InterLinc: Urban Development Department : Homeless Coalition


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City of Lincoln
Urban Development Department

The Homeless Coalition

The Homeless Coalition consists of representatives from organizations which serve homeless and near homelesss clients. Participating agencies include: State, County and City government, nonprofits, banks, housing developers, neighborhood associations, businesses, foundations and homeless/formerly homeless persons. Urban Development Department staff provide facilitation and support.

The Homeless Coalition develops and produces an annual application for homeless funding from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department. The application, or Exhibit 1 (166K PDF), provides a snapshot of homeless services in Lincoln. It includes:

an estimate of Lincoln’s homeless population -- a Point-in-Time Count,
an inventory of emergency, transitional, and permanent housing,
an inventory of available housing services, and
strategies and goals to address homelessness in Lincoln.

Meetings are held 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on the 4th Friday of each month, at Northbridge Community Center - Cedars, 1533 N. 27th Street. For more information, call 441-7856 or email: urbandev@lincoln.ne.gov.

For Related Information:

Executive Summary
of the Strategic Plan
for Meeting Basic and Emergency Needs
and Moving People to Self-Sufficiency
(Community Services Initiatives) Nebraska Homeless Assistance Program
(State of Nebraska) Low Income Self-Sufficiency Programs
(Nebraska Appleseed)

Urban Development

Divisions

For Related Information:
Executive Summary of the Strategic Plan for Meeting Basic and Emergency Needs and Moving People to Self-Sufficiency (Community Services Initiatives)	Nebraska Homeless Assistance Program (State of Nebraska)	Low Income Self-Sufficiency Programs (Nebraska Appleseed)