December 2 Cultural Humility: Solidarity & Success in Services on ZOOM

In this training we will identify cultural humility and awareness of explicit and implicit biases in the processes, language, vocabulary, and many other areas of the system of homelessness and housing services as well as other resources needed to find solutions to our shared goals. We will be addressing systems and methods of power, control, and hierarchy in the programs and organizations used to navigate crises in real life situations. This training takes place 10:30-12PM Presenter Bio: Rico Morales is a lifelong Minnesota resident. He’s an Indigenous person. He’s struggled with housing stability for most of his life. He is also one of the leading voices for change in housing support programs—not just for the county, but for the region and the country. As co-chair of Hennepin County’s Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG), Morales advises Hennepin County staff, City of Minneapolis staff, and groups both state and nationwide to better integrate the lived experiences of the unhoused population as well as advocating for better access .better solutions, and better relationships. Rico has survived overdoses, living outside in Minnesota, and endured generational poverty and generational homelessness his entire life. Rico Morales has been permanently housed since 2012 and completely clean and sober for 15 years.