Challenges, Success, and Best Practices Educational Webinars

As our team at the Housing Federation has adapted and heard the concerns of the Resident Service Coordinators and Supportive Housing Operators we have continued to team up with the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) and LeSar Development to host a series of COVID-19 response related webinars since back in March and will continue to host these webinars throughout the year. Our twice a month webinar’s have been attended by an average of 150 professionals in the affordable and supportive housing sector each time.

We hosted two webinars in the month of August. In the first webinar we learned what the challenges and success have been in engaging with residents in the season of COVID-19. No one had a direct solution, but the panelists were able to talk about the practices they have been able to implement in the midst of hard and unpredictable circumstances. The different panelists were Stephanie De La Torre (Hope through Housing), Erin Hogeboom (SD for Every Child), Alexis Jaimes (PSCDC), Diana Aguilar (SD PACE), Danish Farook (Apreva Hospice), and Diana Bustos (PSCDC) as the moderator. The topics covered were after school programming, access to technology, programming for seniors, and contact precautions and personal protective equipment (PPE).

The second webinar was on Harm Reduction Training and guided by Kindra Moore. Kindra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She has worked with people with mental health and substance disorder diagnosis for over 25 years. She is currently the Associate Director of Housing and Clinical Services at Episcopal Community Services and is also providing the training for Community Research Foundation where I worked in an ACT model for 13 years. Currently functioning as a Clinical/Training Consultant. The training was thought provoking for our attendees and helpful.

The San Diego Housing Federation has been gathering information on resources available which can be found on our website. The Resident Services Support Network and Supportive Housing Learning Network are cornerstones of the SDHF mission on educating and collectively gathering the affordable housing sector in San Diego County.