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Asheville Project Connect on 10-Sep-10 8:00 AM

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Asheville Project Connect
Start Date: 10-Sep-10 8:00 AM
End Time: 10-Sep-10 11:00 AM
Location: First Baptist Church of Asheville, Asheville, NC 28801
Event Details:

Project Connect is an annual one day event that is held in conjunction with the VA Stand Down. The aim of Project Connect is to provide onsite barrier-free services to the homeless population of Asheville-Buncombe while facilitating community awareness and participation.

First Baptist Church of Asheville

5 Oak St.

Asheville, NC 28801

HUD HMIS-HEARTH Conference on 14-Sep-10 9:00 AM

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT

HUD HMIS-HEARTH Conference
Start Date: 14-Sep-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 17-Sep-10 5:00 PM
Event Details:

The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is sponsoring two national training conferences in September for Continuum of Care (CoC) representatives, Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) administrators, and ESG and HPRP grantees. The conference program will be offered in two different cities, Denver, Colorado and Atlanta, Georgia. Each conference will focus on HMIS implementation, Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) participation, and the important changes made to HUD’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Programs by the 2009 HEARTH Act. Attendees will learn how the HEARTH Act amendments may affect local planning and project operations going forward and hear about steps to be taken in preparation for transitioning to new requirements.

The conferences will include a mix of breakout sessions and workshops designed to provide attendees with the information and tools they need to begin planning for changes to local and state programs, planning and project operation. The program also offers attendees an important opportunity to learn about requirements for electronic reporting on homeless programs in a hands-on environment. Among the topics to be covered are:

* Transition issues and building a foundation for success;
* Using HMIS Data for CoC planning;
* System planning and redesign;
* HPRP and system transformation;
* AHAR for new and experienced communities; and
* Strategies for implementing rural programs.

Who should attend the training conferences

HUD strongly encourages HMIS administrators and CoC leaders to attend as well as ESG and HPRP grantees. HUD reserves the right to limit the number of attendees per CoC and/or HMIS implementing jurisdiction due to space limitations.

* CoC leader, administrator or other decision maker
* HMIS system administrator
* ESG grants manager
* HPRP grants manager

Registration deadlines

Pre-registration is required and must be completed on-line at least four weeks prior to each training conference. Participants may only register for one conference.

* Denver registration deadline – August 13, 2010
* Atlanta registration deadline – August 27, 2010

Click here to register online.

Please Note: This training is free, but requires advance registration. Please review the information on this website carefully to ensure that your registration is processed correctly. Registrants should not make any non-refundable travel arrangements until confirmation of registration has been received.

Violence Against Women Act Webinar on 14-Sep-10 2:00 PM

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Violence Against Women Act Webinar
Start Date: 14-Sep-10 2:00 PM
End Time: 14-Sep-10 4:00 PM
Event Details:

"VAWA and Housing: Past, Present, & Future"

This webinar will follow the evolution of the Violence Against Women Act's housing protections for domestic violence survivors.

Speakers will address the social and legislative history behind the introduction of these protections, their efficacy in combating discrimination against survivors, and how their strengths and limitations have shaped goals for the Act's pending reauthorization. Participants will gain an understanding of the existing terms of the Act and the gap between statutory language and implementation, as well as an appreciation for the potential for VAWA reauthorization to serve as a vehicle for enhanced enforcement.

A window into the advocacy efforts of a national coalition of legal professionals, the event will feature speakers from a range of organizational backgrounds:

Rachel Natelson of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty,
Sandra Park of the American Civil Liberties Union,
Meliah Schultzman of the National Housing Law Project, and
Kate Walz of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law.

Please register for the webinar online.

NAEH Youth Site Visit Campaign Webinar on 15-Sep-10 2:00 PM

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT

NAEH Youth Site Visit Campaign Webinar
Start Date: 15-Sep-10 2:00 PM
End Time: 15-Sep-10 3:00 PM
Event Details:

The Alliance is getting ready to launch a Site Visit Campaign to encourage Members of Congress to visit local programs serving homeless youth. The Campaign is designed to be a collective, national effort to raise the visibility of the issue of youth homelessness among federal policymakers.

