Belmont Village Assisted Living

6605 Quail Hollow Rd. Memphis, TN 38120

NASW-TN West Branch

May 17, 2018 Lunch and Learn

Presentation title: Housing the Homeless   

Presenter: D. Chere' Bradshaw, Executive Director of Community Alliance for the Homeless, Inc.

Community Alliance for the Homeless, Inc. was formed in February of 2010 as a result of a merger between Partners for the Homeless and the Greater Memphis Inter-Agency Coalition for the Homeless. The organization is a private, non-profit entity that provides planning, technical assistance, and service coordination to public and private agencies who are working to end homelessness in Memphis and Shelby County. Community Alliance for the Homeless, Inc. receives financial support from the City of Memphis, Shelby County Government, and private foundations including the Assisi Foundation, and the Community Foundation for Greater Memphis. Community Alliance for the Homeless, Inc. links planners, providers, data, and resources to develop an effective and outcomes-driven system for ending homelessness.

Objectives:

·         Participant will learn about the types of homelessness according to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

·         Participant will gain knowledge of effective practices to end homelessness.

·         Participant will understand the efforts made by Community Alliance for the Homeless and their partners to end homelessness in Memphis and Shelby County.

Chere' Bradshaw, LMSW is the Executive Director of Community Alliance for the Homeless. Ms. Bradshaw received her undergraduate degree from The University of Memphis in 1999 and her MSSW from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2001.

 1.0 CEU