Project Homeless Connect 2009
Project Homeless Connect matches clients with volunteers in a one-of-a-kind partnership to assist chronically homeless adults connect to as many on-site services as possible in one day. To do this more than 40 service providers move their operations to a single location for a day, providing dedicated healthcare, dental and vision screenings, mental health interviews, case management, social security applications, identification services, employment resources (including for veterans), shelter and housing assessments, and much more. Volunteers are trained to assist clients navigate the array of services based upon priorities established by the client. The goal for the event, and its high level of volunteer involvement, is to eliminate some of the barriers people experience as they seek to access the very services that might help them start the return journey to stable lives.
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Pictures from 2009 Project Homeless Connect
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In the News
- Hundreds Get Help At Service Fair, Richmond Times-Dispatch 11/20/09
- For Homeless, 'a lot of friendly people' A Welcome Sight, Richmond Times-Dispatch 11/19/09
- Hundreds Line Up For Help (Project Homeless Connect Coverage), WTVR Channel 6 - Aired 11/19/09
- Hundreds of Homeless Gathered (Project Homeless Connect Coverage), WWBT Channel 12 - Aired live from event 11/19/09
- Project Homeless Connect Event, WRIC Channel 8 - Aired 11/19/09
- 3rd Annual "Project Homeless Connect", Pre Event Coverage, WRIC Channel 8 - Aired 11/12/09