Components of the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness
Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness Executive Team - provides oversight of the 10 Year Plan implementation process. The Executive Team typically meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Please confirm meetings by viewing the upcoming Calendar. Meetings are held at the Southern Human Services Center beginning at 6pm and the public is invited to attend.
To view the Executive Team membership list, click here: Executive Team Roster (as of 6/1/09)
Project Homeless Connect - is a one-day, one-stop event to provide a broad range of services to people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. To learn more click here.
The 3rd Annual Project Homeless Connect Orange County will be held on Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at the Hargraves Community Center in Chapel Hill (216 North Roberson Street). Volunteers and donors are needed.
For more information please contact Jamie Rohe, Homelessness Program Coordinator, 919-245-2496 or jrohe@co.orange.nc.us
Real Change from Spare Change - initiated in the fall of 2007 by the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, Real Change from Spare Change is a community-wide, collaborative initiative designed to educate, encourage, and empower Chapel Hill and Carrboro citizens, and the UNC community to evoke real change for those in need. Giving money to people on the street is a band-aid approach to helping. In reality, free food, shelter, and services for the homeless are available in our community. Giving to Real Change from Spare Change insures that your money is matched to the true need by funding qualified professionals who address the causes of homelessness. Funds raised by Real Change from Spare Change support the first strategy of the Orange County Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness by supplementing funds for a street outreach program.
For more information and to make a donation, please visit: Real Change from Spare Change
Continuum of Care Committee - this committee works collaboratively to secure funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide permanent supportive housing and services to people experiencing homelessness in our community. The Continuum of Care (CoC) Committee is also responsible for ensuring Orange County meets HUD's mandates for conducting an annual Point-in-Time Count of the homeless and utilizing a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to gather data required by Congress related to homelessness in our community.
For more information about the Orange County CoC Committee, please contact:
Vanessa Neustrom, Customer Service & Community Planner, OPC Area Program, vneustrom@opc-mhc.org
UNC Chapel Hill Student Initiatives - several volunteer student organizations on campus are working to confront issues of homelessness. Groups including HOPE, SPROUT, and PSAC are among the many committees sponsored by the UNC Campus-Y and Student Government dedicated to improving our community. Students are actively engaged in supporting the Partnership to End Homelessness by sponsoring activities that promote social awareness related to homelessness, undertaking fundraising efforts to support local events and activities, and volunteering for committees, events, and activities on campus and throughout the community.
HOPE - Hunger and Homelessness Outreach Project
SPROUT - Student Poverty Reduction Outreah
PSAC - Public Service and Advocacy
For more information, please visit the Campus-Y web site: www.campus.y.unc.edu