Join the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care for the annual Point-in-Time Count! Community members will work as part of a small team to canvas Buncombe County surveying people experiencing homelessness. This critical data collection happens nationwide during the last 10 days of January each year. The information gathered helps direct federal funding, inform local strategy, [...]
Join us June 7,14 &21 for all three session of The Homelessness Learning Series. To be held at the Weaverville Library
The Homelessness Division of the City of Asheville Community and Economic Development Department invites members of the public to join them for an informative learning series focused on homelessness in our community. This 3-part learning series, presented by Homeless Strategy Specialist Debbie Alford, offers community members the opportunity to learn more about the causes, responses, [...]
What’s Up AVL! The City of Asheville’s bi-monthly radio show allows the community to take a deep dive with the City of Asheville staff and departments. You can learn about different departments and what projects are taking place in your community. On this episode of What’s up Asheville, host Sam Parada interviews Homeless Strategy Specialist [...]
We’re getting ready for the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count. This year we’ve had a record number of community volunteers, and we can’t thank you enough. The United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) requires that all communities that receive HUD funding to address homelessness conduct a Point in Time (PIT) Count [...]
We had a great turn out last year by volunteers. Come join us again January 30 for the Point in Time Count. Help make a difference for the vulnerable in our community
As cold weather continues in our region, many community members ask what can be done to help the most vulnerable among us? The City of Asheville believes addressing homelessness is a community effort, but knowing the available resources is a great place to start. The City’s Homeless Strategy Division, which falls under the Community and [...]
The Homelessness Division of the City of Asheville Community and Economic Development Department invites members of the public to join them for an informative learning series focused on homelessness in our community. Individual sessions can be attended in either November and/or December. The series offers community members the opportunity to learn more about the causes, responses, and actions that surround the homelessness issue in Asheville and the region.
The Code Purple program kicks off this year on October 15, 2023 and runs through April 30, 2024.
Join the City of Asheville Communiy and Economic development Department / Homelessness Division as they host an informational learning series focused on homelessness in our community.
The 2023 Point-in-Time (PIT) results were submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on April 28 as part of Asheville’s Continum of Care designation. The annual count was conducted on January 31, 2023, with the help of 75 volunteers, the largest number of volunteers to date. Emily Ball, Homeless Strategy Division Manager [...]
Homelessness is bad for our community: people who experience it are community members in dire need, and people not experiencing it are often negatively impacted by its effects. Whether we’re experiencing homelessness, frustrated by what’s happening around our businesses or in our neighborhoods, or seeking to advocate and take action, we all want the same [...]
