Please join presenters from NYLAG's LegalHealth division who will provide information on how to assist community members who have lawful permanent residence or "green card" status in becoming United States Citizens and all the benefits that come with this status. They will explain the basics of naturalization and provide tips on how to assist particularly low-income and disabled lawful permanent residents in navigating the process. They will also provide updates on changes that have been made recently to the naturalization process.   

This training is intended for, but not limited to, the following roles: Case/Care Managers or Coordinators, Community Health Workers/Patient Navigators, Social Workers, Clinicians - RN, MD, etc, Academics/Researchers, Program Coordinators/Managers, Program Directors. 

Please the Legal Aid Society for a training accessing benefits for people who are not citizens, which will include:

• Identifying benefits eligibility and counseling clients on common concerns

• Applying for benefits through AccessHRA

People experiencing homelessness who use substances encounter various challenges when interacting with healthcare and homeless services systems. At this teach-in event, a panel of individuals with lived experience of homelessness and substance use will share their perspectives with healthcare professionals, trainees, and other interested audience members. Panelists will discuss barriers and opportunities to accessing healthcare and treatment services, as well as what meaningful support looks like from providers and systems. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the intersection between homelessness and substance use, and how healthcare providers can better support individuals navigating these experiences.

This event is being co-organized by the Health x Housing Lab at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and The Health & Housing Consortium.

Content notice: Flipping the Script seminars may contain discussion of sensitive topics, including but not limited to trauma, violence, and mental health struggles.

Unwind and connect with fellow professionals and Consortium members from New York City’s housing, healthcare, and social services sectors. This is a chance to catch up with familiar faces, meet new colleagues, and share ideas. Enjoy complimentary drinks and light bites while building connections that strengthen our shared mission of improving health equity and housing stability in New York City.

We are thrilled to offer this to you as a free event, but spots are limited so please only register if you plan on attending.

Many individuals experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity rely on the companionship, emotional support, and stability that their animals provide. This training, led by My Dog Is My Home—a national advocacy organization dedicated to co-sheltering—will equip housing and service providers with the knowledge and tools to better support clients who have companion animals. Participants will learn how to create more inclusive, trauma-informed, and legally sound services for people and their pets through the following key topics:

• The importance of the human-animal bond in the context of homelessness and recovery

• Understanding reasonable accommodations and assistance animal protections under fair housing law

• Strategies for addressing animal behavior concerns in a supportive, client-centered way

• How to identify and collaborate with animal welfare partners

• Additional resources to help providers implement co-sheltering approaches and strengthen client outcomes

This session is ideal for supportive housing providers, case managers, shelter staff, and others working at the intersection of housing, mental health, and human-animal relationships.

The training will provide an overview of SPOA services, how to access services and submit a referral through the Maven system.

Please join the Health and Housing Consortium for a presentation by Chris Mann, AVP of Policy and Advocacy at Win, and Rhonda Jackson, Family Homelessness Coalition Fellow, on the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), a landmark state initiative to address housing instability across New York. After years of advocacy, the New York State budget includes a $50 million investment to create HAVP, a new statewide housing voucher modeled after Section 8 but with more flexibility. This presentation will include:

• Background on HAVP and how it compares to existing voucher programs

• What the program means for families, its potential impact, and ongoing implementation challenges

• The advocacy strategies that secured this win

• Next steps and advocacy opportunities

Participants will come away with a clear understanding of HAVP’s design and purpose, lessons from the campaign that made it possible, and ways to get involved in continued advocacy to ensure every New Yorker has access to safe, stable housing.

