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THE 10-YEAR ACTION PLAN
A PARTNERSHIP OF THE CITY OF RALEIGH, WAKE COUNTY, TRIANGLE UNITED WAY,  AND THE WAKE CONTINUUM OF CARE
WITH RALEIGH/WAKE CITIZENS, BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY AND FAITH ORGANIZATIONS 

 

Meeting And
Events Calendar

 

2009 Affordable Housing Focus

• Focus Statement

 

Plan Implementation: Volunteer to Help!

• Fact Sheets/What's Going On
• Project Homeless Connect: October 8, 2009

Faith Based Support Circles:
• Support Circle Program (pdf)

• Support Circle Partners (pdf)


Donate To Help:
 • Ending Homelessness - Raleigh/Wake Fund

• UPDATED: City of Raleigh donates funds from Downtown Home Tour

 

View Videos:
 • Raleigh Homelessness
 • Living In Poverty

 

Mayor Meeker Proclamations:
 • Support Circle Program
 • Project Homeless Connect

• Homeless Veterans Stand Down Day (March 27, 2008)

 

Recent Reports:
 February 2007

• Review, Requests and Priorities - City Council letter
 

January 2006
• Affordable Housing Recommendation To Raleigh City Council/County Commission

 

April 2006
• Annual Progress Report

 

August 2005

• Quarterly Report August 2005

 

May 2005
Implementation Items:
• Immediate Action Steps
• Objectives / Strategies Section
(Excerpt from Full Plan Document-in word)

 February 2005
Final Plan Documents:
• Executive Summary
• Full Plan Document

 

June 2004
• Status Report
An Executive Summary of Information and Progress on the Plan.
 • Forums and Focus Groups
A Summary of Information gained from Public Forums and Client Focus Groups.
 • Research and Review
Preliminary Report on Local, State and National Efforts to Prevent and End Homelessness.



 


As a follow up to Raleigh City Council and Wake County Commissioner action, the City of Raleigh has formed a partnership with Wake County, Triangle United Way, and the Wake Continuum of Care, to develop and implement a strategic action plan with the goal of ending and preventing homelessness through a comprehensive series of strategies targeted at helping those persons most at risk in our community with incomes at or below 40% of our Area Median Wage.

-- According to the 2000 Census, 29,807 Raleigh residents are below the poverty line -representing 11.5% of the population. (approximately 12,681 households in Raleigh earn less than $21,400 annually)

The plan has been presented to the community, has been approved by both the Raleigh City Council, the Wake County Commission and is now in the Implementation Stage.   Five Action Teams have been formed, each focusing on one of the plans key objectives: Employment & Education; Housing; Services & Supports; Engagement; and Prevention. (see the documents linked on this page)  Each of these five Action Teams have many dedicated individuals working in teams called Strategy Groups which are focusing on specific issues and actions. You are welcome to join any of these Strategy Groups and participate in their exciting efforts to forge new partnerships and carry out actions and strategies which will help lead to ending and preventing homelessness by helping those persons in our community who are most at risk.

- Families making below 40% of area median wage have had the most difficult time affording housing and most can not afford local market rents.  (approximately 18,595 households earn less than $29,000.00 annually)

Sources: City of Raleigh Community Development Department -  Consolidated Plan, pages 6,33,40&41.

If you have questions, would like to join one of the teams or volunteer to help people who are homeless, please see the contact persons listed in the information linked on this page or feel free to contact City, County, Triangle United Way, and Wake Continuum of Care – Plan Oversight Team representatives:

Ken Maness (City of Raleigh) kmaness@unitedwaytriangle.org 605-8933

Dr. Jean Williams (Wake Continuum of Care/Women’s Center of Wake County) jeanwms@bellsouth.net  829-3711

Emily Fischbein (Wake County) emily.fischbein@co.wake.nc.us 212-7874