Supporting Persons in Homelessness Regardless of Their Access to Documentation

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

01:00 PM 

Cost is $30 for non-members/$20 for members

No CEUs

Course Overview

This training is a non-partisan webinar on the importance of supporting people experiencing homelessness during these cold-weather months.  Most of our clients, citizens or not, do not have access to any documentation.  This webinar will go through best practices in providing shelter, assisting in obtaining documents, and meeting people where they are.

 Facilitator

Ellie Jordon

Elinor Jordan is the Public Benefits Attorney for Michigan Poverty Law Program. Elly most recently served as a Managing Attorney with Michigan Immigrant Rights Center. She previously helped found the Survivor Law Clinic at the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, where she engaged in novel legal representation to enforce crime victim rights for survivors. Earlier in her legal career, Elly taught and litigated cases as a Supervising Attorney with Michigan State University’s Immigration Law Clinic.