South Hampton Roads Task Force to End Homelessness

The South Hampton Roads Regional Task Force to End Homelessness was formed in 2005 at the initiative of the Mayors and County Board Chairs of the following localities: Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach.

The Task Force’s mission is to provide a forum for communicating, sharing ideas, and developing regional strategies to address homelessness in Southside Hampton Roads. Our goal is to increase the availability of resources to end homelessness, to enhance the region’s ability to act as one, and to carry out both local and regional activities more effectively.

The Task Force meets on the first Thursday of each month from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at The Planning Council, which is located at 5365 Robin Hood Road, Suite 700, Norfolk, VA 23513.  For more information please call Lynanne Gornto at (757) 622-9268, ext. 3005.

• Task Force Goals, Principles & Guidelines
• Task Force Accomplishments
• Task Force History
• Task Force Positioning Statement

Please read more about Task Force initiatives below:  

THE HEALING PLACE OF HAMPTON ROADS
The Healing Place of Hampton Roads will provide residential substance abuse recovery for those experiencing homelessness in Hampton Roads.

The Healing Place Board and Committee meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at The Planning Council, which is located at 5365 Robin Hood Road, Suite 700, Norfolk, VA 23513.  For more information please call Lynanne Gornto at (757) 622-9268, ext. 3005.

• The Healing Place of Hampton Roads Business Plan
• The Healing Place of Hampton Roads Powerpoint
• The Healing Place of Hampton Roads Brief
• The Healing Place of Hampton Roads Bylaws

The Healing Place of Wake County

• The Healing Place Outcomes Studies
  • Kentucky Treatment Outcome Study Fact Sheet
  • Recovery Center Outcome Study Fact Sheet

• The Healing Place Summit- 2012 Presentations
  • Alcoholism – The Disease
  • Focus Group – Executive Team
  • Fund Development Presentation
  • The Healing Place Program Changes

• The Healing Place 2011 Summit Presentations
  
  • Continuing Care
• Maximizing the Recovery Curriculum
• The Role of Family Programs in The Healing Place Model
• Core Concepts of the Model
• Single Adults Experiencing Homelessness
• Thinking Outside the Box
• The Children's Program at The Healing Place of Louisville
• Lessons Learned in Replication
  

• The Healing Place Links:
• The Healing Place of Wake County
• The Healing Place of Louiseville
• The Healing Place of Richmond

Permanent Supportive Housing

• Gosnold Appartments in Norfolk
• Cloverleaf Apartments in Virginia Beach
• South Bay Apartments in Portsmouth
• Heron's Landing Apartments in Chesapeake- Under Development

1,000 Homes for 1,000 Virginians

• SHR Community Briefing Fact Sheet
• Press Coverage & Media
  • WVEC TV
  • Virginian-Pilot April 24, Patrick Wilson
  • Virginian-Pilot April 19, Roger Chesley
  • Virginian-Pilot March 10, Roger Chesley
  • South Hampton Roads Registry Week video
  • City of Virginia Beach, VBTV
  • A Great Start To Ending Homelessness, Alice Tousignant
  • City of Norfolk video
  • 1000 Homes South Hampton Roads Facebook

2012 Regional Conference on Ending Homelessness: Presentations

• Columbus Community Shelter Board
• Prisoner Reentry and Homelessness
• Critical Time Intervention
• CTI Case Tracking Form
• CTI Fidelity Scale
• Smart Transitions – Disconnected Youth in HR
• Ending Homelessness Among Veterans in 5 Years
• Veterans Administration Acronyms
• Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative
• Transitional Living Programs for Youth - Stepping Stone
• Transitional Living Programs for Youth - Valley Youth House
• Homeless Hotlines in South Hampton Roads
• Meeting HEARTH Act Objectives
• Mobile Home Parks – Threats, Transitions and Preservation
• Employment Strategies

2010 Regional Conference to End Homelessness: Presentations

• Supportive Housing:  A Tool for Re-entry Planning 
• Family Mentoring
• Housing-Focused Case Management
• Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness in Persons Experiencing Homelessness
• The Healing Place
• Ex-offenders and Housing
• HEARTH Act
• South Hampton Roads Housing Needs Assessment

Disconnected Youth Committee

• Reports:
  • Time for Reform: Aging Out and On Their Own
  • Transitions to Adulthood
  • Connected by 25
  • Disconnected Youth in South Hampton Roads
  • The Chelsea Foyer Model at Five Years:
  • A Home for Homeless Teens
  • Youth Data Report for South Hampton Roads
• Links
  • Together We Can Foundation
  • Stand Up For Kids
  • Project HOPE Virginia

Ten-Year Plans to End Homelessness

• Chesapeake 10-Year Plan
• Norfolk Blueprint of the 10-Year Plan
• Portsmouth 10-Year Plan
• Western Tidewater 10-Year Plan
• Virginia Beach 10-Year Plan
• Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

Data and Research

• 2012 South Hampton Roads Point-in-Time Data
• 2011 South Hampton Roads Summer Count Data
• Homelessness in Southside Hampton Roads: A Report of the Southside Mayors and Chairs Regional Taskforce, September 2005
• Housing Needs Assessment for South Hampton Roads, Center for Urban Community Services, March 2010
• The Economic Impact of a Housing Trust Fund on the Economy of Virginia
• Current Statistics on the Prevalence and Characteristics of People Experiencing Homelessness in the United States – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• National Coalition for the Homeless - Fact Sheets on Homelessness

Links to Hampton Roads Homeless Consortiums

• Norfolk Homeless Consortium
• Chesapeake Office of Housing
• Virginia Beach Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation
• Greater Virginia Peninsula Continuum of Care Council

Additional Resources

• 2-1-1 Virginia
• Virginia Housing Search
• Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness
• National Alliance to End Homelessness
• Virginia Supportive Housing
• Project HOPE Virginia
• National Center on Family Homelessness
• National Low Income Housing Coalition
• National Coalition for the Homeless

For more information about regional programs to end homelessness, contact:

Lynanne Gornto
Coordinator, SHR Regional Task Force to End Homelessness
The Planning Council
5365 Robin Hood Road, Suite 700
Norfolk, VA 23513
T: (757) 622-9268 ext. 3005
F: (757)  622-4223
lgornto@theplanningcouncil.org