Addressing Homelessness: Keys to Helping More People

Kelly King Horne • Feb 14, 2024

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.

We cannot give people what we do not have.

The HCL cannot provide immediate relief if that immediate relief does not exist. The HCL cannot solve the decades of underinvestment in housing that is affordable for people with children, persons with disabilities, and older adults finding themselves without options for safe and decent housing, and many others.

 

So, what will help move the needle in addressing homelessness in our region?


  1. Support existing GRCoC homeless assistance programs.
  2. Advocate for increasing local public sector investments to support year-round and seasonal shelter programs.
  3. Share your concerns with legislators working now at the General Assembly to pilot rental assistance programs to support families with children.

Staff Spotlight: Choice East

By Elizabeth Handwerk • 28 Mar, 2024
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.

Homeward Hosts Best Practices in Youth Services Summit

By Frances Marie Pugh • 21 Mar, 2024
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.

Homeward Releases Data from Winter Point in Time Count 2024

04 Mar, 2024
Unsheltered Homelessness Continues to Rise as Housing Instability Remains a Top Regional Issue.

Addressing Homelessness: Supporting Frontline Staff

By Kelly King Horne • 14 Feb, 2024
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 .

Addressing Homelessness: Funding by The Numbers

By Kelly King Horne • 14 Feb, 2024
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 .

Addressing Homelessness: Understanding Access versus Resources

By Kelly King Horne • 14 Feb, 2024
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.

Homeward Announces 2024 Winter Point in Time Count

22 Jan, 2024
Collecting reliable and consistent regional data about individuals and families experiencing homelessness is crucial in building an effective community-wide response.

GRCoC Commends City of Richmond for Expanding Shelter Services

30 Nov, 2023
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.

Margot Ackermann Receives Housing Leadership Award at 2023 Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference

20 Nov, 2023
Margot Ackermann, Ph.D. is a self-described data enthusiast. At Homeward, she’s particularly proud of using data to help improve the world in tangible ways. Her incredible efforts and enormous impact were honored on November 16th at the 2023 Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference in Hampton. Margot was the inaugural recipient of the Housing Leadership Award. We may be a little biased, but we can’t think of anyone more deserving of this accolade than Margot.

Greater Richmond Continuum of Care Announces Seven New and Expanded Programs to Serve Young People Experiencing Homelessness in the Richmond Region

18 Oct, 2023
Programs are Funded by $4.4 Million U.S. Housing and Urban Development Grant Announced in 2022
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