To launch the Youth Site Visit Campaign, the Alliance will host a webinar on Wednesday, September 15 at 2 p.m. ET. Presenters will suggest strategies for getting a Member of Congress to accept an invitation to visit a program to see first-hand how the program affects local youth experiencing homelessness. The webinar will also explore strategies and tools for making the most of a site visit.

Youth providers, local officials, and organizations or communities looking to build or strengthen a relationship with their Member of Congress should plan to join this webinar. After the webinar, the Alliance will work individually with interested organizations to strategize about congressional targets and local messages. Click here to register.

NC Affordable Housing Conference on 16-Sep-10 9:00 AM

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT

NC Affordable Housing Conference
Start Date: 16-Sep-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 17-Sep-10 5:00 PM
Location: Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC
Event Details:

Sponsored by the North Carolina Housing Coalition, the Community Investment Corporation of the Carolinas, and the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, "Housing Works" will showcase exemplary models in affordable housing and illustrate how affordable housing works for North Carolina's families, communities, and economy.

Learn how recovery resources are working in North Carolina and how new laws and regulations, including the SAFE Act and changes to the low-income housing tax credit, may impact your business and your clients.

Other highlights:

The latest university-level research on housing
Using communication tools to counter NIMBY
Integrating new markets and historic tax credit equity financing Improving energy efficiency in existing stock
Cost effective “greening” of single-family and multifamily developments
Putting partnerships to work for supportive housing
Making the case for affordable housing to lawmakers

Special track for housing counselors: Earn CE credits and get an overview of changes in the industry, foreclosure prevention resources in the state, the ins and outs of bankruptcy, and new ways to prepare home buyers.

For more information on the conference and to register, check the conference website.

Raleigh Convention Center

Peer Support Specialist Training on 20-Sep-10 5:30 PM

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:30:00 GMT

Peer Support Specialist Training
Start Date: 20-Sep-10 5:30 PM
End Time: 20-Sep-10 9:30 PM
Event Details:

Background

Recovery Works is providing a 40 hour peer specialist training event for Burke and Catawba Counties. The 40 hours of required educational training is necessary to obtain certification as a Peer Support Specialist in North Carolina.

The role of a peer specialist is to use his or her own experience with a mental illness and recovery to help others who live with these illnesses. This training will prepare individual participants to fulfill the role of a Peer Specialist. Peer Specialists are employed in a variety of settings, including Assertive Community Treatment Teams, Community Support Teams, Recovery Education Centers and in advocacy roles.

Training Details

The training will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 on September 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, and 30 and October 1. Participants must attend all ten sessions.

If you are interested in this training, you must submit an application form and a written statement about why you are interested in becoming a Peer Support Specialist. Click here to download the application form. Participants must have a high school diploma or a GED.

This event is being sponsored by Mental Health Partners. There will be no direct cose to any qualified individual wishing to complete this training.

HPRP Training for State Grantees on 23-Sep-10 9:00 AM

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT

HPRP Training for State Grantees
Start Date: 23-Sep-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 24-Sep-10 5:00 PM
Location: Hillsborough, NC
Event Details:

This training is for grantees of the NC Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). Entitlement HPRP grantees are also welcome to attend this session. The training will cover program requirements including participant eligibility, case management, financial assistance, financial reporting, and CHIN compliance and instruction.

The CHIN portion of the training is optional. If you'd like to attend the CHIN portion, please select "HPRP and CHIN sessions" when registering. If you do not need to attend the CHIN portion, please select "HPRP sessions ONLY."

The training will run from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on the 23rd. Registration will begin at 8:30 AM on the 23th.

For grantees who ARE attending the CHIN portion, the second day will end at 5:00. For grantees who are NOT attending the CHIN portion, the second day will end at 12:30.

Lunch and snacks will be provided. Your registration fee covers this cost and the cost of materials both days.

Payment must be received by the day of the training. You may bring a check to the training or pay online when you register. Checks should be made payable to NCCEH.

Scholarship funds are available to help cover the cost of travel expenses. If you are interested in a scholarship, you can sign up at the end of the training.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations will not be accepted and NCCEH cannot provide refunds for events. All registrants are responsible for paying the registration fee. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions will be accepted if you are not able to attend; please call 919-755-4393.

Hillsborough, NC

Rural Communities Dialogue Group on 23-Sep-10 2:00 PM

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Rural Communities Dialogue Group
Start Date: 23-Sep-10 2:00 PM
End Time: 23-Sep-10 3:00 PM
Location: via conference call
Event Details:

The Rural Communities Dialogue Group meets every 4th Thursday of the month from 2:00-3:00 pm.