Are you interested to learn more about opioid overdoses and how you can be more prepared to respond to one? This training will offer information on the factors in the drug supply that contribute to an adverse incident like an overdose, how to spot and respond to an overdose, and strategies to prevent an overdose. This training will present information about opioid overdose and prevention, including:

• Information on what opioids are and what are some common opioids

• An overview on adulterants and how they impact the drug supply

• Recent overdose data in NYC

• How to identify the signs of an overdose

• What is naloxone and how does it work to reverse an overdose

• The steps to respond to an opioid overdose

• Explaining your Good Samaritan Protections

• Overdose Prevention strategies and tools

• Where to get Naloxone and drug testing strips in NY

The New York City Department for the Aging (NYC Aging) works to eliminate ageism and ensure the dignity and quality of life of the diverse number of older adults that live in the five boroughs, and for the support of their caregivers through services, advocacy, and education. NYC Aging will be giving a presentation on their array of programs and resources they offer to help you and your loved ones age-in-place

Ask a Medicaid Advocate is an opportunity for staff from the health, housing, and social service sectors to ask questions about navigating New York Medicaid systems for clients, patients, and themselves. The session is staffed by Health Justice Advocates from the Mental Health Project/Urban Justice Center. Questions will be limited to obtaining, using, and keeping Medicaid benefits, such as:

• How does my client apply for home care?

• What is a Spend Down and when is it used?

• What is a Pooled Trust and why might a client need one?

• NYSOH, HRA, PPL, CDPAP, FI, NYMC, PA - what do these acronyms mean?

Join Us for a Rooftop Happy Hour Fundraiser!
You're invited to a delightful evening of networking and support for The Health & Housing Consortium at the scenic rooftop of the historic Woodstock Hotel.

Event Highlights:

• Networking: Meet like-minded professionals across the healthcare, housing, and homeless services sectors.

• Fundraising: Support the vital mission of The Health & Housing Consortium.

• Scenic Views: Take in beautiful views of New York City from the rooftop.

• Refreshments: Enjoy wine, beer and lite bites.

• 50/50 Raffle: Chance to win big, while supporting our work!

Ticket Information:  $80 for members; $90 for non-members.*

Come unwind, connect, and contribute to an innovative organization that works to improve systems for people with unmet health and housing needs. Your participation helps ensure better health and housing opportunities for New Yorkers.

Can't make it but still want to support the Consortium? Consider making a donation here!
**If you are a member of the Consortium or employed by one of the Consortium's member organizations, please make sure to register/log in to receive member ticket pricing. Not sure if your organization is a member? Check here: https://healthandhousingconsortium.org/membership/

Footsteps’ cultural competency training aims to bring nuanced understanding to working with people who have left or are contemplating leaving, insular ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities. The training provides context to those who stay in the community, those who leave the community, and what the journey out can look like. Participants of Footsteps’ training are given best practices for working with formerly ultra-Orthodox people in a trauma-informed and supportive space.

NYLAG's LegalHealth division will provide attendees with a brief understanding of the current immigration landscape as well as answer questions about what non-citizen community members are concerned about. Trainers will also provide safety planning resources and know your rights information for community members.

Calling all supportive housing providers: join attorneys from Mobilization for Justice for an overview of property management responsibilities, including:

• Tenants' right to repairs and responsibilities of owners/SH providers

• Overview of common repairs issues

• Remedies available to tenants

• Trauma-informed approach to property management / tips for SH providers

The Health and Housing Consortium, Inc. has invited Movn Health to improve cardiac rehabilitation participation rates in NYC, to help achieve the CDC's goal of 70% participation across the country! Cardiac rehabilitation is a Class 1A recommendation by the AHA/ACC with demonstrated positive clinical outcomes for those who participate in a program. Movn Health is the leading telehealth provider of cardiovascular prevention programs, offering a home-based cardiac rehab program that supports existing brick-and-mortar sites. Movn Health works directly with providers and payers throughout the country to help provide equitable access to cardiovascular care so that our communities can live longer, healthier lives. This training will present:

• An introduction to cardiac rehabilitation and existing programs.

• Current barriers to cardiac rehabilitation participation.

• Resources to improve uptake of cardiac rehabilitation.

