Learn best practices for helping clients obtain and retain main benefits, and an overview of food, medical, cash, childcare, and transportation assistance programs in Oregon.
Connecting Clients to Mainstream Benefits Slides
Offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA), this free course trains case workers to help adults in apply for the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) disability programs, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The CoC encourages case managers assisting with SSI/SSDI applications to use the SOAR model.
Access more info about the free Oregon SOAR training can be found here.