Dialogue Group calls are free for all NCCEH members. Non-members can participate in their first call for $10.00. If you're not a member yet and would like to join, you can sign up here before registering for this event.

Instructions for how to dial in will be emailed to registrants by the day of the call.

via conference call

HUD HMIS-HEARTH Conference on 27-Sep-10 9:00 AM

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT

HUD HMIS-HEARTH Conference
Start Date: 27-Sep-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 30-Sep-10 5:00 PM
Event Details:

Who should attend the training conferences
HUD strongly encourages HMIS administrators and CoC leaders to attend as well as ESG and HPRP grantees. HUD reserves the right to limit the number of attendees per CoC and/or HMIS implementing jurisdiction due to space limitations.
* CoC leader, administrator or other decision maker
* HMIS system administrator
* ESG grants manager
* HPRP grants manager

Registration deadlines
Pre-registration is required and must be completed on-line at least four weeks prior to each training conference. Participants may only register for one conference.
* Denver registration deadline – August 13, 2010
* Atlanta registration deadline – August 27, 2010
Click here to register online.

World Homeless Day on 10-Oct-10 0:00 AM

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT

World Homeless Day
Start Date: 10-Oct-10 0:00 AM
End Time: 10-Oct-10 0:00 AM
Event Details:

On the 10th of the 10th 2010, millions of people around the world will mark World Homeless Day in many varied ways and change the lives of homeless people in their local community.

Please visit www.worldhomelessday.org to learn more.

Balance of State CoC Steering Committee Meeting on 7-Sep-10 10:30 AM

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:30:00 GMT

Start Date: 7-Sep-10 10:30 AM
End Time: 7-Sep-10 11:30 AM

via conference call

SOAR Caseworker Dialogue Group on 16-Sep-10 10:00 AM

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Start Date: 16-Sep-10 10:00 AM
End Time: 16-Sep-10 11:00 AM

Balance of State CoC Steering Committee Meeting on 5-Oct-10 10:30 AM

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:30:00 GMT

Start Date: 5-Oct-10 10:30 AM
End Time: 5-Oct-10 11:30 AM

via conference call

SOAR Caseworker Dialogue Group on 21-Oct-10 10:00 AM

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Start Date: 21-Oct-10 10:00 AM
End Time: 21-Oct-10 11:00 AM

Balance of State CoC Steering Committee Meeting on 2-Nov-10 10:30 AM

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:30:00 GMT

Start Date: 2-Nov-10 10:30 AM
End Time: 2-Nov-10 11:30 AM

via conference call

SOAR Caseworker Dialogue Group on 18-Nov-10 10:00 AM

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Start Date: 18-Nov-10 10:00 AM
End Time: 18-Nov-10 11:00 AM

Emergency Shelter Dialogue Group on 23-Nov-10 10:00 AM

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Start Date: 23-Nov-10 10:00 AM
End Time: 23-Nov-10 11:00 AM

Via Conference Call

Balance of State CoC Steering Committee Meeting on 7-Dec-10 10:30 AM

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:30:00 GMT

Start Date: 7-Dec-10 10:30 AM
End Time: 7-Dec-10 11:30 AM

via conference call

SOAR Caseworker Dialogue Group on 16-Dec-10 10:00 AM

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Start Date: 16-Dec-10 10:00 AM
End Time: 16-Dec-10 11:00 AM

SOAR Caseworker Dialogue Group on 20-Jan-11 10:00 AM

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Start Date: 20-Jan-11 10:00 AM
End Time: 20-Jan-11 11:00 AM

A dilapidated gem will yield to housing

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMT

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.
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The roughly $6.1 million project by Downtown Housing Improvement Corp. includes 60 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments renting to households making 60 percent or less of the median income, or about $46,500 for a family of four. Rents will range from $332 to $675, depending on apartment size.

When finished in 2012, the Water Garden Village project will add another 80 to 100 units for low-income senior citizens and will provide easy access to groceries and drug stores, hopefully with a bus stop.

"There's a shortage of affordable housing in northwest Raleigh and land that isn't already developed," said Sam Eyre, project manager with DHIC. "From here, Cornerstone shopping center is in walking distance."

