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The second in a series of web-based trainings with leading experts that are designed to build knowledge and capacity in a step-by-step progression, this webinar session will introduce creative ways to bridge the housing and child welfare systems at the local level. Workshop participants will gain an understanding of the pivotal role housing, community supports and robust housing first efforts can play in family preservation efforts and reunification – and be introducted to the Child Welfare League of America’s Keeping Families Together and Safe housing-child welfare cross training curriculum. Participants will gain an understanding of the a range of housing solutions available for child welfare families and youth, how to fund such options, and how to create the partnerships necessary to make these housing options successful. In addition, the following will be covered:
- Current research on the intersection between housing and child welfare
- Innovative partnership models
- Information on housing options for families
- Housing First/Rapid Re-Housing Strategies
- Family Unification Program overview\Tools and training materials
- Community supports for families to maintain housing stability and improve child wellbeing
- Up-to-Date information on relevant federal legislation