Welcome to
Operating a Shelter!
This course will support state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments, as well as faith-based, nonprofit, and private sector partners to build capacity in all aspects of the management of congregate sheltering operations and to provide best practices and a common methodology. The intent of this course is to increase the capacity to operate shelters.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the seven different roles involved in sheltering.
- Explain the resources available to shelters.
- Describe the functions necessary to operate a shelter.
- Use the Shelter Field Guide to open, operate, and close a shelter.
- Articulate potential challenges involved with operating a shelter.
Download the
Shelter Field Guide.