Summer, Issue 1
Craig Chancellor, David Harris (Wake County Human Services), Mayor Kevin Foy (Town of Chapel Hill), Jamie Rohe (Town of Chapel Hill) Rich Lee (Durham Affordable Housing Coalition) all attended the meeting which brought all three Triangle counties to the table.
Triangle United Way Announces Funding for New Homeless Initiatives
Leaders from across the Triangle, including elected officials, met recently at Triangle United Way to renew their commitment to ending homelessness. Four years ago, Triangle United Way hosted a similar meeting to encourage Durham, Orange and Wake counties to create a 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness. As of this May, all three county plans are complete.
At the meeting, Triangle United Way President and CEO Craig Chancellor announced the organization will continue supporting plans across the region to prevent and end homelessness. According to Chancellor, Triangle United Way currently invests a little over $ 1.3 million in programs for basic needs, counseling and emergency assistance to prevent homelessness.
“We know that in the long haul we must continue to invest in the financial stability of those who are homeless and those who are at risk of becoming homeless,” said Chancellor. “Our bold new vision at Triangle United Way is to make sure “all who need help find it,” and it guides our work toward preventing and ending homelessness in the Triangle.”
In addition, $10,700 from contributions to the 2006 Community Care Fund were set aside by the Board to support a regional ending homelessness initiative. South Wilmington Street Center, the Durham Affordable Housing Coalition, and the Town of Chapel Hill received grants to implement a Project Homeless Connect event on October 25, 2007.
Special funds were also made available to Triangle United Way from Time Warner Cable to pilot test an employment initiative targeting people who are chronically homeless in Wake County. Through a competitive application process, United Way selected the South Wilmington Street Center to receive an additional $10,000 to implement this new initiative.
For more information on ending homelessness in the Triangle, contact Stan Holt at sholt@unitedwaytriangle.org or 463-5023.