Homelessness 101
About this Training:
To have the best chance in providing poignant and effective support to people experiencing homelessness, one must first have a clear understanding of homelessness. Many individuals have a perspective about homelessness that is not necessarily grounded in essential truths. Many people base their understanding of homelessness purely on what they see, without digging more deeply into the actual causes and reasons people experiencing homelessness are in the situations they are in. This results in myths and misunderstandings as well as unhealthy and unhelpful attitudes about people experiencing homelessness and how homelessness should be handled in our communities.
Yes, homelessness is not a pretty sight. Communities struggle with what to do about it and often have conflicted values related to it. On one hand, we don’t want to see people suffer, but on the other, we tend to think that people experiencing homelessness are simply not doing what’s needed to exit this situation and being an unnecessary burden on society by not making the choices that would resolve their experience.
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Training Audience: This training is appropriate for:
Training can be tailored according to attendees and the community or system involved. Note – The TTA requests that all training include at a minimum, one member of leadership from each organization/agency represented, be present as a learner. |
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Training Length: This training can be provided in-person or in a virtual format. The length can be flexible and depending on your specific needs can range from: In-Person: 2 hours to 1 full day Virtual: 2 hours to 1.5 days (virtual training typically requires additional time to cover the same content as an in-person training). |
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Training Capacity: In-Person: No maximum / 8 Minimum |
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Training Objectives: In this training, participants will:
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Training Prerequisite Onboarding Modules: Mandatory: None |
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Certificate of Completion: Through the TTA LMs, attendees will have the ability to receive a certificate of completion for the training . Attendees must be present for the full training to do so. To receive a certificate, attendees must complete and pass a final knowledge check/assessment (within 30 days post training).
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Training Costs: Please inquire using the “Request More Info” button to the right regarding fees. Please note that all fees quoted should be considered an “all-inclusive” cost which means there would be not additionl costs for travel, prep, admin, or other items added to the rate provided to you with the exception of provincial tax. Members: A system, community, or organization can become a “Member” by purchasing an annual subscription to self-paced online onboarding modules. Discounts on live training are available determined by the subscription package chosen. (See “Onboarding Module” section here). |
This training will provide attendees with a more accurate understanding of the root cause of homelessness as well as the challenges people experiencing it are facing. You will learn that to best help these people as well as the community in reducing and ending homelessness, we have to focus on changing our thinking, approaches, and environment, to allow for change to occur. Along with root causes, learners will hear about approaches to providing direct service and systemic best practices to effectively reduce and end this challenging phenomenon. And, This training is flexible in its length depending on the target audience, the intent, and the desired outcome from the event.
The CAEH TTA program is funded in part by the Government of Canada through the Community Capacity and Innovation funding stream of Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.