North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness Content Managers RSS Feed

Balance of State Continuum of Care: Agendas and Minutes

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:34:31 GMT

Meeting Minutes, Conference Call Notes and Related Documents Date Documents Topics 1.10.12 Presentation from Steering Committee Meeting Minutes CoC Check-up, 2012 Point-in-Time Count, grantee training, BoS subcommittees 12.6.11 Presentation from Steering Committee Meeting Meeting Minutes CoC Check-up, 2012 Point-in-Time Count 11.01.11 Presentation from Steering Committee Meeting Meeting MInutes Review of FY11 Exhibit 1 and project listing, Point-in-Time Count, BoS subcommittees, QPRs/APRs 10.18.11 Presentation from Steering Committee Meeting Meeting Minutes Vote on...

ARMM Regional Committee

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:28:37 GMT

On this page, you will find information and materials from the ARMM (Anson, Richmond, Montgomery, Moore) Regional Committee of the Balance of State CoC. Please click here to view more information on the BoS CoC. ARMM Lead Contact: Susan Bellew, Family Promise of Moore County Contact info coming soon ... Regional Committee Meeting Schedule Date Time Location February 21, 2012 9:30 Montgomery County, 102 East Spring Street (Troy), 3rd floor March 20, 2012 9:30 Richmond County, Site TBD April 17, 2012 9:30 County TBD, Site TBD Regional Committee Members Coming soon: View a list of current members participating with the Regional Committee. CoC Grantees within the Regional Committee ...

Pitt County Regional Committee

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:43:19 GMT

On this page, you'll find information and materials from the Pitt County Regional Committee of the Balance of State Continuum of Care. Please click here to view more information on the BoS CoC. Regional Committee Lead Contact: Paulette White 10-Year Plan Project Manager Pitt County Planning pdwhite@pittcountync.gov Office 252.902.3282 Fax 252.830.2576 Cell 252.258.3909 Regional Committee Meeting Schedule When: The second Wednesday of every month Where: 1303 Broad Street, Greenville, NC 27858 Time: 9:00am to 10:30am Regional Committee Members Coming soon: View a list of current members participating with the Regional Committee. CoC Grantees within the Regional Committee These agencies receive HUD Continuum of Care funding for transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and/or Shelter+Care programs to serve homeless persons. ...

North Carolina Balance of State CoC

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:06:23 GMT

North Carolina's Balance of State Continuum of Care was established in 2005. NCCEH is the lead agency for the Balance of State and coordinates the application for HUD CoC funding. The following counties are part of the Balance of State: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Graham, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Tyrell, Union, Vance, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilson, Yadkin Regional Committees ...

Our Board

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:37:10 GMT

Carson Dean, Chair

Men's Shelter of Charlotte, Charlotte

Sam Whitted, Vice-Chair

Housing for New Hope, Durham

Cynthia Sexton, Treasurer

NC Statewide Independent Living Council, Raleigh

Amy Sawyer, Secretary
The Homeless Initiative of Asheville/Buncombe, Asheville

Terry Allebaugh
Housing for New Hope, Durham

Kristi Case

Smoky Mountain Center, Sylva

Talaika Goss-Williams

East Carolina Behavioral Health LME, Greenville

Amy Modlin
East Carolina Behavioral Health LME, Greenville

Jon Sarver
Sarver Housing Group, Asheville

Robert Thompson

East Carolina University, Greenville

Rob Weigle
Asheville

Tim West
City of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem

Our Staff

Denise Neunaber
Executive Director

Emily Carmody

Project Specialist

Nancy Holochwost

Operations Manager

Emila Sutton

Project Specialist

Our Office Number:

(919) 755-4393

Our Address:

P.O. Box 27692
Raleigh, NC 27611

Reporting Forms for the 2012 Point-in-Time Count

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:41:34 GMT

The 2012 Point-in-Time Count will be held the night of Wednesday, January 25. The forms below should be used to report data for the count. Please see the instructions for how to use each form. Sheltered Count Forms Each emergency shelter, transitional housing program, and permanent supportive housing program in the state must fill out one of these forms. Programs in the Balance of State CoC should turn the forms in to NCCEH. Programs in all other CoCs should turn the forms in to their local PIT coordinator. Sheltered Count Form view pdf view Word doc Unsheltered (Street) Count Forms Communities conducting street counts or services-based counts of unsheltered homeless persons should use this form to report their data. Programs in the Balance of State CoC should turn the forms in to NCCEH. Programs...

