This paper, written by students at the UNC School of Public Health, addresses the perceived need for respite care in Durham and reviews respite programs in other communities that could serve as models. Click here to download the report.
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).
NCCEH has created a two-page document explaining the structure, roles and functions of the Continua of Care. Read the pdf version here.
On June 29, 2009, NCCEH hosted a summit for hospital leadership on "Increasing Successful Outcomes While Decreasing Costs: Hospital Partnerships to End Homelessness." Agenda and Presentations: Summit Agenda: view pdf Richard Cho, Corporation for Supportive Housing - "Current Research: Costs and potential cost savings associated with healthcare for frequent users who are homeless": view ppt Lori Pacura, Mount Sinai Medical Center - "Model of Success: Chicago Housing for Health Partnership": view ppt Brooks Ann McKinney, Raleigh Rescue Mission - "Homeless Mental Health Respite": view ppt Denise Neunaber, NC Coalition to End Homelessness - "NC SOAR: Success Through Outreach, Access and Recovery": view ppt Additional Resources: From the Corporation for Supportive Housing: Frequent Users of Health Services Initiative fact sheet: view pdf "A Dollars and Cents Strategy to Reducing Frequent Use of Hospital Services": view pdf Press …
ASHEVILLE – Spare Change grants announced The Asheville Downtown Association Foundation recently announced the recipients of grants from funds collected through the Spare Change for Real Change program. Spare Change collection boxes located throughout downtown serve as an alternative to giving to panhandlers. Many area businesses match funds collected in Spare Change boxes or supplement the program with significant donations. “Spare Change for Real Change was designed to reduce panhandling and channel funds to the organizations that are helping people get back on their feet,” said Dwight Butner, chair of the foundation. Receiving grants were: Homeward Bound of Asheville, $5,000 to fight homelessness. Western Carolina Rescue Ministries, $3,000 to provide services for the homeless. The Salvation Army, $2,000 to offer food, shelter, and assistance to the needy. The Spare Change program also unveiled a colorful …
The N.C. Interagency Council for Coordinating Homeless Programs sponsored a third annual point-in-time survey on January 15, 2006. The survey was conducted in over 80 counties. It provides a conservative, but defensible, unduplicated count of people who were homeless in our state on one given night. The survey found that there were 9,521 people identified as homeless, including at least 2,490 persons in families, 1,333 of which were children. This is a decrease over the 2004 count, partially attributable to non-participation by some local community agencies. However, in other cases, local decreases may be the result of new initiative connected to Ten-Year Plans to End Homelessness. View the full report in PDF : 2006 Point-in-Time Count