Neighborhood Services Hosts LGBTQIA+ Homelessness Workgroup
On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Neighborhood Services hosted the LGBTQIA+ Homelessness Workgroup on behalf of the Continuum of Service Providers to the Homeless (CSPH). The training session was held in place of the August CSPH full board meeting. The twenty-five attendees who represented various CSPH member agencies received information on best practices when providing services […]
The Urbana Home Consortium Seeks Community Input on Use of HOME-ARP Funds
The Urbana HOME Consortium (which comprises the City of Champaign, the City of Urbana, and Champaign County Regional Planning Commission) has received $2.97 million in one-time funding from the federal HOME-ARP program “to assist individuals or households who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations, by providing housing, rental assistance, supportive services, […]
City Staff to Participate in Point-in-Time Count
Staff from Neighborhood Services will participate in the annual Point-in-Time survey on January 30, 2020. The survey is a count mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and provides a snapshot of homelessness in Champaign County and throughout the country. Organized locally by the Champaign County Continuum of Service Providers to […]
Homeless Point In Time Survey
On Thursday, January 28 from 5-8 pm, the Champaign Police Department again served as the headquarters for the federally-required homeless “Point In Time” survey that is conducted annually by the Champaign County Continuum of Care. The volunteers are first trained and then go to various locations in Champaign-Urbana-Savoy to survey persons experiencing homelessness. This year’s […]
Homelessness Point-in-Time Survey
The Champaign County Continuum of Care, a consortium of agencies and governmental units committed to ending homelessness in Champaign County, conducted a survey of the area’s homeless population on January 28, 2014. This included people both sheltered (i.e. residing in temporary housing for the homeless) and unsheltered (living in places unfit for human habitation, such […]