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THRIVE FROM THE START
Every infant and toddler deserves a safe, stable, and nurturing start in life. That’s why Housing Is has joined forces with Prevent Child Abuse America, SchoolHouse Connection, and ZERO TO THREE to launch Thrive From The Start—a cross-sector effort dedicated to addressing homelessness among infants, toddlers, and expectant parents. Visit thrivefromthestart.org to learn more and explore how you can be a part of the solution.
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Housing Is Working Group 2024-2025 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 child welfare and housing, leveraging Medicaid resources for housing services, out-of-school time, and digital connectivity in a post-ACP world.
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on Jan 3, 2018
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on Dec 22, 2017
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on Dec 22, 2017
Shared by Abra Lyons-Warren
on Sep 7, 2017
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on Aug 10, 2017
Shared by CLPHA Admin
on Jul 19, 2017
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.
Shared by CLPHA Admin
on Jul 19, 2017
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.
Shared by CLPHA Admin
on Jul 19, 2017
Recorded at CLPHA's 2017 Affordable Housing & Education Summit on July 12, 2017.
This panel provides examples of how states can and have helped efforts to align systems in order to improve life outcomes for low-income residents.
Shared by CLPHA Admin
on Jul 19, 2017
Recorded at CLPHA's 2017 Affordable Housing & Education Summit on July 12, 2017.
How leadership in Akron, Ohio prioritized partnerships to improve educational outcomes for residents in public housing.
David James, Superintendent, Akron Public Schools, Akron, Ohio
Ilene Shapiro, Summit County Executive, Summit County, Ohio
Derran Wimer, Executive Director, Summit Education Initiative, Summit County, Ohio
Tony O’Leary, Moderator, Executive Director, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
Shared by Abra Lyons-Warren
on Jul 18, 2017
Shared by Steve Lucas
on Jun 8, 2017
Shared by CLPHA Admin
on Feb 7, 2017
We are pleased to share with you the following work product from the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) as part of our Housing Is initiative, an effort to better intersect fields so they can more effectively help those they serve. This data sharing agreement template has been created in order to foster data sharing between housing and other sector organizations in order to improve efficiency, reduce duplication of efforts, and increase holistic care in order to improve educational and life outcomes for low-income children.
Shared by CLPHA Admin
on Jan 24, 2017
We are pleased to share with you the following work product from the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) as part of our Housing Is initiative, an effort to better intersect fields so they can more effectively help those they serve. This data sharing agreement template for use with intermediary organizations has been created in order to foster data sharing between housing and other sector organizations in order to improve efficiency, reduce duplication of efforts, and increase holistic care in order to improve educational and life outcomes for low-income children.