Doing the work
together
In FY2025, more than 40 different agencies came together at GRCoC meetings to inform and guide collaborative efforts to reduce homelessness in our region. By the numbers, we:
- Conducted 2 regional Point in Time counts
- Facilitated 16 Connection to Homeless Services trainings
- Conducted 7 trainings with local government partners
- Facilitated over 40 community decision-making meetings
No single organization can address homelessness alone. The GRCoC provides a structure for partners across the region to work together, share information, and make coordinated decisions that strengthen the homeless response system. Through this collaboration, community organizations deliver a range of housing and service interventions that help prevent homelessness, quickly connect people to housing, and support long-term stability.
Program Types
Street Outreach
Engages people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, builds relationships, connects individuals to services, and helps them access shelter, housing, and other supports.
Community Partners: City of Richmond, Commonwealth Catholic Charities, Daily Planet Health Services, Richmond Behavioral Health, St. Joseph's Villa, and Virginia Home for Boys and Girls.
Emergency Shelter
Offers temporary shelter and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness while they work toward stable housing solutions.
Community Partners: CARITAS, Housing Families First, HomeAgain, and the Salvation Army.
Rapid Re-Housing (RRH)
Rapidly connects people experiencing homelessness to permanent housing through housing identification, financial assistance, and supportive services.
Community Partners: Housing Families First, HomeAgain, Hanover Safe Place, St. Joseph's Villa, Supports Works Housing, and U.S. Vets.
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
Provides long-term housing and supportive services to individuals and families with disabilities who are experiencing or have experienced chronic homelessness.
Community Partners: Commonwealth Catholic Charities, HomeAgain, Richmond Behavioral Health, St. Joseph's Villa, and SupportWorks Housing.
Transitional Housing (TH) and Joint TH-RRH
Provides temporary housing and supportive services to help individuals and families experiencing homelessness move toward permanent housing. Joint TH-RRH combines temporary housing with rapid re-housing assistance, providing households experiencing homelessness with a pathway from transitional housing to permanent housing and ongoing stability. This is currently available to youth aged 18-24 in our community.
Community Partners: Housing Families First, Liberation Veteran Services, Virginia Homes for Boys and Girls.