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Housing Is Working Group 2023-2024 Calendar

Join the Housing Is Working Group to discuss special topics related to cross-sector initiatives and programmatic considerations particularly focused on the intersections of housing, health, and education.

This year’s public webinars cover topics such as the mobility asthma project, trauma-informed approaches to housing, resident-focused racial equity work, out-of-school time, and how FCC grantees are supprting voucher holders.

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Elements of a Successful Partnership

With generous support from the MacArthur Foundation, CLPHA developed an in-depth report on regional housing-education collaborations taking place at housing authorities across the Pacific-Northwest.

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Mar 18, 2019
Now colleges and universities themselves are pulling together more permanent solutions, often in collaboration with local housing authorities and non-profit partners. In some cases, colleges and universities are trying to avoid losing enrollment; not surprisingly, students in unstable living environments or who can't afford food have poorer physical health, symptoms of depression and psychological stress, and are more likely to drop out, research shows.

Authored by: Charlotte West for Pacific Standard
Topics: CLPHA, Homelessness, Housing, Low-income, Partnerships, Post-secondary, West Coast
Shared by Mica O'Brien on Mar 26, 2019
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Jul 19, 2017

Authored by: CLPHA
Topics: CLPHA, Data sharing, Education, Housing, Low-income, Pacific Northwest, Partnerships, West Coast
Shared by CLPHA Admin on Jul 19, 2017

VIDEO: Making Data Sharing Agreements Work (CLPHA's 2017 Affordable Housing & Education Summit)

Recorded at CLPHA's 2017 Affordable Housing & Education Summit on July 12, 2017.

Increasingly, a wide range of entities—housers, educators, cities—are using data sharing to increase effectiveness across systems. Yet, many systems still do not want to engage in dating sharing or have encountered resistance. This roundtable not only discusses how partners made data sharing possible, but also looks to the future: how the process has gone since initial implementation, what partners have learned from their data sharing efforts, and next steps for the work.

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Jul 19, 2017
CLPHA
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Jul 19, 2017

Authored by: CLPHA
Topics: CLPHA, Education, Housing, Low-income, Partnerships, Post-secondary, West Coast, Workforce development, Youth
Shared by CLPHA Admin on Jul 19, 2017

VIDEO: Helping Transition Public Housing Youth to Opportunity (CLPHA's 2017 Affordable Housing & Education Summit)

Recorded at CLPHA's 2017 Affordable Housing & Education Summit on July 12, 2017.

What are we learning about key connections and supports for adolescents in public/affordable housing that enable high school graduation and successful transitions to higher education and/or good jobs? This panel explores recent research findings as well as on-the-ground examples.

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Jul 19, 2017
CLPHA