HUD has posted the materials from the HEARTH/HMIS Training Conferences held September 14-17 and 27-30, 2010, on the HUD HRE website. Click the links below to access the materials according to their topic area. Plenary Continuums of Care (CoC) Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG) Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) Homeless Systems and Performance Measurement Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP) Rural Housing Stability Program (RHSP)
The Rocky Mount Telegram Geoffrey Cooper November 4, 2010 Officials throughout the Twin Counties have stepped forward to embrace the growing homeless population in the area. Both Nash and Edgecombe counties Board of Commissioners unanimously approved proclamations at their recent monthly meetings designating November as Homeless Awareness Month for the region. The unified decree from commissioners contain steps officials say they hope will bring a sense of urgency and community involvement. United Community Ministries Executive Director Chris Battle addressed both boards on the current growth of area homelessness — which he dubbed as the “invisible population” — and how it has blossomed beyond shelter walls. Battle — who has served with the local ministry for 10 years — said that his nonprofit has identified more than 500 homeless individuals in the Twin Counties. More than 625 …
The News & Observer BY JOSH SHAFFER AND SARAH OVASKA - Staff Writers RALEIGH -- In its time, the Water Garden stood as a shrine to modern design: a complex of low-slung, hill-hugging offices surrounded by tall, ivy-covered pine trees and ponds topped with lily pads. You'd never guess from the car dealerships and furniture warehouses that such a gem stood hidden off Glenwood Avenue. And for the last three years, the complex has slowly rotted and gathered squatters' trash. But now the site of the 11-acre Water Garden campus, home and life's work of master landscape architect Dick Bell, is being put to use. Starting next spring, its lush and rolling hills will be converted to low-income housing in a northwest Raleigh neighborhood where it is sorely needed. Quantcast The roughly $6.1 million project by Downtown …
The Duke AHEC Program, in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity, has developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in community mental health settings. The current series is targeted toward psychiatrists and other providers working with seriously mentally ill adults and child in underserved regions of the State. At the completion of this training, the participant will: Increase the understanding of War Trauma Develop awareness of the effects of war on military families Learn the impact of war trauma on the surrounding communities Discuss family and community interventions This training is free and available online at any time. To access the training, please visit the Duke AHEC website. Training Author: Douglas A. Waldrep, MD, FAPA COL United States Army (retired) Dr. Waldrep obtained his medical degree from the Medical University of …
On June 28, 2010, NCCEH hosted a training on Effective HPRP Case Management. Melissa Mowery, Program Director for CAMBA's HomeBase, which provides rapid re-housing, aftercare and prevention services to families and adults in New York City, was the speaker at this training. Material from the training are posted below. "Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing" PowerPoint Presentation (pdf) HomeBase Rapid Re-Housing Field Guide Handout Packet
The Corporation for Supportive Housing has published "Housing Credit Policies in 2009 that Promote Permanent Supportive Housing". The report provides a synopsis of 2009 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Qualified Allocation Plans (QAP) and describes the strategies used in different states to support the creation of supportive housing within the QAP – such as scoring incentives, set-asides and the use of thresholds. Tax credits have been an important source of capital financing for permanent supportive housing projects (PSH) for some time and the report describes how an increasing number of Housing Credit Agencies are also now using them to promote a diverse array of supportive housing models. These models range from projects with 100% of units dedicated for PSH, to projects with only a small proportion of units (10%) dedicated for supportive housing. Click here to read the full report.
Housing advocates worry 26% increase could offset progress By Ray Gronberg, The Herald-Sun DURHAM -- A single-day count in late January found 140 more homeless people in Durham County than did a companion assessment in 2009. The annual point-in-time count, orchestrated by the Durham Affordable Housing Coalition and conducted the night of Jan. 27-28, found 675 people who met the federal government's definition of being homeless. Of those, 607 were in some sort of emergency or transition shelter, according to figures advocates have relayed to local officials and a statewide nonprofit. The rest were staying in places the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development deems "unfit for human habitation," like cars, abandoned buildings, makeshift campsites or the streets. A similar count last year found 535 homeless people in Durham County. Housing advocates were expecting an increase, …
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 by Jennifer FernandezStaff Writer GREENSBORO — Every year, volunteers comb shelters, wooded areas and abandoned buildings as part of the annual “point-in-time” count of the homeless. The survey, which takes place today, will include for the first time a count of those who are considered “precariously housed” or “imminently homeless” in Greensboro. Officials handling High Point’s count said they are not adding the optional category to their survey this year. Housing experts suspect a growing number of families straddle a fine line between stability and homelessness. They hope the survey will provide a better picture of what is happening. “Part of it is with the economic situation getting worse, we know that there are a lot more people losing their housing than there used to be or about to lose housing,” said Beth McKee-Huger, executive director of …
WUNC's "The State of Things" aired a program about women in poverty, both now and in the past. Topics discussed included TANF, healthcare, and childcare. Ann Burke, executive director of Urban Ministries of Wake County, spoke during the second half of the program. Listen to the archived program on The State of Things website (scroll to August 19, 2009).
By Tonya Jameson tjameson@charlotteobserver.com Posted: Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009 When school starts on Tuesday, Sierra will be a senior. This is her time to tour colleges, giggle about prom and stress about graduation. But Sierra's senior year wasn't supposed to start like this: Living in an emergency shelter. Sharing one room with her mom and sister. Worried about whether she can afford college – any college. “I know I should be happy because it's my last year,” said Sierra, sitting in the day care room of the shelter. “I've been struggling.” Sierra and her family live at Charlotte Emergency Housing. She is one of nearly 3,000 students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools who are considered homeless. When these students go to school Tuesday some might catch the bus in front of a cheap …