Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless
The Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless (formerly Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless) is a broad-based coalition of individuals and organizations working to end homelessness in our region through strategic planning, coordination of services, and public education/advocacy on the causes and impacts of homelessness.
Each year they conduct a "point-in-time" survey of homeless individuals in the area.
BRACH is the lead agency for implementation of the U.S. Department of Housing an Urban Development's Continuum of Care program. [1]
Pm June 17, 2024, the group presented the 2024 State of Homelessness report to Charlottesville City Council. [2]
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History
TJACH was created in 1998 as a former program of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission. [1]
The The Haven began as a program of BRACH but went independent in 2015. [3] [4]
Staff
- Shayla Washington, Executive Director [1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Web. State of Homelessness, Staff report for June 17, 2024 meeting, City of Charlottesville, retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ↑ Web. State of Homelessness in Charlottesville, Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless, June 17, 2024, retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ↑ Web. The Haven 2.0, Changes at the day shelter raise questions about the plight of the homeless in Charlottesville, Lisa Provence, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, 30 July 2014, retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ Web. Our History, The Haven, retrieved June 16, 2024.