Ten Year Plan To End Chronic Homelessness Presented
This afternoon, the Guilford County Task Force to End Chronic Homelessness held a public presentation of the Ten Year Plan: “Partnering to End Homelessness in Guilford County, High Point and Greensboro.”
The presentation was held at GTCC-Jamestown, with featured speaker Philip Mangano, Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. Elected officials in attendance included Greensboro Mayor Keith Holliday, Guilford County Commissioners Paul Gibson and Bruce Davis and Congressman Howard Coble (R-NC.)
The 23-page plan includes background information on a new approach to ending chronic homelessness, known as “housing first.” The plan lays out objectives, with corresponding strategies and action steps, in the areas of housing and prevention and supportive services for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness in our community. There are case studies, a proposed budget, and information about implementation. (I hope that the plan will be available online soon.)
View the plan:
>> Guilford County Ten Year Plan Executive Summary only (PDF)
>> Guilford County Ten Year Plan Housing and Supportive Services Strategies only (PDF)
>> Guilford County Ten Year Plan FULL PLAN (PDF)
>> More on the background of Ten Year Plans to End Homelessness here.
November 8th, 2007 at 9:07 am
[...] HUD has a released a report based on the January 2007 point in time count of the homeless which shows that chronic homelessness has dropped 12% nationwide, with 20,000 individuals moving from the street to permanent supportive housing. This is part of the federal government’s “Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness” initiative, and Guilford County has a task force and a plan of our own. (We meet next week to plan our next steps in the local process.) But some people are asking if chronic homelessness is really decreasing? [...]
June 5th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
LOL. Yes, exactly like a blog.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
“I do wish there was a front page with news on the Task Force site. ”
Like a blog?
June 5th, 2007 at 10:52 am
Thanks, Roch. I added it above, as well. I don’t know if I just missed it last night, or if it wasn’t up yet. Knowing Sue, it was already there. (She did the site.) I do wish there was a front page with news on the Task Force site. It makes things easier to find for those of us who get distracted quickly when we’re sleepy. (Hand raised.)
June 5th, 2007 at 8:15 am
The plan is available online.