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Tuesdays @ Two Reducing Chronic Homelessness Series: Winston-Salem

  On October 15, 2013, NCCEH held the third in a series of three webinars about reducing chronic homelessness. This webinar highlighted Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, which has reduced chronic homelessness by 58% since 2005. Presenters Andrea Kurtz, Senior Director of Housing Strategies for the Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness, and Tim West, Planning Program Supervisor for the City of Winston-Salem, spoke about the strategies that resulted in this decrease, including strong public-private partnerships, investments in permanent supportive housing, targeting resources to the most high-barrier populations, and using HMIS data to inform strategic decision-making. Click here to view the slides from the presentation. Archived Recording: Current NCCEH members may access a recording of the conference call and presentation.  Members will need to log in to the website to access the recording.  If you are not an NCCEH member and would like …


Tuesdays @ Two Reducing Chronic Homelessness Series: Wilmington

  On September 24, 2013, NCCEH held the second in a series of three webinars about reducing chronic homelessness. This webinar highlighted Wilmington and the Cape Fear area (New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender Counties), which have reduced chronic homelessness by almost 70% since 2007. Presenters Dan Ferrell, Strategic Director for the Ten-Year Plan, and Katrina Knight, Executive Director of the Good Shepherd Center, spoke about their community's investments and the changes that have resulted in this decrease. Click here to view the slides from the presentation. Archived Recording: Current NCCEH members may access a recording of the conference call and presentation.  Members will need to log in to the website to access the recording.  If you are not an NCCEH member and would like to access the recording, you can sign up for membership here.


Tuesdays @ Two Reducing Chronic Homelessness Series: Asheville

On August 21, 2013, NCCEH held its first in a series of three webinars about reducing chronic homelessness. This webinar highlighted Asheville/Buncombe County, which has reduced its incidence of chronic homelessness by 82%. Presenters Brian Alexander, Executive Director of Homeward Bound, and Heather Dillashaw, Coordinator of the Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Initiative, spoke about their community's strategies and partnerships that have resulted in this decrease. Click here to view the slides from the presentation. Archived Recording: Current NCCEH members may access a recording of the conference call and presentation.  Members will need to log in to the website to access the recording.  If you are not an NCCEH member and would like to access the recording, you can sign up for membership here.


NC ICCHP Annual Report 2012

The Interagency Council for Coordinating Homeless Programs (ICCHP) is an advisory group created to advise the Governor and the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on issues affecting persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.   The ICCHP's 2012 annual report, "A Status Report on Homelessness in North Carolina: Where We Are and Where We're Going," is available to read here.


Comparison of ESG and HPRP Program Requirements

In developing the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Interim Rule, HUD drew on its and grantees’ experience in administering the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) to establish policies and requirements for ESG. Now, as communities are transitioning into implementing ESG, HUD has issued a new resource to assist communities in understanding the similarities and differences between HPRP and ESG program requirements: Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Assistance: A Comparison of ESG and HPRP Requirements. This document focuses on a number of the key requirements between the two programs. Please note that it does not compare all of the requirements or go into great detail for most. Also, for ESG, it specifically focuses on the Rapid Re-Housing and Homelessness Prevention components—it does not address the Emergency Shelter or Street Outreach components, since those were not eligible activities under HPRP. …


Summary of Changes to Definition of Homelessness

The National Alliance to End Homelessness published a summary and analysis of the changes to the definition of homelessness under the HEARTH Act. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published the final regulation on December 5, which went into effect on January 4.   The brief highlights the changes to the definition compared to both the previous regulation and the draft changes proposed by HUD in April 2010. The brief includes a table summarizing the changes to various categories of homelessness. It also outlines the decisions that communities and individual programs will have to make as a result of these changes.   Click here to download the summary or read it on the NAEH website.


Homelessness grows in Twin Cities

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 …


Agencies combating homelessness daily

New Bern Sun Journal Sue Book October 22, 2010   TRENT WOODS — The problem of homelessness may seem a long way from small-town, rural North Carolina. But, in a point-in-time statewide count on Jan. 26, 2010, New Bern Police counted 12 people sleeping on the streets here and the only homeless shelter in four counties filled to capacity with 20 heads on beds.   Homelessness is here.   About 110 people from counties across Eastern North Carolina gathered in New Bern on Thursday for a Homelessness Summit hosted at Garber United Methodist Church by groups including Religious Community Services (RCS), East Carolina Council, Craven County Habitat for Humanity, the City of New Bern, and Neuse River Community Development Corporation.   Area agencies are attempting to deal with homelessness daily, looking for roofs for real people — often with children …


Asheville overflow shelter is open, but not for long

Temporary shelter for 50 women at the Center of Hope still needs $22,000 to remain open to Nov. 30.   Asheville Citizen-Times Mark Price September 27, 2010   The Center of Hope's new overflow shelter on East Fifth Street has taken in its first 25 homeless women and expects to reach capacity in the next two weeks, as more new cots arrive.   Salvation Army officials have so far raised $55,000 for the 50-bed project, which is designed to ease overcrowding at the center's regular, 250-bed shelter for women and children.   But they remain $22,000 short of what's necessary to keep it operating through Nov. 30, when the Urban Ministry Center opens its winter shelter program, Room in the Inn.   As it stands now, there is a three-week shortage, said Deronda Metz, director of the Center of Hope …