Navigator Training for Community Partners

Get to know Denver Human Services (DHS) by participating in our Navigator Training for Community Partners. DHS welcomes community partners and providers that help people apply for assistance services to attend these training sessions.

Training Schedule

Our trainings are fully booked through the end of 2024. We'll add 2025 dates closer to the end of the year.

Trainings are 2.5 hours long, and are presented in two sets of modules - covering different topics. Modules 1 & 2 are presented separately from Modules 3 & 4. Each set of modules is offered once a month.

Using the buttons below, learn what's covered in each set of modules:

Navigator Trainings Modules 1+2

Modules 1 and 2 will be covered during every other DHS Navigator Training. They will cover the following information:

Module 1: Family and Adult Assistance Division (FAAD), Child Support Division Module 2: Economic Resilience Division
  • Cash-Colorado Works/TANF, Adult Financial
  • SNAP-Food Assistance
  • Medical
  • Child Support Services
  • Burial Assistance
  • Child Care Assistance Program
  • Denver Property Tax Relief Program
  • General Assistance (Rent, Utilities, Mortgage, etc.)
  • Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)
  • RTD
  • SNAP to Success (Employment First)
  • Colorado Works Workforce Development-Case Management
  • Trash Rebate

Please review the schedule on this event page to make sure you are signing up for the correct training session covering these two modules.

Navigator Trainings Modules 3+4

Modules 3 and 4 will be covered during every other DHS Navigator Training. They will cover the following information:

Module 3: Prevention and Protections Division, Resource Engagement and Prevention Division Module 4: Operations 

Prevention

  • Complex Care
  • Prevention Team
  • CARE Program (Community, Advocacy, Resources and Education)
    • DPALS
    • Fatherhood
    • Parenthood
    • Youth Empowerment
    • Kinship Support

Outreach

  • Outreach Case Coordinators
  • Veterans
  • Community Grant Funding

Special Projects

  • Donations and Drives
  • GIVE Center
  • Pathways to the Integration of New Americans (PINA)

Protection

  • Adult Protection
  • Child Welfare
  • Foster Care
  • Denver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Equitable Access to Services (IDDEAS) Program
  • Peak (Program Eligibility Application Kit)
  • Connect for Health
  • Processes and Program access information

Please review the schedule on this event page to make sure you are signing up for the correct training session covering these two modules.

Meeting Agendas and Links

Take a look at what's covered in our trainings:

Agenda and Links: Modules 1+2

Download the Agenda and Links for Modules 1 and 2(PDF, 154KB)

Agenda and Links: Modules 3+4

Download the Agenda and Links for Modules 3 and 4(PDF, 169KB)

Specialized Trainings

Are you a group or organization needing a more customized DHS training? We're here to support you with specialized trainings! Learn more about this opportunity by clicking on the button below.

Specialized Navigator Trainings

Denver Human Services (DHS) offers specialized trainings for groups and organizations in the Denver Metro area, if:

  • Your group cannot attend the scheduled trainings listed on this page
  • You have limited time to attend a scheduled training
  • Your group or organization needs a more specific training about certain DHS programs, topics and information
  • Your group or organization works with a specific demographic (families, older adults, children, people experiencing homelessness, specific neighborhoods, etc.)
  • Your group or organization serves and assists people in the Denver Metro area

A minimum of five (5) individuals are required for these specialized trainings. We can train up to 30 people at in person trainings, and up to 40 people during virtual trainings.

Learn more by filling out our online request form below. If the form is not visible after a few moments, try refreshing the page. You can also fill out our request form by visiting our OpenForms page.

Click here to view form.

Questions?

If you have specific questions about Navigator Training for Community Partners, please email dhsnavigatortraining@denvergov.org.

When

  • Wednesday, October 09, 2024 | 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Event Snapshot

Cost

Free

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