The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness is a coalition of housing and service providers, local government and the broader community working together to prevent and end homelessness in Orange County.
The eighth, annual Project Connect Orange County will be held
Thursday, October 9, 2014 at the Hargraves Community Center in Chapel Hill.
Project Connect brings all the local homeless service providers together in one place for one day so that people experiencing or at risk of homelessness can access the services and housing they need.
For more information or to volunteer contact: Jamie Rohe, Orange County Homeless Programs Coordinator, jrohe@orangecountync.gov, 919-245-2496.
The Partnership's 2013 Report to the Community highlights its achievements in increasing access to Housing, Employment and Services.
The Orange County Resources Guide contains comprehensive information about services for those in need including housing, employment, education, health & dental care, mental health care, substance abuse treatment/recovery, emergency assistance, food, legal services and more.
The Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) has an online database with a broad range of community resources.
How to Obtain Important ID Documents has information about how to obtain birth certificates, Social Security cards, voter registration cards, driver's licenses/picture IDs and a free PO Box. Additional resources can be found here.
You can help end homelessness!
- Form a Support Circle to serve as a support network for a person or family transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing. Contact Kathy Millikan: kth.millikan@gmail.com.
- Volunteer with or hire graduates of the Job Partners program that helps people who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness become job-ready and find employment. Contact the Community Empowerment Fund.
- Donate a working or non-working vehicle through Wheels4Hope to enable a Job Partners graduate to obtain a car to get to their job!
- You can make a tax-deductible contribution to either the Job Partners program or Project Connect through the Orange County Community Giving Fund; please click on this link:
People who live and/or work in Orange County and are interested in providing leadership to ending and preventing homelessness in our community are welcome to apply to volunteer on the Partnership to End Homelessness' Leadership Team. Applications can be completed electronically or downloaded. See the 2014 Leadership Team members.
Subscribers to the Partnership to End Homelessness listserv will receive periodic emails about activities, volunteer opportunities, and the work of our partners in helping to prevent and end homelessness in our community.
Reports & Publications
For more information, email Jamie Rohe, Homeless Programs Coordinator, or call
919-245-2496.
The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness is a member of the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition along with: CASA; Centre for Homeownership & Economic Development; Community Home Trust; EmPowerment, Inc.; Habitat for Humanity of Orange County; Self-Help Credit Union; The Arc of Orange County; The Jackson Center, Town of Chapel Hill Housing Department; Orange County Justice United and Weaver Community Housing Association.