Benefits of becoming a RentSmart Community Educator

Becoming a RentSmart Community Educator empowers you to make a meaningful impact in your community.

Here’s how it benefits you:

Comprehensive training and resources

Receive thorough training to equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to deliver RentSmart courses. You’ll learn how to teach tenants and landlords about:

• Rights and responsibilities
• Budgeting for housing
• Effective communication
• Housing maintenance

Educator dashboard

Access the RentSmart Educator dashboard, your hub for managing courses and participants. Here, you can:

• Track participant progress
• Access up-to-date curriculum materials and certificates
• Use templates and marketing resources for smooth course delivery

Ongoing support

Through your RentSmart subscription, you’ll receive continuous updates and support to stay current with best practices, ensuring your teaching remains effective and relevant.

Join a national network

Become part of a growing network of community educators. Benefit from:

• Collaboration with like-minded educators
• Knowledge-sharing opportunities
• Professional development resources

Make a difference

As a RentSmart Community Educator, you play a direct role in:

• Fostering successful tenancies
• Reducing evictions
• Preventing homelessness

This not only benefits tenants and landlords but also enhances your professional skills, helping you create lasting change in ensuring successful tenancies and building strong communities.

Benefits of RentSmart for organizations

Making your employees RentSmart Community Educators brings a range of benefits, enabling your organization to make a tangible difference in its community.

Proven success

RentSmart has been successfully delivered by community groups’ staff, including:

• Social service agencies
• Housing providers
• Local and municipal governments

Organizations have seen positive outcomes by using RentSmart to tackle housing challenges.

Address the housing crisis directly

By integrating RentSmart into your programs, your organization can:

• Enhance housing stability
• Improve tenant/landlord relationships
• Directly address local housing challenges

This training equips your team with the tools needed to make a difference in your community.

Create lasting impact

RentSmart training empowers your organization to create both:

• Short-term impact: Help individuals and families find suitable housing quickly.
• Long-term impact: Support them in maintaining stable housing and helping prevent evictions.

This program is an effective way to contribute to housing stability in your community while fostering better relationships between tenants and landlords.