a presentation to the nc department of military and veteran affairs fall conference, 2015 by terry...
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A Presentation to the NC Department
of Mil i tary and Veteran Aff airs Fal l Conference, 2015
B y
Terry A l lebaugh, Ending Veteran Homelessness Coord inator, NCDMVA
They Deserve Better:Ending Veteran Homelessness
“ensuring that individuals and families who become homeless return to permanent housing within 30 days.”HEARTH Act Purposes – Sec. 1002(b)
Ending Homelessness Means
Achieving the Goal of Ending Veteran Homelessness
1. The community has identified all veterans experiencing homelessness.
2. The community provides shelter immediately to any veteran experiencing unsheltered homelessness who wants it 3. The community only provides service-intensive transitional
housing in limited instances.
4.The community has capacity to assist veterans to swiftly move into permanent housing.
5. The community has resources, plans, and system capacity in place should any veteran become homeless, or be at risk of homelessness in the future.
OPERATION HOME: Addressing and Ending Veteran Homelessness in North Carolina by 2016
Task Force including representatives from the Veterans Administration, including HUD/VASH and SSVF Regional Coordinators; Dept. of Health and Human Services, Dept. of Military and Veteran Affairs; NC Coalition to End Homelessness
Resources of the Rapid Results Institute
Mayors Challenge to
Mayor Esther Manheimer AshevilleMayor Dan Clodfelter CharlotteMayor Bill Bell DurhamMayor Nat Robertson FayettevilleMayor Nancy Vaughan GreensboroMayor Dana Outlaw New BernMayor Bruce Rose WilsonMayor Allen Joines Winston-SalemMayor Nancy McFarlane Raleigh
End Veteran Homelessness by 2015
How You Can Help Ensure Mission Success
1. Believe the mission can be successful2. Know your acronyms and contacts for
Supportive Services for Veterans and their Families (SSVF); Continuums of Care (C0C); Housing and Urban Development/Veterans Administration Supportive Housing (HUD/VASH)
3. Volunteer, appoint, or recommend NCDMVA personnel and contacts to serve on regional teams to be trained by Rapid Results Institute
4. Assemble housewarming packages for veterans as they are moving into permanent housing.
Contact Information
Terry Allebaugh, Ending Veteran Homelessness Coordinator
NC Department of Military and Veteran Affairs
[email protected] 919-812-4274