We have General Membership Session in February, April and September, usually on the 3rd Thursday of the month, and normally from 11 am to 2:30 pm at the NH Municipal Association in Concord.
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Upcoming Trainings/Events
2024 Art of Welfare Workshop
Thursday, June 27, 2024 – 9:00am to 1:30pm
9:00 am – 1:30 pm
NHMA Offices, 25 Triangle Park Drive, Concord, NH
Cost (NHMA Member): $55.00
Non-member* (state and school officials only) cost is $110.00
PLEASE NOTE: This is an NHMA event–registrations & payment goes to NHMA
This annual workshop continues to be updated to reflect changing times and information. As you are aware, continuous improvement is essential to performing our legally obligated obligations and the humanitarian intent of those obligations, in the most cost-effective way possible.
Attendees will receive a complimentary electronic copy of the most recent edition of The Art of Welfare and the most recent Model Welfare Guidelines. Additional materials, such as the PowerPoint presentation will also be distributed electronically. *No printouts of the materials or hard copy of the publications will be provided.
PROGRAM AGENDA
9:00 A.M. – Registration
9:30 A.M. – The Art of Welfare
This session provides a basic overview of New Hampshire law governing local welfare administration, the importance of guidelines, practical practices for providing assistance, and the overall solution finding art of local welfare. This session will also address fair hearings, suspension of assistance, and more.
11:00 A.M. – BREAK
11:10 A.M. – NH Local Welfare Trends – Focus on Homelessness
This session will focus on homelessness, including legal obligations to people experiencing homelessness, residency, and the duration of liability for providing assistance. Also, collaborating with other municipalities and other helping providers, including CAP and DHHS. In addition, maintaining relationships with emergency shelters, and the value of municipal funding for an eclectic system of emergency shelters and warming centers.
12:00 P.M. – Lunch & Networking
12: 45 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. – Navigating the 2023 Update to RSA 165:1, Regarding Residency.
This session will discuss the 2023 updates to RSA 165:1 regarding residency for people staying in emergency housing, hospitals, correctional facilities, treatment program centers, or hotels or motels paid for by municipalities or other service providers. Also, reimbursement practice and the added expectation to “communicate and coordinate” with other municipalities while practicing caution when domestic violence, including stalking are reported.
I hope this information is helpful to you.
Respectfully,
Todd Marsh
NHLWAA, President
NHLWAA Weather Cancellation Policy:
If there is a General Session Meeting in Concord planned and the Concord Public Schools cancel due to weather, the NHLWAA will also cancel the General Session Meeting planned for that day. If there is a delay in the Concord Public Schools the meeting will not be cancelled. Concord City School Cancellation Postings can be found on TV WMUR and their website.