When Bell began Water Garden in the 1950s, the land on Glenwood Avenue was surrounded by unpopulated forest. Bell used to joke about the time his car rolled backward down the driveway and into the road, never encountering another vehicle for a quarter-mile.

He fashioned his campus as an inspiration to young designers, modeled on Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's summer home and architectural laboratory in Wisconsin. The idea for Bell was always to have landscape and building woven together, and his offices fit snugly into the wetlands, shaded by both native trees and the greenery he added. His wife, Mary Jo, ran a successful art gallery there.

Bell's blessing

Over his career, Bell gained fame for projects such as the Brickyard at N.C. State University, the amphitheater at Meredith College and Pullen Park. But ultimately, Bell left Water Garden for Atlantic Beach, unable to find anyone to take up his own plans for the property, which included a condominium development he described as a "retirement center for yuppies."

Before he moved, Bell also decried wasteful, low-density development and flimsy throw-away buildings, describing the development of U.S. 70 as "rape and scrape."

Reached last week, Bell said, "We tried to save it any way. I think we tried nine different schemes." Of DHIC's plans, he offered, "I think it's admirably suited if it's low-income. Maybe I'll move into one myself."

A Raleigh nonprofit, DHIC owns more than two dozen apartment communities in Wake County and other parts of the state, most of them reserved for tenants earning incomes below the median.

Most working families get priced out of northwest Raleigh, said Gregg Warren, DHIC's president. With the Brier Creek shopping center and its dozens of retail shops and restaurants 4 miles to the north, the area has jobs for new Water Garden families.

With a project cost estimated at $6.1 million, the Water Garden Village has a $1.3 million loan from Raleigh, a second $720,000 loan from Wake County and a third from the N.C. Housing Finance Agency for $614,000. The housing finance agency has also allowed an annual $870,000 tax credit to attract private investors.

When it's finished, the apartments will bear little resemblance to the campus Bell built. The windows have been smashed and the insulation torn out of the offices he designed, leaving the buildings open to squatters and the elements. They will not be saved, Eyre said, though DHIC will work to keep as many of the trees as it can. The new residents will have a wetlands buffer roughly a 10th of a mile thick between them and busy Glenwood Avenue.

Though the Bell buildings can't be saved, DHIC plans to make the project as green as possible as a nod to the environmentalist designer, recycling its construction waste, using eco-friendly carpeting and paint and making the apartments energy-efficient.

With the traffic shooting by between Raleigh and Durham, Water Garden isn't as tranquil as it was in 1956. But Bell and anyone else who dislikes waste will appreciate knowing that the place will soon draw new footsteps.

josh.shaffer@newsobserver.com or 919-829-4818

30-Aug-10 10:00 AM

DHHS to move most operations from Dix Hospital

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMT

by Bruce Mildwurf and Gerald Owens

WRAL.com

August 24, 2010

Raleigh, N.C. — The state Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it would move most operations from Dorothea Dix Hospital to other facilities by the end of the year to save money.

State lawmakers didn't include any money for Dix operations in the 2010-11 budget, DHHS Secretary Lanier Cansler said, so the department had to find ways to cut $28 million in operating costs.

Shifting services from Dix to Central Regional Hospital in Butner and Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro would save about $15 million while maintaining needed capacity for inpatient mental health treatment, Cansler said.

Sixty adult inpatient beds, 11 long-term beds, 54 forensic beds, 12 clinical research beds and pre-trial evaluation outpatient and inpatient services will be moved to Central Regional. Thirty long-term beds will be moved to Cherry Hospital.

After the shifts, 24 forensic beds and a child outpatient clinic will still be at Dix. The hospital, which has treated people with mental illness since 1856, had 183 patients as of Tuesday.

"This is purely something that was meant to happen when they built the new hospital (in Butner). It hasn't because we wanted to make sure we had the right patient care," Cansler said. "We're at a time now where we have to make the tough decisions and scale the hospital back."

More than 800 full-time and temporary workers are employed at Dix. Most of those who handle the services being moved to Central Regional will be reassigned to the Butner facility, Cansler said. DHHS will help employees who don't want to move or whose jobs will be eliminated because they are redundant at Central Regional to find other positions within the department, he said.

