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

2024 Housing Matters Conference (Bloomington) – In-Person
October 17–18
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Retooling Your Pre-Purchase Counseling Program – Virtual
October 29–31 | 1:00 pm–3:00 pm CT
Registration: $150 | Register »

Fundamentals of Rental Counseling – Virtual
November 12–14 | 1:00 pm–3:00 pm CT
Registration: $150 | Register »

Secure Spaces: Navigating Safety Risks in Housing Counseling – Virtual
November 19–21 | 12:00 pm–3:00 pm CT
Registration: $150 | Register »

Helping Clients with Debt (Spanish) – Virtual
December 4 | 1:00 pm–2:30 pm CT
Registration: $60 | 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.

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Pre-Recorded Trainings

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Scholarship Applications

Our Housing Action Training Center offers a limited number of training scholarships for housing counselors who work for HUD-approved agencies.

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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?

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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 brings 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 will take place on October 17–18 in Bloomington, IL.

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