Housing Help Services Certificate

Spring 2021 Housing Help Services Certificate – Online Version! 

The Housing Help Services Certificate (HHSC) is now available online. The HHSC is a comprehensive professional development certificate that provides skills and competencies to housing professionals in order to serve clients more effectively within the housing and homelessness sector. Staff completing this certificate will benefit from up-to-date training in this specialized, housing-focused, area of service delivery. 

The current series runs from May 04th until May 27th, 2021 and, 

  • Consists of eight half-days, twice per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays), 9:00 am – 12:30 pm 
  • The cost is $450 per participant to register 
  • Training is delivered online via the Zoom video conferencing platform 

Eligibility: You must be employed by an agency or organization within Toronto in order to register  

To register, download the registration form here, fill out all sections, and e-mail the completed form to  sarahsingh@eyetfrp.ca. Payment must be received in full in advance by the April 28th registration deadline. Payment (by cheque) must be issued by an agency; no personal cheques will be accepted. 

Winter 2021 Training Schedule: 

  • Introduction to Housing Help Services (Tuesday, May 04, 2021) 
  • Anti-Oppression & Harm Reduction in Service Delivery (Thursday, May 06, 2021)
  • Tenant & Landlord Rights & Responsibilities (Tuesday, May 11, 2021)
  • Housing Standards & Working with Landlords (Thursday, May 13, 2021)  
  • Housing Access & Income Supports (Tuesday, May 18, 2021)
  • Budgeting & Resource Management (Thursday, May 20, 2021)
  • Housing Stability & Eviction Prevention (Tuesday, May 25, 2021 )
  • Understanding Mental Health in Housing (Thursday, May 27, 2021)

Registered participants will gain access to the webinars via a “Join” link (Zoom is compatible with PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android devices). Please consider joining with a device other than a phone.

For more information about the HHSC, contact Thania Valle, Training Facilitator, at 647-259-9336 or thania@eyetfrp.ca.  or Savhanna Wilson, Community Facilitator at savhanna@eyetfrp.ca.