The state has debated for several years whether to close Dix altogether – Raleigh officials have offered to buy 306 acres of the site for a Central Park-type attraction – but it remains unclear how long the facility will remain open.

More than 1,300 DHHS employees will continue to work on the Dix campus after the moves.

DHHS spokeswoman Renee McCoy said department officials are still looking for places to cut the remaining $13 million in unfunded Dix operating costs.

Read the story on the WRAL website.

25-Aug-10 12:00 PM

Duke Mental Health Webinar: Effects of War on Military Families

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:15:00 GMT

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 South Carolina in Charleston, SC in 1988. He has faculty appointments at the Medical College of Georgia and the Uniform Services University of Health Sciences as an Assistant Professor. Some of his clinical interests include training psychiatry residents, child and adolescent psychiatry, risk communication, and disaster psychiatry.

24-Aug-10 3:15 PM

AHEConnect Webinars: Treating the Invisible Wounds of War Series

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:00:00 GMT

To build bridges between local community resources and military families, Congress established the National Demonstration Program for Citizen-Soldier Support. Spearheaded by the Odum Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Citizen-Soldier Support Program (CSSP) focuses on all branches of the military and other reserve component members and families.

While it may be assumed that any post deployment mental health problems of service members and veterans would be identified and treated with in the Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs medical care continuum, available data suggest that only about 37% of the people qualified for DOD/VA benefits will seek assistance from the VA. This means there is a silent majority not receiving the care they need.

This course is designed to help primary care physicians, case workers, mental health providers - who may see a veteran or family member on an unrelated issue - develop a better understanding of the culture in which veterans and their families live and work, and provide best practices for identifying, assessing and treating mental health disorders that result from the trauma of war.

This training series is free and available online at any time. To access the trainings, please click the links below.

Part 1: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Part 2: Traumatic Brain Injury
Part 3: Issues of Women Returning from Combat

24-Aug-10 3:00 PM

NAEH 2010 Homelessnes Conference Materials

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:00:00 GMT

On July 12-14, 2010, the National Alliance to End Homelessness held its annual conference in Washington, DC. Presentations and handouts from the conference are available on the NAEH website.

4-Aug-10 9:00 AM

Ending Family Homelessness: Lessons from Communities

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

This paper from the National Alliance to End Homelessness provides an overview of family homelessness in the United States. It examines the key strategies that communities are implementing to respond to increased family housing instability and homelessness. It also discusses the need for federal leadership.

In the years since the Alliance profiled six communities that reduced family homelessness in Promising Strategies to End Family Homelessness (2006), more communities have adopted the strategies that were key to their success. The onset of the recession and new resources dedicated to ending family homelessness have facilitated the adoption of these strategies and the growth of new approaches. By monitoring successful communities, the Alliance has identified six key strategies critical to ending family homelessness.

Prevention assistance
Rapid Re-Housing
Helping families pay for housing
Strategic use of services
Coordinated intake, assessment, and services
Data for planning and program management

Read the full paper here or download it from the NAEH website at www.endhomelessness.org/content/general/detail/3270.

4-Aug-10 8:00 AM

Wake OKs grant for new shelter

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMT

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 be completed in July.

3-Aug-10 11:00 AM

Using TANF Emergency Funds to Help Prevent and Address Family Homelessness

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) focuses on TANF and HPRP resources in a paper examining how local communities are using short-term benefits and HPRP resources to prevent evictions and re-house families.

Read the paper here or download it from the CBPP website at www.cbpp.org/files/7-13-10tanf.pdf.

28-Jul-10 8:00 AM

SAMHSA Permanent Supportive Housing Toolkit

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:30:00 GMT

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and its Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) provide Evidence-Based Practice KITs (Knowledge Informing Transformation) to promote the use of evidence-based practices in mental health. The KITs were developed as one of several SAMHSA/CMHS activities critical to its science-to-services strategy.

SAMHSA has developed a new toolkit for Permanent Supportive Housing, which was informed by numerous organizations advocating for homeless individuals and families. The KIT focuses specifically on helping communities to implement a scattered site model of supportive housing.

Download the full toolkit from the SAMHSA website.

22-Jul-10 11:30 AM

July 2010 Capital Hill Advocacy Afternoon Materials

Denise Neunaber — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:00:00 GMT

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 Act (NAEH one-pager): view pdf
SAMHSA Appropriations: view pdf
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Appropriations (NAEH one-pager): view pdf

The National Alliance to End Homelessness has prepared a summary of the activities and results of these congressional visits. Click here to download the report.

