Housing & Homelessness
Housing Navigation
Support people experiencing or at risk of homelessness through outreach, documents, housing search and retention.
What CHWs actually do here
CHWs conduct street and shelter outreach, help gather documents, support housing applications and coordinated entry, and stay involved after move-in so tenancy holds.
Where this work happens
- Homeless services agencies
- Health plans offering Community Supports
- Street medicine and outreach teams
- County housing programs
Job titles to look for
- Housing Navigator
- Outreach Worker
- Tenancy Support Specialist
- Community Health Worker — Housing
Skills that matter in this pathway
- Coordinated entry and documentation
- Landlord engagement
- Harm reduction
- Crisis response and de-escalation
Training for this pathway
Catalyst training and curated outside options, each labeled so you know who issues it.
No training is tagged to this pathway yet — check Professional Development for the full directory.
Next steps
- Catalyst Housing Navigation training is in development.
- Review CalAIM Community Supports housing services in current DHCS guidance.
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