HART Homeless Advocacy for Rural Tennessee

01/16/2024

Why is now the time? — There are currently 3.5 million people that experience homelessness in a given year in the United States alone. In 2017-18, 79 men and 22 women spent at least one night in Compassionate Hands Shelters.

01/16/2024

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11/01/2019

As an expansion of the Tennessee Creating Homes Initiative (CHI), the Creating Homes Initiative-2 (CHI-2) seeks to assertively and strategically partner with local communities to educate, inform, and expand quality, safe, affordable, and permanent housing options for people in substance use recovery.

In response to the appropriation of funds in State Fiscal Year 2020 by Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee General Assembly to the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) for the support of the Tennessee Creating Homes Initiative-2 (CHI-2), the Tennessee Housing Development Agency’s (THDA) Board of Directors approved a one-time allocation of $3.0 million to expand permanent housing options for individuals recovering from an Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).

Applications for the THDA CHI-2 grant must be received by THDA on or before Thursday, January 16, 2020, at 4:00 PM CST.

The program description and all application materials for the THDA CHI-2 Grant can be found at the following link:

Provides funding to expand permanent recovery housing options for individuals recovering from an Opioid Use Disorder

07/19/2019

The 2019 Continuum of Care Program competition has begun. For more information about local funding opportunities and timelines, please go to our website at http://hartn.org/CoC-Competition. This grant opportunity is for homeless projects serving the 18 counties of the HART CoC. If you are interested in more information, POCs are listed on the website posting.

04/24/2019

Please share. What a great oppertunity for families/individuals we help.

SEE YOU THERE!

09/21/2018

Do you want to know what is being done to end homelessness in the Upper Cumberland Area?

Save the Date

Homeless Advocacy for Rural Tennessee Annual Meeting Lunch November 8, 2018

At Cookeville First United Methodist Church
210 E. Broad Street, Cookeville, TN

For more information please contact:931-484-3207

01/16/2018

Let's Make Everyone Count!

On average, more than 550,000 people experience homelessness in the United States on any given night. To put this into perspective, this number is very close to the total population of the 18 counties within the Homeless Advocacy for Rural Tennessee (HART) Continuum of Care region. HART is now preparing to conduct its 2018 point in time count of persons experiencing homelessness and is coordinating a street count of homeless individuals to be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. During a 24-hour period, local volunteers and social service agency staff go into the community to gather information on the homeless population. Your help is needed and appreciated in this community effort.

The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness has developed a national strategic plan to end homelessness for families, youth, and children in 2020. The plan is based on the belief that “no one should experience homelessness, no one should be without a safe, stable place to call home.” Communities across the United States conduct the HUD-mandated Point in Time (PIT) count, which is designed to provide a snapshot of a region’s sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations. This vital information is used to assess need and to help leverage resources to prevent and end homelessness for our community.

So, how can you help? Volunteer information and knowledge of homelessness in your community OR volunteer to help conduct this survey. Your help is crucial to the accuracy and success of the count. Please contact HART at (931) 484-3207 or email: [email protected] Additional information about homelessness and HART is found at:

09/26/2017

HART's 2017 Consolidated Application is on the website for review. It will be submitted to HUD in a couple of days. If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].

08/08/2017

Something new this year.

A major focus of our webinar, and a major change to this year’s CoC NOFA, is the new TH-RRH Joint Component. What communities should consider the component?