Community Health Worker Training

15th Night's OHA-approved CHW training includes 80 hours of in-class instruction and 10 hours of optional field trips and/or homework to prepare participants to become Community Health Workers.

A Community Health Worker (CHW) is a frontline public health worker who bridges the gap between community members and health or social services. CHWs are trusted members of their community with deep knowledge of the community they serve. 15th Night's training prepared participants to leverage their knowledge, cultural responsiveness, and relationships to increase access to care, community, and social services. This ultimately leads to improved health outcomes.

Registered participants will have ongoing access to course materials and class recordings through their cohort portal.

Our next 10-week CHW training will start in January 2027. If you would like to be notified when registration opens, email Beth Miller at bethm@15thnight.org

The cost is $1,500 per participant. Full scholarships are available thanks to the generosity of our community partners, Trillium Community Health Plan and Lane Community College. If you are accepted into the training but not offered a scholarship, you will have the option to pay for the training or drop the course.

What our training participants say

  • Enthusiastic and compassionate facilitators made this training super enjoyable. The learning modules were at a great pace and I never felt rushed. I enjoyed learning from my peers the most and the facilitators always made time for others to share their thoughts and experiences.

  • After taking this training, I have applicable and actionable skills to bring into CHW work. I feel prepared to engage in a variety of scenarios.

  • Couldn't have really asked for better facilitators! [They] were very responsive and accommodating and made the content interesting and engaging. It truly felt like everyone's individual perspectives and strengths were honored and incorporated as well, which made for a collaborative feel and brought in another level of education.

  • Loved, loved, loved the field trips. They were my absolute favorite part of the training.

  • Amazing. Clear, structured, valuable. 

  • I love [the facilitator's] enthusiasm - it truly made this training that much more enjoyable. Good quality materials and very relevant information.

  • Great facilitators! Great cohort! Great, inspiring content!

  • Great combination of activities to keep me engaged. The Dinámicas, group breakouts. Class discussions. Every class is weighted with great content.

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OUR PURPOSE

Youth who are new to the streets are more likely to become chronically homeless if there is no intervention within 15 nights. We are a youth-informed community movement to end youth homelessness by connecting existing resources and finding innovative ways to keep youth in school and off the streets.

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