Our Members

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:17:28 GMT

Our members are essential to the work we do. NCCEH would like to thank all of the organizational and individual members whose support and dedication contribute to our efforts to end homelessness in North Carolina. Organizational Members Bethesda Center (Winston-Salem) CASA (Raleigh) Charlotte Emergency Housing (Charlotte) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Coalition for Housing (Charlotte) Community Link (Charlotte) Cumberland County Community Development (Fayetteville) East Carolina Behavioral Health (Greenville) Easter Seals UCP (Mt. Airy) Eureka Ministry (Winston-Salem) Family Promise of Chatham County (Pittsboro) Family Promise of Moore County (Aberdeen) Genesis Home (Durham) Good Shepherd Center (Wilmington) The Haven of Transylvania County (Brevard) Homeless Initiative of Asheville/Buncombe County (Asheville) Homeward Bound of Asheville (Asheville) Hospitality House of the Boone Area (Boone) Housing for...

Continua of Care Applications

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:20:27 GMT

Each year, homeless assistance providers apply through their Continuum of Care for HUD funding for transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, Shelter+Care, and HMIS projects. Please click the links below to view CoC applications from each year and a list of the grant funds that were awarded.

2008 Continua of Care Applications & Awards

2009 Continua of Care Applications & Awards

2010 Continua of Care Applications & Awards

2011 Continua of Care Applications & Awards

Conducting a Point-in-Time Count

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:35:54 GMT

Conducting a Point-in-Time Count is important to all communities. The count is a tally of who is homeless on a given night and provides a snapshot of who experiences homeless throughout the year. The Point-in-Time Count is a one-day, statistically reliable, unduplicated count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals and families in the country. It is required that communities applying for HUD Continuum of Care funding to serve the homeless do a count each year in the last week of January. Programs that have beds dedicated to serve homeless individuals and families also conduct a bed inventory during the count. What time is the count? The 2012 Point-in-Time Count will be held the night of Wednesday, January 25. It's best to set a 24-hour period of time for a count. The 2012 count will begin at 6pm on January 25th and end at 6pm on January 26th. On the night of the 25th, emergency shelters and transitional housing programs...

Calendar of Events - Home page

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:33:18 GMT

Feb. 7: Balance of State Steering Committee Meeting Feb. 14: Balance of State Transitional Housing Committee Meeting Feb. 16: SOAR Caseworker Dialogue Group Feb. 29-March 1: SOAR Caseworker Training 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! $

2011 Continua of Care Applications

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:38:41 GMT

Exhibit One = This collaborative portion of the application provides an overview of the CoC's membership, performance, and activities. HIC = The Housing Inventory Chart lists all the CoC's beds designated for homeless persons that were available on the night of the Point-in-Time Count. Continuum of Care Exhibit One HIC Asheville/Buncombe County view pdf view pdf Chapel Hill/Orange County view pdf view pdf Charlotte/Mecklenburg County view pdf view pdf Durham/Durham County view pdf view pdf Fayetteville/Cumberland County view pdf view pdf ...

2011 NC SOAR Outcomes

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:10:35 GMT

State Outcome Reports July 2010 July 2011 North Carolina View PDF View PDF *All reports are cumulative and are based on Outcome Reports received since 2008. County Quarterly Reports County Oct. 2010 Jan. 2011 April 2011 July 2011 Oct. 2011 Alamance View PDF View PDF View PDF View PDF View PDF Buncombe View PDF View PDF View PDF View PDF View PDF Burke View PDF View PDF View PDF View PDF View PDF Cabarrus View PDF View PDF View PDF View PDF View PDF Catawba View PDF...

2012 NC SOAR Outcomes

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:49:02 GMT

State Outcome Reports July 2010 July 2011 July 2012 North Carolina View PDF View PDF *All reports are cumulative and are based on Outcome Reports received since 2008. County Quarterly Reports County Jan. 2012 April 2012 July 2012 Oct. 2012 Alamance View PDF Buncombe View PDF Burke View PDF Cabarrus View PDF Catawba View PDF Cumberland View PDF Durham...

