Homeward and Regional Partners Secure Substantial Grants from Virginia Housing Trust Fund
Mar 23, 2021
Homeward and Regional Partners Secure Substantial Grants from Virginia Housing Trust Fund
Richmond, VA – March 23, 2021 –
Homeward announced today that Greater Richmond Continuum of Care (GRCoC) agencies were awarded a total of $805,729 in grants from the Virginia Housing Trust Fund. These grants are part of over $6 million awarded by Governor Northam to assist 38 permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing, and innovative pilot projects throughout the Commonwealth. The Governor’s office announced the complete list of grants on March 22, 2021.
Grants benefiting the Richmond region will support a variety of programs, including those targeting both young people and older adults experiencing homelessness. Additional resources will support the needs of LGTBQ+ and pregnant individuals.
The significant level of grants awarded to GRCoC partner agencies highlight the importance of our region’s collaborative and coordinated network of homeless services providers. Homelessness is a complex challenge that requires coordinated and data-driven strategies to address it.
All agencies applying to the Virginia Housing Trust Fund agree to participate in the coordinated programming of the GRCoC. These grants will be crucial to help Homeward and GRCoC partner agencies further our shared mission to end homelessness.
Homeward was one of the local grantees and received $253,750 for a project that will support housing search and placement, housing stabilization case management, housing stabilization financial assistance, rent arrears, and rent assistance to homeless single and older adults.
Other GRCoC partner agencies that received grants were Commonwealth Catholic Charities, HomeAgain, St. Joseph’s Villa, and the VCU School of Social Work.
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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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