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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">FYI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">****************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:16.0pt">Join the Housing First Community of Interest webinar on: Rent Assistance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">The Ontario Housing First Regional Network Community of Interest (OHFRN‐CoI) presents a webinar on rent assistance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Rent assistance is a cornerstone of the Housing First approach to ending chronic homelessness. Yet many Ontario communities do not have rent assistance or enough rent assistance to meet the needs
of the homeless population. Furthermore, when available, rent assistance is often implemented in many different ways. Communities vary in terms of the dollar amounts of rent assistance per person and whether the rent assistance is portable or tied to a specific
housing unit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Date:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"> Thursday, May 4, 2017<br>
<b>Time:</b> 1:00 − 2:30 PM (EST)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://ohfrn_coi_rent_assistance_webinar.eventbrite.ca/">Register here</a>. To see the flyer
<a href="http://eenet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/OHFRN-COI-Rent-Assistance-Webinar-4May17.pdf">
click here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">In this webinar, the results of a recent study of rent assistance are presented, along with a panel from three communities about their approaches to rent assistance. You will learn about:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">The OHFRN‐CoI;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">A recent evaluation of the impacts of rent assistance on housing stability and quality of life of persons experiencing persistent homelessness the Waterloo region of Ontario;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Experiences from the ground, specifically:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">How to obtain rent assistance for homeless persons; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">How to implement rent assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Participants from different communities are encouraged to attend and share their stories about providing rent assistance to persons experiencing chronic homelessness.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">The presenters:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Courtney Pankratz, Co‐principal Investigator for rent assistance research, Wilfrid Laurier University, Community Psychology program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Lisa Medd, Program Manager, CMHA Ottawa Marie Morrison, Manager Housing Services, Region of Waterloo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Paul Lavigne, Program Manager, Homelessness Programs and Residential Services Unit, City of Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Moderator</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
Geoff Nelson, Professor of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University; and OHFRN‐COI Co‐lead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">The Ontario Housing First Regional Network Community of Interest (OHFRN‐COI) is intended to assist communities across Ontario to develop, evaluate, and improve Housing First (HF) programs based
on the Pathways model tested, adapted, and shown to be effecve in the At Home / Chez Soi</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">
<i>Demonstration Project.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Tim Aubry Ph.D, C.Psych.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Professeur / Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Directeur / Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">École de psychologie / School of Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Chercheur / Senior Researcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Centre de recherche sur les services éducatifs / Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Chaire de recherche facultaire en santé mentale communautaire et l'itinérance /<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Faculty Research Chair in Community Mental Health and Homelessness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Pavillon Vanier / Vanier Hall, 5002J<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Ottawa, ON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">K1N 6N5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Tel.: 613-562-5800 x 4815<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Fax: 613-562-5188<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">E-mail: taubry@uottawa.ca<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Bio: <a href="http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/psy/eng/profdetails.asp?id=137">
http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/psy/eng/profdetails.asp?id=137</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA">Twitter: @TimAubry</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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