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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.


Man's success story shows how SOAR program works

By Larry Sackett StarNews Correspondent Published: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 2:21 p.m.   One year ago Howard Long, 50, was homeless, had no income, and was living outdoors. He had been to the emergency room at least twice and had been arrested for sleeping in public.   Today Long rents an apartment, pays for groceries and utilities and has health insurance from Medicare.   What changed Long’s life is an innovative program called SOAR, which last year helped get 31 chronically homeless people in New Hanover County into housing.   SOAR stands for SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery.   SSI is Supplemental Security Income and SSDI is Social Security Disability Insurance; both are administered by the Social Security Administration.   SOAR is part of the Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in the Cape Fear Region, which is administered …