PATH and Street Outreach
C4 has been a leader in delivering training, consultation, and resources for Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) providers and outreach workers for over a decade. Working with individuals, families, and youth experiencing homelessness is at the heart of our work. We are committed to ensuring equitable access to safe, stable, affordable housing and services for all.
Our staff have led federal, state, regional, and local projects to identify and promote evidence-based and promising practices and provide training, technical assistance, and consultation to support outreach workers and improve housing and homeless services.
Our team includes service providers, trainers, researchers, and people who have experienced homelessness, mental illness, substance use, and trauma. Our work is grounded in our experience providing outreach, shelter, housing, mental health and addiction services, health care, and Continuum of Care planning and implementation. People with lived experience are included in all aspects of our work to ensure real-world expertise is embedded in all we do.
We Can Help You
- Implement best practices for street outreach, engagement, and case management
- Understand PATH program regulations, eligibility requirements, and services
- Understand PATH data requirements, collect accurate data, and use data to improve services
- Provide trauma-informed care
- Understand and implement Housing First principles
- Learn harm reduction strategies to reduce risk of relapse and overdose
- Implement Motivational Interviewing and Critical Time Intervention
- Develop and implement racially equitable systems and supports
- Develop strategies to hire, supervise, and retain peer workers
- Create, implement, and assess a plan to address stigma in recovery services
- Understand and prioritize self-care
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"You did a beautiful job with the training. It went very smoothly, and the information was delivered in a very clear, concise, and effective manner. Thank you for your expertise, energy, and passion." -PATH training participant
"This training session gave me a better insight into how I can motivate my clients to change within themselves. Not only did this training provide us concrete strategies, it presented compelling insights to consider. I can't thank the presenters enough for their candor and the real-life usefulness of the information presented." -PATH training participant
"I appreciate the creative collaboration and the flexibility offered by the C4 team. Our PATH initiative was able to meet all of our technical assistance goals and timelines." -PATH training participant
"The methodology used by the C4 Innovations team was comprehensive and sensitive to our areas of interest. I appreciate the thorough review of findings. This information will help us support best practices and inform strategic planning moving forward." -PATH technical assistance participant
Our Experts
Amy SooHoo White, Program Director
Learn More
- Essentials of Person-Centered Case Management-starts May 7
- People with History of Homelessness Encouraged to Apply-video (4:53 minutes)
- Coordinated Entry Systems Racial Equity Analysis of Assessment Data (PDF)
- Race Equity and Homelessness-podcast series
- Whole-Person Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder-video recording of webinar sponsored by the Homeless & Housing Resource Center featuring C4's Ken Kraybill and Steven Samra (88:54 minutes)
- Whole-Person Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder: A Toolkit-developed by C4 staff in collaboration with the Homeless & Housing Resource Center (PDF)
- Boston Harm Reduction Toolkit-developed in collaboration with City of Boston Office of Recovery Services, RIZE Massachusetts, and C4 Innovations (PDF)
- Equity and Homelessness
- Equitable Coordinated Entry Systems
- Housing Solutions
- Recovery Housing
- Housing First
Learn more about our expertise and training and technical assistance approaches and offerings.