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Posted April 6, 2007:  Opening the Doors for Those in Need Participant Eligibility and Documentation Requirements in the HUD Supportive Housing Program (SHP) and Shelter Plus Care (S+C) trainings.  Click here to access the materials that were used during this training.    

8th Annual Supportive Housing Conference:  The following materials were used during the December 1, 2006 New Jersey conference. 

What is HMIS?  Mining the HMIS Data Chest.  Presented by Abram Hillson, NJHMFA & Paul Rossi, Foothold Technology.  HMIS implementations can encompass geographic areas ranging from a single county to an entire state. An HMIS knits together homeless assistance providers within a community and creates a more coordinated and effective housing and service delivery system.

Working with Homeless Veterans.  Presented by Susan Visser, LSW, Community Hope, Inc., and the Hope for Veterans Transitional Housing Program. 

The Evolution from Services to Housing Development and Property Management, presented by Alternatives Inc. and ADTI Housing Corporation. 

Making Your Case: How to Be an Effective Advocate, presented by Marie Verna, Director of Advocacy, Mental Health Association in New Jersey.  Objectives:  Understand advocacy as an opportunity on many levels; learn to recognize the attitudes, skills and knowledge necessary to advocate for oneself; and begin to understand how systems advocacy occurs and what your role might be.

"Now that We Own It, What Do We Do Now?" How Do We Manage Our Supportive Housing, presented by Advance Housing, Inc.

OLMSTEAD INITIATIVE.  Presented by Patricia Merk, Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), Department of Human Services

Strengthening Adolescents Families through Empowerment.  Presented by Teresa Januska, LSW, The Children’s Home Society of NJ, Trenton, NJ

Employment Services in Supportive Housing.  Presented by Doreen Straka, Senior Program Manager, the Corporation for Supportive Housing

Expected Employment Outcomes Fact Sheet

Workforce Development for Special Populations Glossary of Terms

Housing Chronically Homeless People in Single Site Projects.  Prepared by CSH for the 2006 National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference