Beyond Shelter's Institute for Research, Training and Technical Assistance provides individualized training and consultation services to organizations upon request. Institute staff conduct needs assessments, design service delivery mechanisms and assist agencies in the adaptation of service methodologies.

Consulting services include, but are not limited to:

• Modifications to the Continuum of Care
  
  
• Feasibility Studies & Strategic Planning
  
  
• Evaluation & Planning for Outcomes
  
  
• Developing Policies & Procedures
  
  
• Assessing Organizational, Staffing & Funding Needs
  
  
• Adapting “Housing First” to Emergency Shelter and/or Transitional Housing Programs
  
  
• Implementing “Housing First” Through Partnerships & Collaborations
  
  
• Emergency Services & Short-Term Stabilization
  
  
• Screening, Assessment & Planning
  
  
• Developing Affordable Housing Resources & Housing Plans
  
  
• Working with Public Housing Authorities
  
  
• Case Management After the Move into Permanent Housing
  
  
• Addressing the Needs of Children, Chronically Homeless & At-Risk Families in “Housing First” Programs
  
  
• Substance Abuse & Domestic Violence in “Housing First” 
  
  
• Training & Employment in “Housing First” Programs
  
  
• Development of Service-Enriched Housing
   
  
• Integrating Services into Existing Affordable Housing
   
  

Beyond Shelter's Institute staff are available 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST), Monday through Friday, to respond to agency inquiries about the above services.

To contact us, please call the Institute at (213) 252-0772 or send an e-mail to Institute@beyondshelter.org.

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