Homelessness News: Breakthrough

Northeast Florida CoC | June 2020

Racial Inequity and Injustice

"Changing Homelessness does not condone injustice in any form and stands proudly with those committed to social justice, equality, and ensuring human rights for all...

...We recognize the long-standing history racial inequity has in homelessness and housing, and cannot achieve our vision of ending homelessness without addressing these disparities."

Read the full statement from our CEO and Board Chair.

EFSP Phases 37 and CARES Awardees

In case you missed it, Duval County was recently awarded funding under the Emergency Food and Shelter National (EFSP) Program, Phases 37 and CARES in the amount of $825,808.

After completing a review of all local applicants, the EFSP Application Committee has awarded the designated funding to 14 nonprofit organizations across the county.

For the full list of the awardees and a breakdown of each award, visit our EFSP page .

NE FL CoC Rapid Re-Housing Learning Collaborative

We are very pleased to announce a capacity building initiative focused on strengthening the role of rapid re-housing (RRH) in the NE FL Continuum of Care (CoC) community.

This initiative will support a group of RRH providers to build on the important work they do for our community and build their capacity to provide housing identification, financial assistance, and rapid re-housing case management with the goal of increasing the number of people exiting to permanent housing and to reduce the length of time households spend homeless.

If you provide rapid re-housing and have not already received an invitation to the online workshop for this initiative, please contact us .

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Our preliminary numbers from the data collected at this year's Point-in-Time Count indicate that 863 individuals throughout Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties are experiencing homelessness with some sort of shelter, while 802 individuals are experiencing homelessness without shelter.
Official numbers from the data collected at this year's Point-in-Time count will be released soon.

Join Today! Be a CoC Member

The Northeast Florida Continuum of Care began as a grassroots effort with passionate, community and religious leaders guiding the way. And we've made substantial progress.

What does it take to affect change? Driven and determined stakeholders like YOU!

If you care about homelessness and want to be a part of the solution, please join us.

The general membership meets monthly on the 2nd Thursday via Zoom. Email us if you need the call-in info.

You can learn more about CoC Membership here .

We Know YOU know - Knowledge is Power

Member training…

Join us for the monthly virtual HMIS New User and HMIS Report training.

HMIS New User is 9 am - 12 pm
Report training is 1 - 3 pm

Please email the HMIS Team for more information.

Help is on the Way!

Client programs | training | workforce opportunities...

Are you or someone you know experiencing food insecurity during COVID-19?

Catholic Charities and some partners have launched a pop-up, drive-thru food pantry at the Jessie Ball duPont Center at 40 East Adams Street. This drive-thru food pantry is contactless and open to all!

Visit the food pantry from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday until until July 30th.

HerTOTALWellness

HerTOTALWellness is 6-week program hosted by Northeast Florida Women Veterans designed to empower women veterans on their path to self-sufficiency by addressing their holistic needs.

HerTOTALWellness is focused on three primary domains of wellness: Body, Mind, and Economic Empowerment.

Learn More