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Join us at CareForum 2019 for three days of world-class education, with content geared specifically to leaders of community-based organizations like yours. Download the complete agenda of Human Services events at CareForum Some of today's leading experts in homelessness and aging will help you connect with the health care system and advocate more effectively for your clients and citizens.Topics include: Ending Senior Homelessness  -- presented by Robyn Stone from LeadingAge Working effectively with MCOs on social determinants of health -- with Melinda Dutton, Partner at Manatt  Expanding coordinated entry across your community -- a case study by the Ventura County (CA) Continuum of Care You'll also see why OrgCode uses dashboards to enhance their advocacy efforts, and how The Salvation Army leverages data to lift people out of inter-generational poverty, Ple...

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training SNAPS In Focus: Partnerships Between CoCs and Faith Based Organizations We all know the numbers: 2018 was the third year in a row that showed an increase in the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. After rising 9% from 2016 to 2017, u...

Gain valuable guidelines to support a client 's spiritual needs while respecting self- determination. The Role of Spirituality in Human Services Wednesday, August 14 | 2 pm ET / 11 am PT  When your clients experience profound conditions like dementia, disability, or abuse, conversations around religion and spirituality often arise. Many social workers and care givers struggle with what they can or should say in these situations. Register now This webinar will cover research on the impact of spiritual well-being, and also provide guidelines that you and your organization can adopt to properly support a client's spiritual needs — ethically and beneficially. Topics covered will include: Respecting the right to self- determination Supporting (but not shaping) a client's beliefs Understanding the clinical research behind spiritual well-being Whether ...

In This Issue: A New Report on Gentrification ● Community Spaces that Heal ● Shifting our Thinking on "Rural" ● Also: Jobs ● Industry News ● Shelter Shorts ● Resources + Week of August 12 In This Issue: A New Report on Gentrification ● Community Spaces that Heal ● Shifting How We Think About Rural Coverage ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Industry News ● Resources + Shifting Our Thinking About Rural Coverage Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce While it’s true that rural areas have different needs, contexts, and challenges, so do hot-market and Rust Belt cities, central cities and inner-ring suburbs. As such, it was time to shift our thinking so rural a...