March 2019 Newsletter
SAVE THE DATE!
June 25, 2019
8:30am - 11:30am
MKI Certificate Cohort
Meet the Newest Members
We are welcoming four new members into the the Mel King Institute Certificate Program. Read more about them and about the details of the Certificate Program below. Join us in celebrating all our participants, new and returning!

In Case You Missed It:
IISC Facilitation Training
The Mel King Institute Alliance for Racial Equity had the opportunity to attend a Racial Equity Facilitation training with the Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC) last month.

Check out some of the trainings offered by the IISC HERE!
Featured Events
Many of us think of a hospital as simply a place to go for medical care, but hospitals are increasingly becoming important partners in community development with shared goals of improving community health. 

Learn about the current frameworks and opportunities for new hospital partnerships and strategic investments in your communities.

Investing in Health: How Hospitals and CDCs can Partner to Address Community Needs
March 14
MARCH MADNESS
March Madness is here! If you've filled out your NCAA bracket but not your MKI training bracket, you're doing something wrong. Check out the upcoming MKI Series or the singular trainings below to find a session you want to attend!
MKI SERIES
Register for an entire series to get a discount and to gain as much knowledge as possible on each topic!

More information in the training links below or through the above links.
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Resident Leader Training 
Public Housing Training Update

Resident Leader Training-Concord, MA
February 28, 2019

The Mel King Institute’s Public Housing Training Program works directly with public housing residents to cultivate effective Local Tenant Organizations (LTO) in a collaborative setting. This training brought together resident leaders from Concord, Acton, Framingham, Chelsea, and Cambridge to discuss conflict resolution, updated LTO by-laws, and best practices. 
 
The training began with a partnered exercise in which participants identified five things they had in common. Other exercises included individual reflection on how participants handled conflict resolution. Residents will be holding follow-up meetings to form their own Local Tenant Organization.  

Upcoming Training Opportunities:

March 25 & 26, 10:00am - 3:30pm
Partner Events
























Applications Deadlines



Deadline - Mar 22



Conferences
Featured Reports

Authors: Amee Chew & Sarah Treuhaft

Rent control is a term that policymakers have been hearing more often due to ever increasing rents and displacement in the United States. This report describes how implementing rent control and other tenant protection policies will stabilize millions of renter homes in the United States.