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The City of Raleigh:
The City of Raleigh is looking for a Homeless and Community Programs Coordinator. The closing date for this application is Wednesday, May 30 at 11:59PM.
The Green Chair Project
The Green Chair Project is currently looking for a Volunteer and Community Coordinator. Salary is $40k-$50K per year. Please find the description attached.
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CoC Updates
Drop-In Shelter Update
On March 31, 2024, the Bryant Center capped drop-in shelter for men at 103 and for women at 56. On April 16, 2024, Healing Transitions implemented a cap and curfew for men’s drop-in shelter (no more than 120 per night and no services after midnight). Due to recent funding from the City of Raleigh, Healing Transitions will continue providing up to 120 beds of drop-in shelter for men at least through June 30, 2024. Healing Transitions still intends to reduce emergency shelter at the men’s campus to 30 beds when construction is complete (October 2024). This reduction will occur in stages. Below is drop-in shelter data. Note the 93% increase at the Salvation Army (March 2024 as compared to April 16 – May 14, 2024).
Wake County Updates
Wake County Opioid Settlement Funds RFP
Due June 5th by 3 PM
Current Business Opportunities: Wake County Opioid Settlement Funds RFP
North Carolina is part of a historic agreement that will bring $1.37 billion to the state that provide an opportunity to offer much needed relief to communities impacted by opioids. In November 2021, Wake County agreed to participate in the national settlement and will receive a total of $65 million over the next 18 years. The strategies prioritized for Wake County’s opioid settlement funds have been identified through a collaborative strategic planning process and are in line with the North Carolina Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and NC Opioid and Substance Use Action Plan. The purpose of this request for proposals (RFP) entitled Wake County Opioid Settlement Fund, is to implement evidence-based, high-impact strategies to address the opioid overdose epidemic in Wake County, North Carolina.
City of Raleigh Updates
No updates at this time.
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Sign up for the upcoming events found below!
USICH’s 19 Encampment Strategies: A Conversation With Communities
Date and time: June 4, 2024 at 3 PM
In this interactive 1-hour webinar, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) will provide a brief overview of USICH’s recently released “19 Strategies for Communities to Address Encampments Humanely and Effectively,” followed by a facilitated conversation with communities and people with lived experience as well as Q&A with the audience. To read the 19 strategies, visit usich.gov/encampments. Register today!
Rapid Re-Housing: A Proven Approach to Ending Homelessness
Date and time: June 20th from 3 – 4:30 PM
An effective response to homelessness requires permanent housing solutions with enough flexibility and options to meet an entire community’s diverse housing needs. But meeting these needs is a real challenge amid the nationwide housing affordability crisis. Rapid Re-Housing, as a program model, has the potential to be flexible and adaptable at the system, program, and individual levels. In this webinar, hear from communities that are harnessing that flexibility to meet the moment and generate innovative and creative housing solutions.
Bostock and Beyond: Practical Applications of LGBTQIA+ Fair Housing Protections
Date and time: June 26th from 2 – 4 PM
This Pride Month, learn about housing discrimination’s impact on LGBTQIA+ individuals, how LGBTQIA+ discrimination manifests, and Fair Housing Act protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity in NFHTA’s June National Fair Housing Forum!
Expert industry, governmental, and fair housing advocates will draw upon their decades of experience to provide insight on LGBTQIA+ fair housing protections and innovative ways housing providers can foster a diverse and inclusive environment.