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HMIS Team Hosts Regional In-Person Coordinated Entry Workshop
The HMIS Team facilitates a Coordinated Entry Workshop for local Continuum of Care partners working to reduce homelessness.
The Planning Council Welcomes Nicole Bolding to the Board
As of Tuesday, July 1, 2025, Nicole Bolding, Director of Thriving Y’s, of Y-USA joined TPC’s Board of Directors.
Norfolk Southern grants $2,500 to The Planning Council in support of safety initiatives
Norfolk Southern awarded TPC a grant to develop their Think Twice: Pathway to Peace curriculum which teaches conflict resolution skills to youth.
Reducing Disparity in Access to Housing
Studies found that the preexisting standardized assessment tool used by the CoCs contained racial bias. Over 2024, TPC developed a new tool to better identify households with the highest needs based on their lived experience.
Military Family Resources Available in Newport News
The Planning Council spent the morning in Newport News networking and recruiting new respite care providers for TPC’s Respite program.
Military Family Resources Available in Chesapeake
The Planning Council is in Chesapeake spreading awareness of the Military Family Respite Care Program and recruiting new Respite Care Providers.
TPC Obtains Best Practices to Address Homelessness
The Planning Council’s HMIS and CoC Team enhance their practices at NHSDC Conference to see that homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring.
Peninsula residents experiencing homelessness advocate for more beds, resources
TPC’s Continuum of Care Team’s data from the GVPHC Point In Time is being used in Hampton and Newport News to advocate for increased shelter space.
Hampton Roads braces for potential cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development
TPC’s Julie Dixon and For Kids’ Thaler McCormick share concerns on how federal layoffs may affect housing and homelessness in Hampton Roads.
Respite Care Providers Needed in Hampton Roads
TPC’s Tomika Pitts-Jones, Respite Care Program Director, headlines an episode of the Chesapeake Thrives Show discussing the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP).
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