For Community Partners

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:47:23 GMT

The success of the SOAR program is credited not only to the dedicated caseworkers who help clients to complete applications, but to communities and institutions that support caseworkers and agencies in their work. Community support and investment is critical to maintaining a sustainable, successful program. New! Outreach Tool for Physicans Do you need help educating physicians in your community about the NC SOAR program? Are you a physician that wants to know more about the SSI/SSDI process and your role in helping patients obtain these benefits? NC SOAR now has a document to help outreach to physicians in the community! Please use this document to explain the SSI/SSDI process, the physician's role in the process, and to explain how SOAR applications are different than business as usual. If you have questions regarding this document, please contact Emily Carmody at soar@ncceh.org. New! Hospital Collaboration Primer Hospitals are natural partners...

Resources for SOAR Caseworkers

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:46:11 GMT

NC SOAR Caseworker Dialogue Group Are you a trained SOAR caseworker? If so, join the NC SOAR Dialogue Group! You'll get new information on the SOAR process and SSA, and will be eligible to attend monthly conference calls with other SOAR trained caseworkers in North Carolina. For instructions on how to join, please visit our Dialogue Groups webpage. NC SOAR Caseworker Password-Protected Webpages We have created webpages with information that is only available to SOAR caseworkers who have attended a two-day training. If you are a trained SOAR caseworker and would like to access these pages, please send an email to soar@ncceh.org with the subject line Access SOAR Webpages. (Once you have received your password, you can view the pages after logging in to the site.) NEW! Outreach Tool for Physicians NC SOAR Caseworkers wear many hats in the community! One very important role is to educate physicians about the...

NC SOAR Initiative

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:15:07 GMT

In order to transition a person out of homelessness, we know that one will need affordable housing, access to appropriate services and an adequate income. For many North Carolinians who are homeless, working a full-time job is not an option because of some type of disability. For these, federal disability benefits will be their ticket out of homelessness. Disability benefits, including a monthly check and health insurance, can help individuals and families access affordable housing, needed healthcare, and mental health services, as well as provide some income to help pay for living expenses. In shelters across North Carolina, we see people hoping to receive disability benefits. They are often frustrated and confused by what can be a long, disappointing process. National rates of approval for disability (SSI/SSDI) applications are approximately 35% for first time applicants. Among the homeless population, however, the approval rates are significantly less - closer...

Point-in-Time Count Data

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:27:21 GMT

The Point-in-Time Count is a statewide, unduplicated count of homeless people held on one night in the last week of January each year. Data by Year North Carolina Statewide Data 2011 2010 2009 2008 State Totals view pdf view pdf view pdf view pdf Continua of Care Data 2011 2010 2009 2008 Anson/Moore/Montgomery/Richmond Counties (joined NC Balance of State CoC in 2010) n/a n/a view pdf view pdf Asheville/Buncombe County view pdf view pdf view pdf view pdf Chapel Hill/Orange County view pdf view pdf view pdf view pdf...

Upcoming SOAR Trainings

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:12:25 GMT

SOAR's Stepping Stones to Recovery Training A Case Manager's Training Curriculum for Assisting Adults Who Are Homeless with Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income Applications Hickory SOAR Training Feburary 29 - March 1, 2012 Hickory, NC Please check our calendar of events for upcoming SOAR trainings! Please note that NCCEH holds SOAR Caseworker trainings quarterly around the state. If you are interested in hosting a SOAR caseworker training in your community, please contact soar@ncceh.org to find out more information and training space needs. Workshop Highlights: An in-depth, step-by-step explanation of the SSI/SSDI application and disability determination process Strategies for working with homeless persons with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders - only a fraction of this population receives the benefits to which they are entitled ...

Regional Committee Webpages

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:46:25 GMT

Regional Committees within the Balance of State coordinate local work and planning. Take a look at their webpages below to find contact information, meeting times, meeting minutes & agendas, and other information.

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

Continua of Care

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:15:30 GMT

In order to coordinate activities to meet the needs of individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness and apply for federal funds, community partners come together to form a continuum of care. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Definition of Continuum of Care: The Continuum of Care is a community plan to organize and deliver housing and services to meet the specific needs of people who are homeless as they move to stable housing and maximum self-sufficiency. It includes action steps to end homelessness and prevent a return to homelessness. North Carolina has 12 Continua of Care: Asheville/Buncombe Co. Chapel Hill/Orange County Charlotte/Mecklenburg County Durham/Durham County Fayetteville/Cumberland County Gastonia/Cleveland/Gaston/Lincoln Counties Greensboro/High Point/Guilford County Northwest NC CoC Raleigh/Wake County Wilmington/Brunswick/New...