Homeless Systems Training, May 23, 2019
April 29, 2019 JOIN US AT Charlotte Community Foundation 227 Sullivan Street Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Description The Gulf Coast Partnership will be hosting an all day Homeless Systems training event for all Community Partners, staff, volunteers, and board members working with Charlotte County's homeless community members on Thursday, May 23, 2019...
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GCP State Grant Award Announcement
March 15, 2019 Stakeholders and Community Partners, All of us at the GCP are excited to announce the 2019 – 2022 State grant funding level and agency recommendations. The review committee had a tough job and we are happy to see new agencies represented. I will be reaching out to each agency to...
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***NOTICE*** Revised RFP Timeline
March 7, 2019 The only change being made is to the Timeline (RFP Page 5) regarding Extending the Scoring Period and Date of Announcement for Notification of Project Selection. Timeline Request for Funding Proposals (RFP) Released January 29, 2019 State of Florida, Department of Children & Families, Office on Homelessness Solicitation Conference Call...
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The One Charlotte Dashboard is a data visualization tool that shows the current state of the coordinated entry process in Charlotte County. Coordinated entry is the process of providing access, assessment, prioritization, and referral of persons experiencing homelessness to housing. The data is pulled from the local Community Information System...
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CIS Data Quality as of March 6, 2019
March 6, 2019 Data quality reports are generated from the Gulf Coast Partnership's Community Information System (CIS). These reports provide a snapshot of the quality of data being entered into the county wide database used to help us prevent and end homelessness in Charlotte County. The reports are broken down by agency and...
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2019-2021 STATE FUNDING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (19-21 RFP)
February 14, 2019 The 19-21 RFP is focused on improving the quality and capacity of the Charlotte County Continuum of Care’s Homeless Response System. Click the image below to view the full presentation
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Thank You To All Who Attended The 2019 Leader Award Breakfast!
February 4, 2019 Thank you to our sponsors: WellCare Health Plans, Jewish Family & Children’s Services, Charlotte Behavioral Health Care, Virginia B. Andes Volunteer Community Clinic, Grafico Industries, Charlotte Community Foundation, and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Thank you to our partners: Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce and Charlotte County Economic Development. Thank...
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2019 Leader Award Winners!
January 31, 2019 The Gulf Coast Partnership would like to extend a special thank you to our sponsors: WellCare Health Plans, Jewish Family & Children’s Services, Charlotte Behavioral Health Care, Virginia B. Andes Volunteer Community Clinic, Grafico Industries, Charlotte Community Foundation, and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Annual Breakfast and Community Leader Awards...
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RFP for State Funding Issued
January 29, 2019 GCP Stakeholders, The Gulf Coast Partnership – Request for Proposals (RFP) for State Funding issued. Please find the document attached. Feel free to share with anyone who may be interested. Thank you, Angie Click to expand document
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Homeless Count reveals Charlotte’s invisible population
January 27, 2019 By RUSTY PRAY Sun Correspondent - Detective Matt Woelk was on the hunt for Jimmy. The Punta Gorda Police Department officer was taking part Thursday in the Point in Time Homeless Count with Lt. Justin Davoult and two volunteers. Woelk met Jimmy a few times and had developed a soft...
Read More 2019 Community Leader Award Winners Announced!
January 22, 2019 Join fellow community leaders at the Annual Breakfast and Leader Awards hosted by Gulf Coast Partnership & Together Charlotte! WHEN: Friday, February 1st from 8AM-10AM WHERE: Isles Yacht Club - 1780 West Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 (View Map) What: Once a year, the Gulf Coast Partnership accepts nominations...
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Understanding our ‘shadow population’
January 19, 2019 Volunteers prepare to count homeless people in the community By RUSTY PRAY SUN CORRESPONDENT It’s about more than counting heads. The Point in Time Homeless Count, scheduled for the evening of Jan. 23 and the morning of Jan. 24, is a full survey of the sheltered and unsheltered homeless population...
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HUD is trying to help thousands of low-income renters amid shutdown
January 14, 2019 The Department of Housing and Urban Development is hoping to find roughly $15 million to renew 170 contracts with private building owners who rent to poor Americans. HUD is hoping to use existing funds to renew the contracts, which expired prior to last month's partial government shutdown. The shutdown has...
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2018 Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Vigil
January 9, 2019 Last month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress which stated that on a single night in 2018, approximately 552,830 individuals across the country were identified as experiencing homelessness, a 0.3 percent increase from the previous year. Sadly,...
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2019 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count Volunteers Needed
December 13, 2018 The 2019 Point In Time (PIT) Count is the annual count of homeless persons in Charlotte County. This count is done in order to help inform federal, state, and local governments on the current state of homelessness and directly influences the amount of funding allocated to prevent and end homelessness...
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Homelessness Rises More Quickly Where Rent Exceeds a Third of Income
December 12, 2018 Communities where people spend more than 32 percent of their income on rent can expect a more rapid increase in homelessness. Income growth has not kept pace with rents, leading to an affordability crunch with cascading effects that, for people on the bottom economic rung, increases the risk of homelessness....
Read More CHARLOTTE HOMELESS PERSONS’ MEMORIAL DAY VIGIL
December 10, 2018 Friday, December 21 at 6:45pm (Gilchrist Park’s large pavilion) Charlotte County, FL – The public is invited to gather in honor of those homeless and formerly homeless Charlotte County residents who passed away during 2018. Charlotte County’s Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Vigil, an annual event observed across the Nation, will...
Read MoreOnce a year, the Gulf Coast Partnership conducts a survey of the community to receive nominations for employers and educational institutions who enrich the lives of homeless and extremely low-income people in Charlotte County through employment, and supported employment programs such as work training, internships, and apprenticeships so they can...
Read More 2019 Point-In-Time (PIT) Dates Announced
November 28, 2018 How many people are currently homeless in the United States? How many of them are families, youth, or veterans? The answers to these questions and more can be answered by point-in-time counts. A point-in-time count is an unduplicated count on a single night of the people in a community who...
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Looking to make your Thanksgiving extra memorable? Try volunteering!
November 21, 2018 There are many things to be thankful for this holiday season, and a great way to show our appreciation is by giving back to those in our community. There are many wonderful organizations that count on volunteers to help bring joy and happiness to others. On September 26th of this...
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