Project Homeless Connect 2017
Homeward • Oct 03, 2017
Change your life and the world will thank you.
We are just six weeks out from our 11th annual Project Homeless Connect! The event will be on Tuesday, November 14 from 9AM-4PM at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Although many of you are seasoned volunteers, many people aren’t aware that the origin of Project Homeless Connect expands beyond Homeward and the community that we serve. The first Project Homeless Connect was held as a public event in San Francisco in 2004 to meet the needs of people living in the streets of SF. Since then, the PHC model has been adapted by nearly 300 cities!
The impact of the Richmond PHC is multi-faceted: First and foremost, where there are usually lengthy barriers facing people trying to get the help they need to get off the streets, Project Homeless Connect provides immediate access to the services that help people resolve their homelessness. Secondly, more than 40 service providers coordinate with each other at the event to make an even bigger impact in their community. Lastly, it introduces over 500 volunteers to the tangible needs of people in our community, thereby inspiring all of us to take action beyond this one day event.
Homeward welcomes the challenge of managing this event every year, precisely because of the consistent results it produces for people living on the streets. However, this is a large undertaking for any organization, and it equates to a 13th month in Homeward’s budget. The Convention Center has proven to be the most convenient location for our event guests and Homeward raises the cost of the venue, food, and coffee for PHC. If you would like to contribute to these efforts, we welcome your support in making this year’s event as impactful as our previous events!
Here is what your tax-deductible contribution can offer:
$10 pays for DMV Photo ID so that clients can apply for jobs and housing
$25 pays for the meals shared between one client and one volunteer
$125 pays for one person to have access to over 40 services
Thank you for your continued support. We will see you at Project Homeless Connect 2017!
Richmond, VA – May 1, 2024 – Homeward – the planning agency for the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care (GRCoC), a network of homeless service providers that deliver coordinated and compassionate solutions to homelessness in the Richmond region – will host its annual Best Practices Conference on Friday, May 3, 2024 at The Westin Richmond hotel in Henrico County.
From experiencing homelessness himself to now helping others who are going through similar crises, Choice East brings invaluable empathy and insight to his work at Homeward.
The last week of February, Homeward hosted a series of learning opportunities in a Best Practices in Youth Services Summit. Over two days, GRCoC partners, YAB members, and TA support staff delved into the core competency topics of youth services, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), prioritizing joy for young people, and federal grant regulations.
Unsheltered Homelessness Continues to Rise as Housing Instability Remains a Top Regional Issue.
This post is part of a series that explores the ways in which the Richmond region addresses homelessness and provides context on how our collaborative and regional network operates. You can access other posts in this series on Access Versus Resources , Funding by The Numbers , and Keys to Helping More People .
This post is part of a series that explores the ways in which the Richmond region addresses homelessness and provides context on how our collaborative and regional network operates. You can access other posts in this series on Access Versus Resources , Funding by The Numbers , and Supporting Frontline Staff .
This post is part of a series that explores the ways in which the Richmond region addresses homelessness and provides context on how our collaborative and regional network operates. You can access other posts in this series on Access Versus Resources , Keys to Helping More People , and Supporting Frontline Staff .
This post is part of a series that explores the ways in which the Richmond region addresses homelessness and provides context on how our collaborative and regional network operates. You can access other posts in this series on Funding by The Numbers , Keys to Helping More People , and Supporting Frontline Staff.
Collecting reliable and consistent regional data about individuals and families experiencing homelessness is crucial in building an effective community-wide response.
On behalf of Homeward, we want to thank Mayor Levar Stoney, City Council President Michael Jones, Committee Chair and Councilmember Stephanie Lynch, all of the members of Richmond’s City Council, and the truly dedicated members of the City administration for making this significant and compassionate expansion of homeless assistance available. For 25 years, our community has come together across organizational and jurisdictional differences with a shared goal of reducing the crisis of homelessness.
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end homelessness.
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If you are within 3 days of losing housing, call The Homeless Connection Line: 804-972-0831 . If you are more than 3 days away from losing housing, call The Housing Resource Line: 804-422-5061