HFU News

January 21, 2022

Featured Trainer: John Lambert

Meet John Lambert, MA, our Featured Housing First University Trainer. John is our Director of Housing at Pathways to Housing PA. Q: Tell us about your...

Featured Trainers

January 10, 2022

What Exactly Does HFU Do?

When Housing First University formally launched in January of 2020, we imagined we’d spend our first year traveling throughout the US, attending...

December 7, 2021

Great training! I told my boss this should be mandatory for all staff!

"It was a great course and much more fun and educational then I thought. I would take the class again! Lots of great tips." "Ryan and Andrew presented...

Testimonials

November 16, 2021

Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Homelessness

Varying definitions of homelessness make it difficult to quantify the exact number of Americans who experience homelessness in their lifetime. Point...

October 25, 2021

I appreciate the instructors' ability to connect the info to real life...

"I am normally not interested in applying myself or engaging..I was very comfortable with the speakers, and the question and answer part helped me to...

Testimonials

October 20, 2021

Wonderful course, I would recommend to any and all to partake...

"It was great practicing the correct use of the pronouns! Wonderful course, I would recommend to any and all to partake in your trainings. Excellent...

Testimonials

October 20, 2021

Featured Trainer: Ryan Villagran

Meet Ryan Villagran, MSW, our Featured Housing First University Trainer. Ryan is our Training Specialist at Housing First University. Question: What...

September 30, 2021

Mr. Spiers' passion for helping communities truly shines through here...

“Outstanding presentation. Mr. Spiers' passion for helping communities truly shines through here. He really brings us into the microcosm of what the...

Testimonials

September 28, 2021

How You Can Take Action to End Homelessness

For the first time since the 2018-2022 national strategic plan to end homelessness, known as Home Together, the US Interagency Council on Homelessness...

August 31, 2021

I'm Ready to Talk About Overdoses

I'm so tired of talking about Narcan. When I started volunteering at Prevention Point Philadelphia in 2015, I loved it. Each time I used Narcan to...