HOMELESS SERVICESLooking for services for a person or family experiencing homelessness?  CLICK HERE to reach United Way's 211 community database.

Or, dial "211" to reach the 24 Hour Hotline.                                                  

Do you know of a resource not mentioned on this page?  Please do not hesitate to contact      Amy Sawyer with the information!

(or call  252-4357 if you are using a pay phone, a hotel room, or a cell)

Coalitions and Advocacy Groups: Click on the names of any group you are interested in to go directly to their website.  If no website is available, you will be linked to the e-mail of an organizer for that group who can provide you with more information.  

Asheville-Buncombe County:

Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Coalition - Service providers from Asheville and Buncombe County meet regularly to share information and resources, providing a continuum of care for homeless clients.

Asheville Homeless Network - The Asheville Homeless Network is a self-advocacy group and registered non-profit with the motto "Helping the Homeless Help Themselves"

Affordable Housing Coalition -  The Coalition uses talents and resources of member agencies and the Asheville/Buncombe community in promoting a wide range of affordable housing options which lead to thriving, safe, neighborhoods and individual and family self-sufficiency.

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North Carolina:

North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness (NCCEH)  -  The North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness is a statewide membership nonprofit created to secure resources, encourage public dialogue, and advocate for public policy change to end homelessness.

North Carolina Homeless Information Network (CHIN)  - CHIN provides oversight for the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), providing technical support.  CHIN offers  training and seminars for service providers who use the system.   

North Carolina Housing Finance Agency - The agency works to create affordable housing opportunities for North Carolinians whose needs are not met by the market.

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National:

Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) - The Corporation helps communities create permanent housing with services to prevent and end homelessness.

National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) - The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to mobilize the nonprofit, public and private sectors of society in an alliance to end homelessness                                                                                                                                            

National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) -  The Center provides research, resources, and information enabling communities to address the educational needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness.

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) - The coalition's goal is to end homelessness among veterans by shaping public policy, promoting collaboration, and building the capacity of service providers.

National Coalition for the Homelessness (NEH) The coalition is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission. That mission, our common bond, is to end homelessness                                                                                                                                           

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) - Their mission is to prevent and end homelessness by serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness.    

National Student Campaign Against Hunger - The Campaign is committed to ending hunger and homelessness in America by educating, engaging, and training students to directly meet individuals' immediate needs while advocating for long-term systematic solutions.                                           

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) - The major activities of the council include planning and coordinating the Federal government's activities & programs to assist homeless people, and making or recommending policy changes to improve that assistance, evaluating, providing technical assistance to communities,  and disseminating information regarding hot to effectively assist homeless persons.

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Federal Programs

Housing and Urban Development (HUD)- Homelessness Programs - HUD, along with many other federal agencies, funds programs to help the homeless.  These programs are managed by local organizations that provide a range of services, including shelter, food, counseling, and jobs skills programs.                                                                  

US Department of Health And Human Services: Homelessness - In March 2003, Secretary Tommy G. Thompson released HHS's plan to end chronic homelessness..  The plan supports the commitment of President Bush to end chronic homelessness in a decade.  HHS administers health and social service programs that make crucial contributions toward fulfilling this commitment.

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