Homeless Families Shelters Part II: Rights in Shelter, Cash Assistance Issues, Permanent Housing Programs
Wednesday August 05 , 2009
- By: Community Service Society/Center for Benefits and Services
- Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Location:
Community Service Society105 East 22nd Street, 4th FloorNew York, NYMap: maps.google.com
- Contact:
- Website: events.SignUp4.com
The second part of this two part training, will cover homeless families' rights and obligations in shelter, including the requirement for families to pay rent. We will also cover the conditions in shelter, the different types of shelters (overnights, cluster sites, hotels, tier II s and next step shelters) and the rules governing when a family is assigned to or transferred to a particular type of shelter. There will be a discussion of homelessness-related public benefits and foster care issues related to homelessness. Finally we will give a brief description of the Advantage permanent housing programs. Cost of workshoop is $40.00.

