Racial Equity & Homelessness: Working Towards Systems Change
Online Course
Black, Indigenous and people of color have been systematically denied equal rights and opportunities to own homes and accrue generational wealth, fair and just treatment from the criminal justice system, and quality and timely healthcare. The effects of that long-standing discrimination linger and perpetuate disparities in wealth, arrests and jail and prison sentences, health care, and safe, stable housing. This convergence of structural racism and discriminatory policies and practices across systems contributes to more people of color, especially Black people, experiencing homelessness.
Meet the Instructors
Regina Cannon, MS, has dedicated her career to being a vocal, active leader fighting for equitable policies, systems, and institutions and addressing marginalization of people of color. She has more than 18 years of experience leading anti-poverty initiatives addressing homelessness, supportive housing, criminal justice reform, community capacity building, and youth leadership development. She leads C4 Innovations’ internal and external equity initiatives and directs SPARC: A C4 Racial Equity Initiative.
Nastacia' Moore, BA, is a Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator for SPARC: A C4 Racial Equity Initiative working with communities to develop systems-level responses to historical racial inequities. She also provides technical assistance to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuums of Care. Prior to joining C4, she was lead HMIS trainer for the Indiana Balance of State and Program Manager of a permanent supportive housing program for families in Dayton, OH.
Learn More
- Why Start with Race Equity, 1:21 minute video
- Race Equity & Homelessness, podcast series
- Morning Cup of Equity, podcast series
- Racially Equitable Responses to COVID-19
- Equity Initiatives
- SPARC: A C4 Racial Equity Initiative
Training Certificates
Certificates of completion and continuing education are awarded to participants who attend all four webcasts and complete the quizzes with a score of 80% or higher, training evaluation form, and certificate request form. Six (6) hours of continuing education credit will be awarded upon completion of this course through the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), and NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. Certificates will be emailed directly to participants roughly two weeks after the completion of the final webcast.
Accommodations
If you need accommodations for disability, please contact Rachel Ehly.
Grievances
If you would like to report a complaint, please email Ken Kraybill or Rachel Ehly.
C4 Innovations, Provider #1457, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB, www.aswb.org) through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. C4 Innovations maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 10/17/2017 to 10/17/2020. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers participating in this course will receive 6 continuing education clock hours.
C4 Innovations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 6576). Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. C4 Innovations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
This course has been approved by C4 Innovations, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits (NAADAC Provider #100990). C4 Innovations is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
Who Should Take This Course
Staff at all levels of health and human service agencies working with people experiencing homelessness
Learning Objectives
As a result of this course, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to conceptualize their data within historical and current discrimination and racial bias
- Describe elements of racial trauma and cultural humility
- Give an example each of how white dominant culture shapes their service delivery
- Describe how systems work is different from symptoms works
- Identify three benefits of integrating racial equity in service delivery
- Name the principles of targeted universalism
Course Facts
Dates: *Future course dates TBD--email us to be notified when the course opens for registration
Subject: Race equity and homelessness
Practice level: Beginner to Intermediate
CE credit:
- ASWB: 6 hours
- NAADAC: 6 hours
- NBCC: 6 hours
Course type: Live online
- 90 minutes weekly live webcast
- Approximately 60 minutes per week of outside reading and activities
Covered topics: Race equity, racial trauma, cultural humility, homelessness
