This preliminary report, prepared by Terry Allebaugh and Jennifer Biess and funded by the NC Department of Health and Human Services, documents current progress made towards ending veteran homelessness in the state of North Carolina. The report begins with an overview in the size of the homeless veteran population in North Carolina, which is followed by a review of their demographic, socioeconomic, and housing characteristics. Drawing on the work done so far in communities across the state, the report identifies six key steps for ending veteran homelessness that can inform further efforts to expand the state’s work toward ending veteran homelessness. Please click here to read the report.
NCCEH's Funders Summit was held September 16, 2015. The summit explored collaborative ways that private funders, working with each other and with public funders, can coordinate their resources to make a deeper impact on reducing and ending homelessness. Presenters included state and national funders that are working to end homelessness through a systems change approach and collective impact models. Presentations from the Funders Summit included: Bringing Change to the City (Mayor Allen Joines, Winston-Salem) Partnership Panel Discussion: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County (moderated by Laura Marx, President and CEO, United Way of North Carolina) Shifting Our System and Resources to End Homelessness (Denise Neunaber, Executive Director, NCCEH, and Susan Hallett, Vice-President of Programs, the Community Foundation of Richmond and Central Virginia) Not Just in Utah: Ending Chronic Homelessness in Asheville (Jim Lowder, Resource Development Director, Homeward Bound of Western NC) The Role of …
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 …
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.
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.
A presentation to the North Carolina and South Carolina Chapters of the American Case Management Association, the professional association for hospital case managers. The presentation covers the challenges that homeless patients face in accessing care and the opportunities for partnership between hospitals and housing programs to address these challenges. Click here to download the presentation.
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.
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. …
On May 1, 2012, NCCEH held a Tuesdays @ Two conference call entitled "Rethinking Shelter". Carson Dean, Executive Director of the Men's Shelter of Charlotte (MSC) and NCCEH Board Chair, spoke about the ways in which the shelter has integrated rapid re-housing, shelter diversion, and housing first approaches into its work. Please click the links below to view the materials from the call. MSC Mission & Vision MSC Streets to Housing Model MSC Programming Model MSC Outcomes Report Carson also referenced these resources that MSC found helpful while retooling their program: Bridgespan Partnership Template The NonProfit Secret: The Six Principles of Successful Board/CEO Partnerships 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 …
On March 13, 2012, NCCEH held a Tuesdays @ 2 conference call entitled "A System in Transition: Shifting Our Priorities and Programs to End Homelessness". Please click here to download the presentation from the call.