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Report Shows Progress Made by the Raleigh/Wake County Plan to End Homelessness

RALEIGH—With nine years left to end homelessness in Wake County, the one-year report shows that the group has made great strides and may be well on their way. Formed via a partnership with Wake County, Triangle United Way, and the Wake Continuum of Care, the Raleigh/Wake County 10-Year Action Plan to Ending and Preventing Homelessness was presented in February 2005. In a year’s time, the committee and community have busied themselves implementing strategies to move forward to meeting the goal by 2015.

Six Key Accomplishments:

• Advocated to raise the City of Raleigh $10 million Housing Bond to $20 million; Housing Bond passed to increase affordable housing supply.
• Started Housing First grant with support from HUD for those who are chronically homeless and have a disability. CASA, (Community Alternatives for Supportive Abodes) a local nonprofit housing developer, will build 10 new units for that population.
• Created “Circles of Support” for Katrina evacuees to provide a successful approach to support services and homelessness prevention.
• Established “The Mapping Project” for faith based and shelter outreach workers. The Mapping Project identifies homeless camps and available services in the Raleigh/Wake County area. This will enable outreach workers to connect the homeless to needed services.
• Developed and submitted a proposal for “Employment Works Center” project to Wake County, City of Raleigh, and a private funder. Employment Works Center will offer a comprehensive center with training and wrap-around support services to homeless people.
• Garnered commitment from business leaders to hire people who are homeless.

For the complete progress report,click here.

“The achievements of the Raleigh/Wake County 10-Year plan are not only a reflection of the hard work of dedicated individuals involved with the plan, but of a community poised and ready to remove homelessness as a consequence for its citizens,” says Craig Chancellor, president and CEO of Triangle United Way. “Through partnerships in Durham, Orange and Wake counties, Triangle United Way is helping implement 10-Year Plans to prevent and end homelessness across our region. As the plans began taking shape, communities are being mobilized for change to move from managing homelessness to ending homelessness.”

The 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Durham will be released in spring and the 10-Year Plan in Orange County is beginning to develop its plan and will host a series of forums in the coming months.  Please contact Stan Holt at sholt@unitedwaytriangle.org or 463-5023 for information on how you can get involved in your community.

 

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