https://www.towardssolidarity.com/upcoming-workshops daily 0.75 2021-08-15 https://www.towardssolidarity.com/upcoming-workshops/trauma-informed-spaces-free-food-programs monthly 0.5 2021-08-15 https://www.towardssolidarity.com/home daily 1.0 2025-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61088e7e364430278fffd3a0/1629083512056-CZ660X0JWLGPI5T3XAVH/44783399_10155796316332647_2124361940670087168_o.jpg Home - Johnnie Shaver (he/him) Community-Centered Consultant | Trainer | Advocate With over 20 years of experience organizing alongside unhoused, Black, Latine, Native, and LGBTQIA2S+ communities, I bring both professional expertise and lived experience to my work. Having personally navigated homelessness and food insecurity, and as a visibly fat and transgender person, I offer a unique, trauma-informed perspective on technical assistance, community care, advocacy, and systems change. I’m dedicated to centering communities with data-driven, evidence-based solutions to poverty and homelessness. I specialize in creating resources that bridge the gap between policy and practice. Providing organizations and service providers with consultation and technical assistance that includes actionable tools, training, and support for healing-centered work, including: Services & Expertise Disaster Response & Housing Solutions Provide technical assistance, training, and field support to Continuums of Care (CoCs) and HUD grantees nationwide. Collaborate with FEMA, the Red Cross, the CDC, and emergency responders to support disaster survivors. Deploy on-site to assist communities in crisis, ensuring equity-driven recovery efforts. Program Design & Community Initiatives Develop and manage community-driven programs, including: Rapid Rehousing and Permanent Supportive Housing programs Cross-functional peer support programs Seasonal cooling stations and warming shelters Village-model non-congregate shelters Culturally specific shelter and housing programs LGBTQIA2S+, Black, Brown & Native shelter and housing programs Culturally specific free food programs Transgender pantry program at Esther’s Pantry in Milwaukie, Oregon, 2019. Harm reduction resource programs Mobile Harm Reduction Clinic, SHARE, Clark County, Washington, 2018. Free Naloxone cabinet program, The Marie Equi Center, Portland, Oregon, 2024. Coordinate volunteer teams Build partnerships between agencies, organizations and mutual aid networks. COVID-19 partnership between Oregon Food Bank and Portland Mutual Aid Network, distributes over 6,200 food boxes in Multnomah, Clackamas, & Washington Counties, 2020. Partnership between SHARE and Clark County Public Health to support the Mobile Harm Reduction Clinic, 2018. Training & Capacity Building Designed and facilitated a wide variety of trainings and presentations, including: Client Engagement Best Practices HUD: Equal Access Rule Workshop Board Governance Best Practices Continuum of Care 101 Unraveling the House: Navigating Local and National Housing Systems How to Queer a Peer Program Food as Harm Reduction Transgender Solidarity for Organizations Transgender Civil Rights in Oregon Trauma-Informed Spaces Tools & Product Development Created tools to support communities and providers, including: Unraveling the House: Making Sense of Multnomah County’s Low Income/No Income Housing System – A zine breaking down housing systems and access barriers. Engaging Community Toolkit: Healing-Centered Approaches to Social Service Programs – A guide for service providers on trauma-informed, community-led engagement. CDC’s Infectious Disease Toolkit for Continuums of Care – Subject matter expert for The Cloudburst Group and the CDC in the latest version of the toolkit. Speaking Engagements & Conference Presentations Past engagements include: Closing the Hunger Gap, 2019 The Power of Open Choice Pantries Food Lifeline Annual Conference, 2019 Client Voice Beyond Stories I am committed to developing service models, policies, and training solutions that are anti-racist, anti-colonial, that empower communities and create lasting change. Let’s work together to build more just and effective systems that enhance community solidarity. https://www.towardssolidarity.com/values daily 0.75 2025-03-28 https://www.towardssolidarity.com/about daily 0.75 2021-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61088e7e364430278fffd3a0/1628996355574-X82ARDGILUJ5626N8RAC/44783399_10155796316332647_2124361940670087168_o.jpg About Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://www.towardssolidarity.com/portfolio-2 daily 0.75 2025-04-14 https://www.towardssolidarity.com/portfolio-2/project-six-sz8wl-gpdt9 monthly 0.5 2022-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847421455-8JW2CPL3ZB56F2Z8ACLN/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio 2 - Project Six https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847422112-G7ETRT5C07KF9PHFAV96/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio 2 - Project Six https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847420762-AGPM8HHB51L8F01AAZN7/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio 2 - Project Six https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847420322-U8QPDYBOD6HXYRSL8QW0/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio 2 - Project Six https://www.towardssolidarity.com/portfolio-2/project-five-jkmzy-43k3d monthly 0.5 2022-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847419260-TLMPOGZEKRIR09EDXNAA/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio 2 - 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