Homeward coordinates and facilitates collaboration among agencies to ensure successful planning and a collaborative homeless services system serving those experiencing or at risk of homelessness in the Greater Richmond region (City of Richmond, Town of Ashland, and Counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, and Powhatan.) Staff work with more than 30 community partners to provide subject matter expertise and guidance, technical competency, and administrative support for community coalitions and workgroups working to prevent and end homelessness.
Homeward is a distinct organization from the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care (GRCoC), which is a collective effort among homeless service providers in the Richmond region to coordinate their work. Homeward provides support to nonprofits and public sector agencies that participate in the GRCoC. Homeward’s research, data collection and analysis, planning, policy work, and technical assistance empower GRCoC partner agencies to help more people.
Homeward and the GRCoC have written agreements reviewed annually for our role as:
In these roles, we provide
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No, Homeward does not currently manage any shelter programs and will not manage shelters in the future. From March 2020 – July 2021, Homeward did manage the Richmond region’s Emergency Pandemic Shelter. At the time, Homeward was the only organization that could step in to launch and manage this critical program that provided safe, indoor accommodations for individuals and families at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2021, our region’s pandemic response transitioned to a new phase with the creation of a Pandemic Recovery Shetler. This transition was based on protocol developed by community members and approved by the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care Board of Directors. As of August 1, 2021, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) has managed the non-congregate Pandemic Recovery Shelter for the Richmond region.
Since Homeward is not a direct service provider, we generally do not have the capacity to accept donations of food, clothing, shelter kits, or personal hygene items. Please contact your local food pantry or shelter programs for guidance.
Greater Richmond Continuum of Care Active Membership (Agency Memberships) as of 2023:
If you are within 3 days of losing housing, call The Homeless Connection Line: 804-972-0831 . If you are more than 3 days away from losing housing, call The Housing Resource Line: 804-422-5061
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