From Staff Reports RALEIGH -- With as many as 85 homeless families on a waiting list for shelter in Wake County, county commissioners took a new Salvation Army facility for "fragile families" a step closer to reality Monday. Commissioners agreed unanimously to provide $500,000 in federal community development block grant money to the $4 million redevelopment of a 40,000-square-foot building inside the Beltline on Capital Boulevard. The charity operates a homeless shelter near Moore Square in downtown Raleigh but wants a larger facility to give more services to families. The city of Raleigh is considering a separate $500,000 request; it is expected to come before a Sept. 7 council meeting. Construction on the building - supplied with everything from a computer center to play centers to a full-service commercial kitchen - is expected to start in October and …
On July 14, 2010, NCCEH staff and North Carolina conference attendants met with Congressional representatives in Washington, D.C., during the National Alliance to End Homelessness conference. Please click the links below to download the materials that were shared with our elected representatives. North Carolina Information: Continuum of Care Awards Summary: view pdf 2010 Point-in-Time Count Fact Sheet: view pdf 2010 Point-in-Time Count Map (Numbers per County): view pdf 2010 Point-in-Time County Map (Percentages per County): view pdf Federal Policy Information: Federal Strategic Plan to End Homelessness Executive Summary: view pdf AHAR Key Points: view pdf McKinney-Vento Appropriations (NAEH one-pager): view pdf Housing and Services Demonstration Project (NAEH one-pager): view pdf National Housing Trust Fund (NAEH one-pager): view pdf Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Appropriations (NAEH one-pager): view pdf Ending Veterans Homelessness (NAEH one-pager): view pdf Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness …
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
On April 22, 2010, the NCCEH Rural Communities Dialogue Group discussed the changes we expect to see when the HEARTH (Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing) Act goes into effect. The presentation from the discussion is available here.
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.
On March 10, 2010, WUNC's "The State of Things" aired a program about prisoner re-entry. There are more than 40,000 prisoners inside North Carolina’s correctional facilities. Every year close to half of them are released into probation or parole. And while the infrastructure of incarceration is long standing and sturdy, the systems for ensuring a successful transition from prison to citizen are relatively new and arguably unsupported. The program discusses the obstacles to re-entry with: Christy Visher, professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware; Mark McDaniel, senior research associate at the Center for Community Capital at UNC-Chapel Hill; Tony Reggi, correctional planner with the N.C. Department of Corrections; Bob Crouch from the Executive Steering Committee of NCREAP; Cynthia Laws Davis, the program director of Passage Home in Raleigh; and Elizabeth Jaime, a graduate of Harriet’s House, …
Nan Roman, the president of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, spoke on NPR's Weekend Edition about the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing program. Listen to the story on the NPR website.
NCCEH has created a two-page document explaining the structure, roles and functions of the Continua of Care. Read the pdf version here.
Read Malcolm Gladwell's article about the cost of one homeless man to the public system during his years on the streets. This article was originally published in The New Yorker magazine in 2006.
On April 2, 2009, LaKasha Fredlaw of Wake Co. Human Services provided a training for caseworkers on life skills and money management. Presentations and Handouts: "Money Matters" PowerPoint presentation: view pdf "To Your Credit" PowerPoint presentation: view pdf "Ready to Rent" PowerPoint presentation: view pdf Life Skills Budget Sheet: view Excel doc Monthly Expenses (Budgeted vs. Actual) Worksheet: view pdf NAEH's Step-by-Step Guide to Better Life Management: view pdf Other Information: FDIC: Money Smart Education Program website Casey Life Skills website Ready to Rent - address inquiries to: Ready to Rent c/o Say That!, LLC 16055 SW Walker Rd. #444 Beaverton, OR 97006 503-891-0476 info@readytorent.org