About the Series
On behalf of NCUIH’s Technical Assistance and Research Center (TARC) we invite you to join us for a Community of Learning (COL) on homelessness and housing insecurity among Urban Indians, with a lens to the current COVID-19 impacts. This is an opportunity to address these topics through a new Community of Learning with 3 planned sessions from November 2020 to January 2021.
Strategic Planning and Youth Homelessness: How to Create Successful Homeless Services and Resources
November 24, 2020
Presenter: Diana Yazzie Devine
Objectives:
- Discuss how to strategically plan for homeless youth programs,
- Identifying local information resources
- Discuss Best practices for coordination of care for homeless youth services.
Building Safe Havens for Native American Youth and Adults Through Coalition Building
in collaboration with the Mental Wellness Series
December 15, 2020
Presenters:
- Amy Thompson, NARA NW
- Travis Decory and Angela Gauthier, Ain Dah Yung Center
- Paul Lumley, Native American Youth and Family Center
Objectives:
- Learn about building safe havens for homeless youth,
- Discuss healthcare prevention and disease management programs for homeless youth, and
- Discuss how to engage local organizations to build coalition network
Best Practices for Outreach and Referrals for Homeless Youth during COVID-19
January 26, 2021
Audience: UIO Staff, UIO Leadership, Frontline Workers
Presenter:
Angel Galvez , CEO.,
Bakersfield American Indian Health Project
Objectives:
- Advance crisis planning for your organization,
- Ensuring your organizations stays open.
- How to address the quality of network partners’ youth services
Homelessness & Housing Insecurity in Light of COVID-19: Spring Series
April 22, 2020
Resources from the CDC
Presenters
- Sue Taylor, Native American Development Corporation
- Darrell Lamere, Native American Development Corporation
May 13, 2020
Featuring: Native American Connections
Presenters
- Diana “Dede” Yazzie Devine, Native American Connections President/CEO
June 24, 2020
Presenters
- Sue Taylor, Native American Development Corporation
- Darrell Lamere, Native American Development Corporation
- Diana “Dede” Yazzie Devine, Native American Connections President/CEO
