In 2017, the Alliance’s Center for Capacity Building launched the Emergency Shelter Learning Series — a collection of webinars, infographics, tools, and assessments — to help shelters implement effective housing-focused practices. It provides guidance for how shelters can lower barriers […]
Content Type: Videos
Webinar: Frequently Asked Questions for Low-Barrier Shelter
This webinar answers the toughest and most frequently asked questions from people like you! The Alliance collected questions from the thousands of service providers who tuned into sessions 1–5 and put them to the experts. Additional Resources: Download slides
Webinar: Making the Connection: Homelessness and the Opioid Crisis
Recently, President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. Years of rising prescription opioid use and misuse, followed by a surge in the use of illicit opioids, have led to a spike in overdoses and deaths in the […]
Webinar: Serving Single Adults in Congregate Settings
This 90-minute webinar addresses rules and safety issues for low-barrier shelters that serve single adults. Participants will learn how to re-examine and shift rules to expectations that promote safety. Additional Resources: Download slides Blog post: Changing Punitive Shelter Rules to […]
Webinar: Safely Serving Families and Survivors of Domestic Violence
This webinar focuses on shelters that serve families and survivors of domestic violence and discusses how to retool your shelter’s rules, expectations, and policies and procedures in a low-barrier environment that prioritizes safety for participants and staff. Additional Resources: Download […]