June is National Health Homes Month

HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) and the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, National Health Homes Partnership is presenting a webinar series beginning the end of May and running through June to support 2019 National Health Homes Month (NHHM).

Click here for a listing of the 2019 webinars including registration information. For updates to these webinars and to get other information about National Healthy Homes Month, please visit OLHCHH’s National Healthy Homes Month website.

Free Web Course: Fair Housing Act, Section 504, and the ADA

This course is for anyone involved in the housing transaction process from housing providers, housing advocates, people with disabilities and more. it covers the rights of people with disabilities in housing under the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

This course addresses the definition of disability, the differences between accommodations and modifications, documentation of disability that a housing provider may require, undue burden, fundamental alteration and the request process.

Length: Approximately 2 hours

Certificate of Course Completion: Yes

For more information and registration go to Learn.NewEnglandADA.org

Note: This course is self-paced and available 24/7.

Need help paying your gas bill or want to sign up for First Time Home Buyers Class?

Springfield Partners for Community Action provides assistance to assist higher middle class gas customers pay their gas bills. View flyer for more information. They also offer free First Time Home Buyer classes that are HUD certified and CHAPA approved. Next class starts in May. View flyer.

Upcoming Trainings

Asthma Basics for Health Homes Practitioners Webinar

This free, one hour, online, instructor-led course, presented by the Healthy Homes Training Center and with funding from HUD, will briefly examine the causes of asthma and circumstances that trigger asthma attacks. Specifically, professionals will be provided with practical information to identify and address environmental conditions in the home that may cause and trigger asthma attacks. They will also be offered real world examples and pragmatic advice to encourage clients to make changes in their home that will positively influence their family’s health and well-being. Register here

Asthma Educator Institute

The RI Association of Certified Asthma Educators (RIACAE), American Lung Association (ALA), and the RI Department of Health’s Asthma Control Program (RIACP) are happy to announce the 2019 Asthma Educator Institute’s Preparatory Course for Asthma Education Certification on May 16th-17th. More info or to register.

Family Child Care Provider Training

MAAP’s FREE online certificate training on healthy homes. Creating a Healthy Home and Managing Asthma

Housing Providers and Nurses

Healthy Housing Solutions Online Training Center Online and face-to-face courses for housing http://healthyhousingsolutions.com/hhtc/

Free training for Nurses

Pediatric Environmental Home Assessment Course

Community Health Workers

Asthma & Allergy Network: https://www.asthmaeducators.org/Community-Health-Worker. Contact twinders@allergyasthmanetwork.org

Ongoing Trainings

Training for Landlords

Basics of Rental Property Management

This workshop includes an overview of basic residential rental property management in Massachusetts that provides an introduction to the Massachusetts laws that govern the rental relationship. Important for all owners of rental properties, including owners of 2-4 family homes.

Topics covered include:
•   proper tenant screening
•   relations with tenants
•   lead paint laws
•   types of tenancies
•   State Sanitary Code
•   fair housing laws
•   the eviction process
•   how to deal with drug problems

Trainer: H. John Fisher

Certificates of completion are awarded at the end of the session; this workshop satisfies the course requirement for first-time buyers of multi-family homes. Registration fee is $90 (includes WayFinders‘s Property Management Manual).

Click here for upcoming dates and information on how to register.

Financial Training for Residents

Financial Literacy Workshop

Springfield Partners for Community Actions holds FREE Financial Literacy Workshops to help residents set up household budgets, establish savings accounts, reduce debt, build and maintain credit and more. New sessions begin every month, and consist of four classes each. Workshops are free and open to all Springfield residents of moderate or low incomes.

Click here for workshop calendar and information on how to register.

Financial Fitness Education

Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services provides FREE Financial Fitness education to identify the obstacles that prevent people from buying a home, helps them develop a plan and budget, and monitors the customer’s progress towards overcoming the obstacles. The workshops are ten hours of intensive education covering topics including:

Credit Issues
Getting and Staying Out of Debt
Managing Your Money
Beginning a Banking Relationship
Creating Wealth for You and Your Family
Predatory Lending Tactics to avoid

Click here for the class schedule and information on how to register.

Previous Trainings

The Springfield Healthy Homes Collaborative has coordinated and convened numerous trainings over the past few years. Click here for information about previous trainings.

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