COORDINATED ENTRY
TRAINING CONFERENCE
UNLOCK THE PATH TO HOUSING
FEB. 28-29, 2024
MARCH 1, 2024: Optional training on Motivational Interviewing
Coordinated Entry Presentations and Resources
Presentations to Download:
Overview of Coordinated Entry by Terria Ware
Coordinated Entry Best Practices by Ziona Brownlow
CE Access and Prioritization: Housing Queue by Mac Lyons
Top 25: How Coordinated Entry Prioritizes Clients
by Ziona Brownlow
Serving People Who Are Highly Vulnerable by Dakota Orm
Once Referred: Aftercare for Clients by Mac Lyons
Opening Doors with Coordinated Entry
by Ziona Brownlow and Eric Thomas
About the event
Unlock the path from homelessness to housing at the first Coordinated Entry Conference!
Join us for this groundbreaking event online or in person at The Nave on Feb. 28 and Feb. 29.
Teams from community Access Points, shelters and housing referral agencies will converge to explore the crucial role of Coordinated Entry, sharing insights and best practices. Don't just attend, actively participate and network! This is your opportunity to ensure housing success for our neighbors most in need.
Bonus opportunity! Join on March 1 for a virtual training on Motivational Interviewing.
This conference is tailored for staff who currently or intend to serve as Coordinated Entry Access Points and as program leads for housing referrals.
Date and time
Feb. 28, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Feb. 29, 10 a.m. to noon
March 1, day-long training
optional bonus session
Location
Day 1 & 2, In-person & virtual
The Nave, Spenard Road, Anchorage, AK
3502 Spenard Road Anchorage, AK 99503
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Day 3, March 1 – Virtual only
Agenda
Day One
Feb. 28, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (in-person & virtual)
Opening – Coordinated Entry, a valuable person-centered tool creating a path to housing.
Access Point Breakout Session 1 – From soup to nuts: Best practices from enrollment to closeout.
Housing Referral Breakout Session 1 – The referral process: How clients get in the housing queue.
Working lunch (provided for in-person attendees)
Access Point Breakout Session 2 – Storytelling via data: Interim updates, current living situation and 90-day deactivation.
Housing Referral Breakout Session 2 – Prioritization of the highly vulnerable.
Wrap-up
Welcome
Access Point Breakout Session 3– Top 25: How Coordinated Entry gets clients on the prioritization list for housing.
Housing Referral Session 3 – After housing: transfers, exits and next steps for stability.
Closing – What’s Next
Day Two
Feb. 29, 10 a.m. to noon (in-person & virtual)
Day Three - optional bonus session
March 1, day-long training (virtual only)
Learn how to do motivational Interviewing, a goal-oriented, counseling approach to exploring change. Led by Southcentral Foundation.