2026 Learning Session materials
October 21, 2026Below you can find content from the 2026 Learning Session held in Seattle, including slide decks, handouts, toolkits, and more. If you have trouble accessing any materials or have additional questions, please reach out to bfznetwork@community.solutions.
Materials: Breakout Sessions
Contracting for Results: Making Performance-Based Contracting Work
Downtown Allies: How Business Districts Are Helping Move People Inside
From Reporting to Results: What Your Numbers Are Already Telling You
From City Hall to the Statehouse: Making Government Your Partner
Last Mile Strategies: How Minnesota Made Veteran Homelessness Rare and Brief Statewide
Mind the Gaps: What’s Missing in Housing for People With Complex Health Needs
Same Door, Different Outcome: See the System From Every Chair
Speak the Language: Building Stronger Healthcare Partnerships
The Talent Revolution: Reclaiming the Power of Workforce Development
Slides
Handout – Sample Work Readiness Assessment
The Shared Blueprint: Collaborations with Housing Providers that Work
Think Like a Journalist: What Makes Your Community’s Story Worth Telling
Two Hats, One Person: Breakout for People with Lived Experience on Working Inside the Systems You Navigate
Materials: Workshops
The Back Office Clinic: Building Systems That Support Leaders With Lived Experience
Comms 101: Making the Story Before the Story Makes You
Beyond the Silos: Designing Interconnected Systems for Youth and Families
Slides
Handout – Journey Mapping
Handout – Cross-Sector Collaboration and Action Planning Activity
Handout – Bridges and Solution Steps Activity