Ask a Lawyer is an opportunity for staff from the health, housing, and social service sectors to ask attorneys specific questions pertaining to clients, patients, and systems.

This session will be limited to questions related to SSI and SSD benefits, including:

• How can my client get SSA to help with an SSI application?

• How can my client appeal an adverse decision on their case?

• What should my client do if they missed a hearing or an appeal deadline?

• What can my client do if they are told they were overpaid benefits?

This training focuses on defining the forms of domestic and gender-based violence (DV/GBV), using social definitions to capture the experiences of everyone who has been impacted by these issues.

Participants will engage in discussions on the role that systemic oppression plays in creating and perpetuating these forms of harm, as well as in creating additional barriers for survivors who have marginalized identities. Participants will also learn key concepts of person-centered and trauma and culturally responsive approaches to enhance overall service delivery. Lastly, Participants will learn how to utilize person-centered and trauma and culturally responsive approaches to respond to disclosures and engage survivors of DV/GBV.

Individuals experiencing homelessness often have complex medical and behavioral health needs. For those who end up hospitalized, their lack of stable housing can be a barrier to safe discharge. When these patients no longer require inpatient-level care, they need a safe place to recuperate. Medical respite is a coordinated system of care that provides patients experiencing homelessness with a safe place to recover coupled with short-term supports. At this teach-in event, a panel of current and former medical respite clients will teach healthcare professionals, trainees, and other interested audience members about their experiences in medical respite programs. Attendees will gain a better understanding of how the medical respite care model can improve health outcomes and facilitate transitions into stable housing among patients experiencing homelessness.

Please join the Health and Housing Consortium for a training in improving health equity and housing stability for LGBTQ+ youth. The training will be facilitated by Finn Brigham, the Vice President of Programs at the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. The training will review best practices in outreach, intake, and services for LGBTQ+ youth. The training will also review barriers this community faces to accessing affirming health and housing services and how best to address them. Finally participants will be given tools in order to improve their services for LGBTQ+ youth.

Please join the Health and Housing Consortium for a training in improving health equity and housing stability for LGBTQ+ youth. The training will be facilitated by Finn Brigham, the Vice President of Programs at the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center.

The training will review best practices in outreach, intake, and services for LGBTQ+ youth. The training will also review barriers this community faces to accessing affirming health and housing services and how best to address them. Finally participants will be given tools in order to improve their services for LGBTQ+ youth.

This training will present an overview of the basic eligibility rules for SSI and SSD benefits administered by the Social Security Administration. We will cover the application and appeals processes as well as the definition of "disability" and the method used by SSA to make disability decisions.

This webinar will simulate a mock benefit application. After completion, participants will be familiar with the ACCESS HRA benefit application process for SNAP, Cash Assistance and One-Shot Deal and using the ACCESS HRA Mobile App to submit documents.

This webinar will not cover specific case inquiries, but contact information will be provided after the webinar for those seeking support

Join the Health & Housing Consortium at our next Advocacy Spotlight Session on Thursday, March 6th from 1-2pm focused on Correct Crisis Intervention Today - New York City (CCIT-NYC).

At this session, leaders with CCIT-NYC will provide an overview of their proposals to transform how New York City responds to mental health crisis calls currently being handled by New York Police Department. Advocates will describe an alternative coordinated crisis response system that is led by peers, includes prevention and alternatives to hospitals, and offers robust follow-up with local providers. You will also learn about opportunities for you and your organizations to get involved with CCIT-NYC!

Speakers include:

• Evelyn Graham-Nyaasi, Independent Peer Advocate

• Jim Bohovich, Independent Peer Advocate

• Jim Mutton, Concern Housing

This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of Hoarding Disorder as a complex mental health condition in which the compulsive acquiring and attachment to possessions is often more important to the hoarding individual than human relationships.

Training information will include:

• The Distinctions between clutter, chronic disorganization and hoarding.

• The DSM-V criteria for a diagnosis of hoarding disorder; what and why people hoard

• Distress caused by compulsive hoarding.

