Submitted by South Sound Habitat For Humanity
Olympia, WA — The Thurston County Asset Building Coalition will present Housing First: A Shared Learning Event, on the topic of rapid re-housing on Thursday, March 7, from 10 AM to 12 PM, at the First United Methodist Church of Olympia (1224 Legion Way SE). The event is open to all local service providers, policy makers, advocates, and other community members with an interest in issues of housing and homelessness.
The event will feature presentations by Curt Andino, Executive Director of South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity, and Phil Owen, Program Director of Sidewalk, and will include a moderated discussion of best practices in the field of rapid re-housing.
Rapid re-housing is a set of strategies designed to help families move out of homelessness and into permanent housing as quickly as possible. The strategies often include help with housing searches and landlord mediation, short-term and flexible rental assistance, and transitional case management.
The Thurston County Asset Building Coalition is comprised of leadership from human and social services, financial institutions, micro-enterprise, workforce development, and economic and community development agencies. The Coalition has forged partnerships to assist in building individual’s assets and improving quality of life throughout our community. Members of the Thurston County Asset Building Coalition work together to assist people with low incomes to have the tools they need to become prosperous. The Asset Building Coalition coordinates service providers to identify and fill gaps and strengthen our ability to help people in our community to gain access to services they need.
For more information about this event, please contact the event coordinator at addie@spshabitat.org, or 360-956-3456 ext. 4.
