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Encampments: Community-Wide responses with Iain De Jong and Ryan Dowd
October 16, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm CDT
TOPICS COVERED:
- How to build a community-wide strategy for addressing encampments
- Why direct engagement with people living in encampments leads to better solutions
- The most common mistakes communities make in encampment responses and practical steps to avoid them.
*Quick note: This training is for those involved in community wide response to encampments (street outreach professionals, etc.). This is not for responding to an encampment on your property or nearby.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Iain De Jong is the President & CEO of OrgCode with over 20 years of experience in the housing and homelessness industry having held positions in the public, non-profit, and private sectors. Iain is a renowned international expert in ending homelessness as a consultant, author, researcher, and keynote speaker. Iain also spent 10 years teaching Community Planning in the Graduate Planning Program at York University. When not travelling, Iain calls Oakville, ON home.
Please note: If you use assistive technology and the format of any material present within this training site interferes with your ability to access information, please email [email protected]. In your correspondence, please indicate the nature of your accessibility issue, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the online course title, and your contact information.
This project has been funded under the provisions of the Library Cooperative Grant program, which is administered by the Florida Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services.