• Neurological aspects impacting the making decisions, memory retention and ‘value’ of items.

• The development of harm reduction plans of care and legal /professional advocacy for “reasonable accommodations in the threat of eviction will be touched upon, to help participants gain awareness of how to help the individual bring their living space back in to safe, healthy, and functional compliance.

Hoarding assessment tools will be reviewed along with identification of the collaborative professions and municipal departments that are frequently involved in either health/safety code violations.

This virtual training from DOHMH will teach you how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose using naloxone and provide information on how to access free naloxone.

Looking to help place your clients in supportive housing? Join the Consortium for a Housing Marketplace on February 4th! The Housing Marketplace is a valuable opportunity for cross-sector collaboration, bringing together housing providers, hospitals, shelter providers, and other stakeholders to expedite the housing referral process. These events allow participants to learn not only about housing vacancies, but also about the broader range of services available within each housing program.

Housing providers will take turns presenting on their available housing vacancies that can accept direct referrals, along with details on eligibility criteria, referral processes, and more. This collaborative environment fosters connections between sectors, encouraging dialogue and knowledge sharing.

Participating housing providers include: Concern Housing, The Bridge, Geel Community Services, and Project Hospitality.

Participants will have the chance to engage directly with housing providers to ask questions and explore solutions that address the diverse needs of their clients. Attendees will also receive a comprehensive resource packet with the information shared during the event.

Thank you to our sponsor!

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Join Advocates from the Freedom Agenda to learn about the Movement to Close Rikers Island jail complex. This campaign seeks to reduce the number of people incarcerated in New York City, defend the rights of incarcerated people, and redirect the NYC Department of Correction’s resources to needs such as housing, healthcare, education, and employment.

At this Advocacy Spotlight, Sarita Daftary, Co-Director for Policy and the Freedom Agenda, will describe details of the legislation, why Advocates with Lived Experience are prioritizing it, successes of the campaign so far, and plans for the upcoming legislative session. You will also learn about opportunities for you and your organizations to get involved with Close Rikers!

The New York City Commission on Human Rights is charged with enforcing and providing public education on the Human Rights Law.

This workshop provides information about protected classes in housing, emphasizing protections against discrimination based on lawful source of income and disabilities. It also covers unlawful, discriminatory lending practices and how the human rights law can protect against tenant harassment.

Lehman College, a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY), is excited to invite you to a partnership meeting to discuss internship and job opportunities for their students at your program sites. Many of Lehman's students are interested in career opportunities as case managers, youth workers, outreach workers, program assistants, patient coordinators, managed care specialists, and more. 

During this meeting, representatives from Lehman College's Health Equity Department, Administration Department, and Technology Department will provide an overview of their departments and the exciting internship and job placement opportunities. They will also discuss potential partnership opportunities to develop a pipeline for your future workforce.

Benefits of Partnership:

• Access to a diverse and talented pool of students from the Bronx and surrounding areas.

• Opportunity to shape the future workforce by providing valuable internship and job experiences.

• Collaboration with Lehman College faculty and staff to develop curriculum and programs that align with industry needs.

Together we can help address the staffing challenges facing the health and human services sector by connecting directly with the emerging workforce!

*Exclusive event for staff of Consortium member organizations! Not sure if you're a member? Check here.* To register, you will need to be logged into your account. If you have not made an account yet, please do so here.

Medicare Advantage annual open enrollment period for 2025 will be from January1 to March 31. This training will provide you with the information and tools needed to assist you patients/clients in either enrolling in Medicare or adjusting their plan coverage. Updates will be provided on the Inflation Reduction for 2025. The presentation will include the following:

• Brief overview of Medicare: Part A & B

• What is Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment

• What can you do during MAOEP

• What to consider when changing plans

• Medicare Plan Finder

• $2,000 drug cap for 2025

• Medicare Savings Programs

• Extra Help

• Vaccines