NASTAD is pleased to continue the five-part webinar series, “Housing People Who Use Drugs.” The series focuses on the complexities and considerations of providing housing services for people who are in active drug use and experiencing housing instability. The webinar topics will include cultural competence when housing people who use drugs (PWUD), program models for housing PWUD, federal funding for housing, and Section 8 barriers when working with PWUD involved in the criminal-legal system. Each webinar will include speakers from harm reduction organizations and other service agencies working with PWUD from across the country. 

The second part of the series will be on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM EST. The topic for this webinar will be “Sheltering Drug Users 101” where we will discuss what housing service providers need to know about working with and supporting people in active use and/or in treatment. We will also discuss recommendations for services or resources to have available at day/overnight shelters. We will be joined by Dave Elkins from Jimmy Heath House in Cincinnati, Ohio.