NEW! We have added an additional location for the in-person events included with this training program in the Central NY region. Details below! 

The Fall 2018 Course Schedule is below. Please note - the in-person piece of this training will take place as follows in the Central and NYC regions of New York State.
CENTRAL: September 20 & 21 and October 25 & 26 at Access CNY, 6666 Manlius Center Road, East Syracuse, NY 13057
NEW YORK CITY: September 24 & 25 and October 30 & 31 at AHRC NYC, 83 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038
Registrants should only attend the in-person trainings at one location to complete the course. Please choose which location you will attend during the registration process. 


Commitment: Students will be expected to participate in all sessions. After a one-hour introductory webinar, there will be an opening two-day in-person session at the addresses included above in the Central NY and New York City regions. This will be followed by a series of seven 1-hour webinars. The course will conclude with a second two-day in-person session in the Central NY and New York City regions. Reading assignments and feedback papers will be assigned throughout the course.

Please note: Students are asked to attend the in-person sessions at either the East Syracuse location (Access CNY) or the New York City (AHRC NYC) location - not both. Please choose which location you will attend during the registration process. 

Registration will fill up fast!
Cost for the course is as follows:
New York Alliance Member: $800
Non-Member: $1,200

QUESTIONS OR SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS? 
Please contact Carol Napierski, Senior Director of Innovation at 518-407-5563 or email her at [email protected]

About the Course:

The New York Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation Housing Navigator Course was developed in 2015 through the Balancing Incentive Program (BIP) grant. The 30 plus hour course provided relevant education and resources to assist a Housing Navigator in supporting a person with I/DD in creating housing options. New York Alliance's Center for Innovation & Learning will once again deliver the course in May of 2018.

Students will learn how housing is funded, developed and sustained. They will understand how to base the housing process on the needs of the individual, their social capital, their assets and income and their choices and options. They will design an individual's housing plan. At the conclusion of the course, they will be qualified to create housing opportunities for individuals and to develop agency capacity for more housing options. 

New York is facing a housing crisis for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD); housing costs are high, housing is scarce, and our I/DD system is undergoing significant change. Supporting people to find housing opportunities can be challenging with today's evolving systems and leaner budgets. Agency housing professionals may have limited knowledge of housing systems, eligibilities, entitlements and the opportunities afforded through housing networks.