Community Education

COHHO educates the community in multiple ways, depending on available resources.

• At least one presentation per month on cutting-edge issues, including:

-Presentations by nonprofit -organizations about new service programs
-Reorganization of Department of Mental Health services delivery system
-Annual Point in Time Homelessness Enumerations
-Federal HEARTH Act
-Access to affordable, nutritious food
-DC Budget
-Affordable housing
-Homeless services

• COHHO hosts public forums on the annual Winter Plan

• COHHO has hosted public forums on issues such as the District Strategic Plan to End Homelessness

• COHHO has hosted seminars on

-Disaster planning for service organizations
-The DC Budget process
-Building advocacy skills

• COHHO has organized tours of DC shelters.