Title
Grant Application - Workforce Innovations Grant from National Alliance to End Homelessness
Action
ACTION:
1) Affirm the submission of a grant application to the National Alliance to End Homelessness for funding in the amount of up to $25,000 to support the training cost for homeless service providers.
2) If awarded recognize, receive and appropriate the award amount to the General Grant Fund (G001) within Community Support Services; and
3) Adopt the required grant project ordinance for the grant in the General Grant Fund (G001)
Staff Contact: Stacy M. Lowry, Community Support Services Director
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Per the National Alliance to End Homelessness, Working in Homeless Services: A Survey of the Field report, 30% of the people who responded to the survey said they needed more training opportunities to be able to do their job well. Locally, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Continuum of Care (CoC) Governing Board identified strengthening case management as a priority in 2024.
Based on this need, the homeless services workforce in our CoC will using funding from this grant to support ongoing training. Trainings help improve skills of case managers, create professional development and advancement opportunities and foster relationships amongst providers. The CoC will partner directly with The Forum at Hope Haven as their trainings are specifically designed for the homeless services workforce. Over the two-year funding period, the CoC will be able to expand the trainings offered and expand the financial support that is offered.
The application to the National Alliance to End Homelessness was submitted by Community Support Services, Lead Agency for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Continuum of Care. The application was due April 11, 2025 and Awards will be announced in May 2025.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Increase in revenue and associated expenditures in the amount of $25,000...
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