The Consumer Voice: Fall 2023
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Consumer Engagement
Creating Accessible Printed Resources: Tips and Tools
Navigating homeless and housing services often requires a lot of reading and paperwork. However, people experiencing homelessness may present with lower reading levels or disabilities that impact their ability to easily read and comprehend written information. Homeless services organizations should ensure their written materials are accessible and readable to those using their services. This guide
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Self-Care: A Lived Experience Perspective
Are you a person with lived experience of homelessness/lived expertise who is a passionate advocate for human rights and justice for people experiencing homelessness? The work is vital—AND it is ongoing with demands that can be all-consuming and overwhelming. Self-care is extremely important for wellness and to avoid burnout. Please join the Ellen Dailey
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Mobile Hygiene to Engage Unsheltered PEH
The Covid pandemic put a spotlight on the lack of available public hygiene facilities in our communities for people experiencing homelessness. There are no public facilities for washing, toileting, or showers. During the pandemic, people steered away from communal shelters, some in fear of catching Covid and others annoyed by the restrictions created by Covid.
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“More Than Healthcare:” Using Direct Patient Feedback to Create a Measurement Tool for SDOH
Health can be directly impacted by social determinants, such as access one’s to care and physical environment. Because individuals living in temporary housing are often disproportionately affected by these Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), our organization created a study to assess the risk factors related to socio-environmental conditions. The study utilized a 34-item questionnaire that
Putting “Community” into a Community Clinic
This workshop will share the administrative, clinical, and consumer perspectives of launching and operating a Community Clinic at the Organization. The Organization is a nonprofit that ends isolation and homelessness through radical hospitality. It’s an inclusive space for anyone experiencing homelessness to feel welcome, feel safe, and receive services. By partnering with the Clinic and
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Leading with Lived Experience: Empowering Clients and Residents in Advocacy and Decision Making
Many homeless service and advocacy organizations, governments, and funders are committed to empowering leaders with lived experience of homelessness. But the roadmap for realizing this goal is not always clear. How and where to begin? What advice do clients have for organizations improving their commitment to this work? How can your organization move beyond checking