16-Jul-10 4:00 PM

State HPRP RFA Now Available

noemail@ncceh.org — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:30:00 GMT

The State published a Request for Applications for the NC Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program on July 8, 2009.

The full RFA is available here.

In order to apply, applicants must submit an application form and budget worksheet by Friday, August 7, 2009.

Read an updated list of Frequently Asked Questions about the State HPRP program (updated August 5).

State Releases HPRP Info Packet

noemail@ncceh.org — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:00:00 GMT

The Following was sent out by the N.C. Office of Economic Reinvestment and Investment (OERI) on June 15, 2009

View the Information Packet on HPRP

To: Local governments and non-profits interested in the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid-ReHousing Program (HPRP)

From: Martha Are, Office of Economic Recovery and Investment

Date: June 15, 2009

The N.C. Office of Economic Recovery and Investment (OERI) has established a Housing and Homelessness Prevention Work Group. One purpose of this Work Group is to facilitate the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Homelessness Prevention Program (HPRP).

The State has submitted a plan to HUD, outlining how the State intends to implement HPRP. HUD has set a July 2 deadline to notify the State about whether or not HUD has approved the State’s plan. Once the State’s plan has been approved, OERI will distribute a Request for Applications (RFA) related to HPRP. Since this is a new program, the Work Group wanted to get out some preliminary information describing what is known about HPRP as of today. We hope that this information will be helpful to communities as they begin planning to submit a proposal in response to the upcoming RFA.

A Question and Answer conference call related to this preliminary application package will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, June 22. The call in number is 888-296-6500, and the guest code is 804694. Although an RSVP is not required, it is helpful for planning purposes. Interested parties can RSVP by emailing martha.are@nc.gov.

We appreciate your interest in this program and look forward to working with you.

View the Information Packet on HPRP

Statewide HPRP Program Public Comment Period

noemail@ncceh.org — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:00:00 GMT

The following information was released Thursday, April 30, 2009 by the NC Office of Economic Recovery and Investment. The following includes: A copy of the Homelessness Prevention Fund substantial amendment to the consolidated plan Additional information about N.C.’s Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) Information about the public hearing for the substantial amendment Information on how to participate in the public hearing via conference call and website Information on Q&A conference calls that will be held during the public comment period Information about the dates of the public comment period where to find HUD’s detailed policies about the HPRP The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) includes formula funding for a new homelessness program, a program based on HUD identified best practices. The new program is called the Homelessness Prevention and...

New Report on Homelessness Released

noemail@ncceh.org — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS RELEASES NEW REPORT ON HOMELESSNESS Chronic (Long-term) Homelessness Decreased by 32% from 2005 to 2007 in North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina—On January 13, 2009, the Homelessness Research Institute of the National Alliance to End Homelessness released its second Homelessness Counts report. According to the report, North Carolina experienced a 32% decrease in long-term homelessness from 2005 to 2007, from 2,404 chronically homeless individuals in 2005 to 1,645 in 2007. The report, which contains both state and national data, shows a 10% decrease in homelessness in the nation, from 744,313 per night in January 2005 to 671,859 per night in January 2007. This includes a 28 percent decrease in chronic (long-term) homelessness and an 18 percent decrease in family homelessness. While overall homelessness has declined, the picture varied among the states, with 36 percent reporting increases in homelessness and the rest reporting decreases....

Project Specialist

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Title: Project Specialist
Description:

The North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness is seeking to add a skilled Project Specialist to our team. The position will remain open until the appropriate candidate is identified and hired.

For a full job description and application instructions, click here.

Required Experience:
Education Required:
Planned Duration of Employment: Full Time
Salary($): $37,000 - $41,000
Position reports to: Executive Director

Contact info:

Denise Neunaber (Add to Contacts)

NC Coalition to End Homelessness

PO Box 27692

Raleigh, NC 27611

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Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:47:22 GMT

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:17:55 GMT

On this page, you'll find information on the Rockingham County Regional Committee of the Balance of State CoC.

