Trainings & Events
Each year, our Housing Action Training Center brings a robust lineup of trainings for nonprofit housing professionals, with a specific focus on educating housing counselors. Learn more »
We also host an annual conference, annual benefit, member events, webinars, and gatherings to educate participants about key housing issues and policy campaigns.
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Upcoming Trainings & Events
Illinois Community Reinvestment Act Roundtable (Chicago) – In-person
March 18 | 10:00 am–12:00 pm CT
Registration: Free | Register »
Housing Counseling Career Path – Virtual
March 18–20 & 25–27 (Six Sessions) | 1:00 pm–3:30 pm CT
Registration: $300 | Register »
Best Practices for Housing Counseling Intake – Virtual
April 16 | 1:00 pm–4:00 pm CT
Registration: $75 | Register »
Lobbying vs. Advocacy: What Can Housing Counseling Agencies Do? – Virtual
April 15 | 1:00 pm–2:00 pm CT
Registration: Free | Register »
9th Annual Toast to Housing Justice – In Person
April 24 | 6:00 pm–8:00 pm CT
Registration: $40 |Register »
Becoming a HECM-Certified Housing Counselor – Virtual
May 5–9 | 1:00 pm–4:00 pm CT
Registration: $300 |Register »
HECM Default Counseling – Virtual
May 9 | 1:00 pm–4:00 pm CT
Registration: $75 |Register »
Post-Purchase Counseling 101 – Virtual
May 13–15 | 1:00 pm–4:00 pm CT
Registration: $180 |Register »
Promoting Responsible Homeownership – Virtual
May 20–22 | 1:00 pm–3:00 pm CT
Registration: $180 |Register »
Program Manager Bootcamp (Milwaukee) – In-Person
June 16–18 | 8:30 am–4:30 pm CT
Registration: $300 | Register »
On-Demand Trainings
Recognizing the need for housing counselors to have flexible and dynamic learning opportunities, we’ve launched our first on-demand training opportunity, Compliance Matters: The 2024 Definitive HUD Data Compliance Course for HUD-Certified Housing Counselors.
Note: New enrollments for Compliance Matters are on pause through the end of December 2025 to accommodate scheduled maintenance and updates, ensuring the course meets the highest standards and reflects the most current HUD requirements. Access for current active students will retain uninterrupted access to their course materials through December 31, 2024. We are excited to relaunch an updated, enhanced version of the course on January 1, 2025.
Pre-Recorded Trainings
Scholarship Applications
Our Housing Action Training Center offers a limited number of training scholarships for housing counselors who work for HUD-approved agencies.
Reasonable Accommodations
Please submit all requests for reasonable accommodations when you register for a training. We will do our best to meet all requests, but to ensure that your request can be met, we ask that you let us know at least one week in advance. Questions?
Many of our trainings are now virtual, hosted through Zoom, enabling participants from across the nation to join us.
Housing Matters Conference
Each year, we bring together as many as 350 housing professionals who care about expanding and protecting affordable housing and ending homelessness in Illinois. Our 2024 Housing Matters Conference just took place October 17–18 in Bloomington, IL. Stay tuned for details about next year’s gathering.