[homeles_ot-l] Webinar on Rent Assistance

[Tim Aubry]

FYI.

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Join the Housing First Community of Interest webinar on: Rent Assistance

The Ontario Housing First Regional Network Community of Interest (OHFRN‐CoI) presents a webinar on rent assistance
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.

Date: Thursday, May 4, 2017
Time: 1:00 − 2:30 PM (EST)

Register here<http://ohfrn_coi_rent_assistance_webinar.eventbrite.ca/>. To see the flyer click here<http://eenet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/OHFRN-COI-Rent-Assistance-Webinar-4May17.pdf>.

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:
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[*]      The OHFRN‐CoI;
[*]      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;
[*]      Experiences from the ground, specifically:
[*]   How to obtain rent assistance for homeless persons; and
[*]   How to implement rent assistance.

Participants from different communities are encouraged to attend and share their stories about providing rent assistance to persons experiencing chronic homelessness.

The presenters:
[*]      Courtney Pankratz, Co‐principal Investigator for rent assistance research, Wilfrid Laurier University, Community Psychology program
[*]      Lisa Medd, Program Manager, CMHA Ottawa Marie Morrison, Manager Housing Services, Region of Waterloo
[*]      Paul Lavigne, Program Manager, Homelessness Programs and Residential Services Unit, City of Ottawa

Moderator
Geoff Nelson, Professor of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University; and OHFRN‐COI Co‐lead
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 Demonstration Project.


Tim Aubry Ph.D, C.Psych.
Professeur / Professor
Directeur / Director
École de psychologie / School of Psychology
Chercheur / Senior Researcher
Centre de recherche sur les services éducatifs / Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services
Chaire de recherche facultaire en santé mentale communautaire et l'itinérance /
Faculty Research Chair in Community Mental Health and Homelessness
Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences
Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Pavillon Vanier / Vanier Hall, 5002J
Ottawa, ON
K1N 6N5
Tel.: 613-562-5800 x 4815
Fax: 613-562-5188
E-mail: taubry at uottawa.ca
Bio: http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/psy/eng/profdetails.asp?id=137
Twitter: @TimAubry

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