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	Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson SCOTUS has struck down City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, meaning that people experiencing homelessness CAN be arrested for sleeping in a public place where there are no adequate shelter options provided locally. Read our Executive Director's statement on the decision.
	NORTH CAROLINA COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS RECEIVES GENEROUS GRANT FROM OAK FOUNDATION NCCEH recently received a $250,000 grant from Oak Foundation. This grant will allow NCCEH to continue to support our homeless population.
	Statesville homeless shelter asks for more federal funding for affordable housing NCCEH worked with Fifth Street Ministries in Statesville, NC to bring Congressman Patrick McHenry on a site visit and advocate for more federal funding.
	Opinion: Buncombe's rental gap is why WNC needs affordable options NCCEH's Executive Director Ryan Fehrman wrote an op-ed on the rental gap in Buncombe County, published by the Asheville Citizen-Times on January 9, 2022.
	NCCEH Hires A New Executive Director Ryan Fehrman has been named Executive Director of the North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness. Fehrman will begin his duties in August with NCCEH. Fehrman worked for more than 20 years in the non-profit sector. He most recently served as Executive Director at Families Moving Forward for the past 19 years.
	NCCEH Announces Executive Director Resignation Our Executive Director, Denise Neunaber, will be leaving the North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness (NCCEH) at the beginning of April. Denise first worked with NCCEH as a student and then part-time contractor in 2003 during the organization's beginning years. Denise became the organization's first staff and director in 2004, establishing an office in Raleigh. Denise grew the organization's team and impact over her tenure, improving North Carolina's response to homelessness through strengthened infrastructure and governance, increased funding, improved policy, innovated interventions and practice, and a bold vision.
	NCCEH News Flash 7.29.20 Recently the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), proposed a concerning rule about shelter access for transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals. This rule would remove critical protections meant to ensure the safety of any transgender or gender-nonconforming person in need of HUD-funded programs - especially emergency shelters. Read more about the proposed rule and how you can comment here!
	NCCEH News Update 5.19.20 Thanks to the hard work of front line workers and volunteers, agency and community leadership, and state and system planners, we've made a lot of progress in our system's response to COVID-19 in the past two months. This week brings good news of expanded testing capability, a blogpost and tools for racial equity, and updated information on Economic Impact Payments in English and Spanish.
	NCCEH News Flash 4.30.20 Economic Impact Payments are an important part of ensuring families can pay rent and other bills. Tuesday, May 5th is an important deadline for SSI and VA beneficiaries! Links included in pdf.
	NCCEH News Update 4.9.20 New funding for COVID-19 Response: North Carolina became one of the first states to obtain approval from FEMA to provide housing alternatives for people with unstable housing who may need to quarantine in response to COVID-19.
	NCCEH News Update 3.31.20 CARES Act passed and new approach to COVID-19 response: We're all working to support statewide efforts to flatten the curve of COVID-19 cases to reduce the strain on vital healthcare resources. Our work is beginning to coalesce around three main strategies - permanent housing, implementing CDC guidelines for shelter, creating new non-congregate shelter.
	NCCEH News Update 3.23.20 New resources available to support your quick responses in a very difficult environment. Virtual meeting details, a state-wide shelter survey, Facebook groups, HMIS guidance, and more are available.
	NCCEH News Update 3.17.20 Coronavirus response: Our first priority is to ensure we do all that is possible to prevent or stop the spread of the coronavirus and connect everyone with symptoms to care. Taking care of people experiencing homelessness, staff, and each other is a big task. Eviction moratorium, first Virtual meeting details, and other resources included.
	NCCEH News Flash 3.12.20 Announcement of funding availability for Housing Connections Initiative. Complete Interest Form by March 13, 2020.