Preliminary data from the 2020 Winter Point-in-Time count! The data represents a 10% increase in overall numbers. This is driven primarily by our community's focus on serving households with more complex needs and higher barriers to housing.

Homeward released our preliminary 2020 point-in-time count numbers. Please see the Richmond Times-Dispatch article with the results: lnkd.in/eVKKW-4 and our blog post on the count and how we do this: lnkd.in/eS8HMa6

Read our ED @KellyKingHorne's joint op-ed with Reggie Gordon City of Richmond, VA on how we can #endhomelessness together. #RVA richmond.com/opinion/column…

To address the increased risks associated with COVID-19 for people experiencing homelessness we have been working with partners to develop strategies to meet need and to expand the capacity of our homeless services system. Read HW’s COVID-19 statement bit.ly/HW_COVID19Stat…

Efforts are underway to find healthcare & shelter for residents of Camp Cathy, a tent city situated near the Richmond jail, reports Roberto Roldan. Homeward exec. dir. Kelly King Horne says people experiencing homelessness are at high risk from #COVID-19. vpm.org/news/articles/…

🚨ACT NOW🚨 Congress's COVID-19 funding doesn't include homeless services - but it should. People experiencing homelessness are uniquely vulnerable to #COVID19, & many are already in poor health. Tell Congress to fund homelessness resources for COVID-19: endhomelessness.org/actions/letter…

Immediate policy actions for local response systems: 👉 Identify quarantine venues 👉 Prevent loss of housing & health care 👉 Expand shelter capacity 👉 Ensure providers have supplies 👉 Expand medical respite care programs More from NatlHCHCouncil: nhchc.org/wp-content/upl…

Program Update: The Salvation Army Emergency Shelter is in the process of conducting a health assessment on all residents. Increased cleaning measures have been implemented to ensure client health and safety remains a priority. #COVID19Update

UPDATE: Greater Richmond Continuum of Care provides 64+ people with emergency shelter, transitions to healthcare & supportive services You can help! Sign up here: bit.ly/3dcQ0OO Read more: bit.ly/2J1JcFY For more information, visit richmondgov.com/covid19

I am grateful to all our partners with the Continuum of Care - Homeward, Salvation Army RVA, Commonwealth Catholic Charities and more - for sheltering so many people in such a short time during this pandemic. Thank you for helping us all be the best version of ourselves in this time of crisis. 🙏🏾 #1RVA

"There's an important need for medical support right now," Nan Roman explains. "Shelters might need people with relevant medical knowledge to advise and consult them during this time, so we encourage people to reach out if they have the expertise to lend." newsweek.com/how-you-can-he…

Homeless with COVID-19 are twice as likely to be hospitalized, two to four times as likely to need critical care, and two to three times as likely to die.~$11.5 billion to meet emergency and quarantine shelter bed need. End Homelessness and Dennis Culhane tinyurl.com/vtftucc

$17b in immediate funding for those experiencing homelessness and low-income renters impacted by COVID-19 is coming down to the wire. Please Call Congress today!

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in our region, all of us face new challenges and uncertainty. Read our latest blog post to learn about the resources in our community for people experiencing homelessness during this public health crisis. homewardva.org/news/blog/184-…

In the face of unprecedented challenges our collaborative network of providers leveraged established governance and policy structures to meet the need as it unfolded. #wedobettertogether eepurl.com/gZnLCv To catch up previous issues and to subscribe lnkd.in/ec4EUsK

The coordinated response from the GRCoC remains robust as we address the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness. Read our weekly COVID-19 response update us7.campaign-archive.com/?u=3cd13ac1451…

In this week's guest Microblog, @KellyKingHorne of Homeward writes: how can you stay at home when you don't have one? During the #COVID19 #pandemic, addressing #homelessness is more important than ever. housingvirginia.org/news/microblog…

“#Homelessness was a crisis before the pandemic,” says Homeward Executive Director Kelly King Horne, “and homelessness and poverty and the lack of affordable housing will be a crisis on the other side.” See how #RVA orgs are addressing the issue. richmondmagazine.com/news/news/shel…