Rockingham County Regional Committee Lead Contact:

Sharon Foust

Executive Director, Rockingham County Help for the Homeless

336-548-9533

sfoustedrchh@live.com

Meeting Minutes and Related Documents

Date	Description	Document
2.18.10	Meeting Minutes for November 2009 through February 2010.	view pdf
8.19.10	Meeting Minutes and Agenda	Minutes & Agenda

Regional Committee Webpages

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:16:49 GMT

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Regional Committee	Webpage
ARMM (Anson, Moore, Montgomery, Richmond)	view page
Pitt County	view page
Rockingham County	view page

Rockingham County Regional Committee

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:12:26 GMT

On this page, you'll find information on the Rockingham County Regional Committee of the Balance of State CoC.

Rockingham County Regional Committee Lead Contact:

Sharon Foust

Executive Director, Rockingham County Help for the Homeless

336-548-9533

sfoustedrchh@live.com

Meeting Minutes and Related Documents

Date	Description	Document
2.18.10	Meeting Minutes for November 2009 through February 2010.	view pdf
8.19.10	Meeting Minutes and Agenda	Minutes Agenda

Balance of State Continuum of Care: Current and Prospective Grantees

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:05:55 GMT

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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:09:37 GMT

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Data on Homelessness

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:53:43 GMT

Data plays a crucial role in informing policy decisions about housing and services for homeless persons. Understanding who is homeless and why they are homeless is necessary to end homelessness.

North Carolina Data

Source: Point-in-Time Count (PIT)

The Point-in-Time Count is a statewide, unduplicated count of homeless persons held each year on one night in January. It provides us with a snapshot of who is homeless on a given night in our counties and state.

North Carolina PIT Data
North Carolina Statewide PIT Fact Sheet 2010 - coming soon!
North Carolina PIT Map: Numbers of Homeless Persons by County 2010
North Carolina PIT Map: Percentage of Population Homeless by County 2010
PIT Frequently Asked Questions - coming soon!

National Data

Source: Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (AHAR)

The AHAR is an annual report on national homelessness prepared by HUD and delivered to Congress. It draws on two main data sources: the Point-in-Time Count, which provides the number of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night; and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), which provide data on the number of sheltered homeless persons over the course of a year.

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Calendar of Events - Home page

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September 7: Balance of State Steering Committee Meeting September 16: SOAR Caseworker Dialogue Group September 23: Rural Communities Dialogue Group View All Upcoming Events function validateAmount(amount){ if(amount.value.match( /^[0-9]+(\.([0-9]+))?$/)){ return true; }else{ alert('You must enter a valid donation.'); amount.focus(); return false; } } Make a donation! $

Point-in-Time Count Data

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:16:56 GMT

The Point-in-Time Count is a statewide, unduplicated count of homeless people held in the last week of January each year. Data by Year North Carolina Statewide Data 2010 2009 State Totals view pdf view pdf Continua of Care Data 2010 2009 2008 Anson/Moore/Montgomery/Richmond Counties n/a view pdf view pdf Asheville/Buncombe County view pdf view pdf view pdf Chapel Hill/Orange County view pdf view pdf view pdf Charlotte/Mecklenburg County view pdf view pdf view pdf Durham/Durham County view pdf view pdf view pdf Fayetteville/Cumberland...

2010 Shelter Survey

noemail@ncceh.org — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 29-Mar-10 3:00 PM
Expiration Date: 27-Sep-10 3:00 PM

Emergency, Transitional, and Day Shelter Providers Survey

Please take a moment to complete the following survey. Your responses will be kept confidential – all identifying information will be removed from the resulting report. Providing your agency and contact information will allow me to contact you if I have any questions when compiling the final report. Also, by providing your email address you will receive a copy of the final report.

Your responses will be used to develop training/workshops and to provide data about shelter services across the state. Thanks!

2009 Shelter Survey

noemail@ncceh.org — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 1-Oct-09 8:00 AM
Expiration Date: 1-Jan-10 5:00 PM

Emergency, Transitional, and Day Shelter Providers Survey

Your responses will be used to develop training/workshops and to provide data about shelter services across the state. Thanks!

Housing and Homelessness Training Institute

noemail@ncceh.org — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

HUD is holding preliminary planning sessions for a training institute to be held in May 2009. Please take a moment to fill out the survey by clicking the yellow link above.

Release Date: 21-Nov-08 10:00 AM
Expiration Date: 19-Feb-09 10:00 AM