Assisting Families Experiencing Homelessness: Emergency Assistance Shelter and Benefits (10/05/21)
Webcast
This program focuses on strategies to assist families experiencing homelessness in accessing and retaining shelter, short-term housing, and services from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). Trainers provide an overview of the Emergency Assistance (EA) shelter and services program, including current restrictions on access to EA shelter. The training also includes advocacy tips regarding the range of issues facing families at-risk or experiencing homelessness as they seek access to EA shelter and the HomeBASE program. The training includes an overview of the system, the application process, denials, terminations, shelter placements, and program requirements.
This training is for legal services advocates, lawyers in private practice, social and health services workers, and community activists who want to learn about the nuts-and-bolts of the EA system and the HomeBASE program. Training materials include the Emergency Assistance Advocacy Guide: A Guide to Emergency Shelter and Rehousing Services for Homeless Families with Children in Massachusetts.
A COLLABORATIVE SERIES
MCLE, the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI), and other Massachusets legal services programs collaborate to provide annual basic public benefits advocacy training events for the many public and private sector lawyers and community advocates who assist Massachusetts residents to qualify for and receive public benefits. Detailed materials are distributed electronically for all trainings.
Fees
•Legal Services Attorneys and Non Lawyer Advocates ....$35
•All Others ....$125
Faculty
Andrea Park, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Kelly Turley, Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless
Elizabeth Alfred, Central West Justice Center
Laticia Walker-Simpson, Greater Boston Legal Services
For more information or to register, go to MCLE's website, https://www.mcle.org/product/catalog/code/2220055WBC Note: When registering on MCLE website, be sure to select your program fee “Category” in the drop down menu. Click “Update” for adjusted course fee.