Changing Homelessness

Thank you to everyone who attended our #HomeForAll Sneaker Ball on June 20th, as part of our #50thAnniversary celebrations! It was truly a magical experience, and the energy and enthusiasm brought by you added so much to the evening. We're thrilled to announce that, thanks to your incredible generosity, we raised $225K towards #endinghomelessness for our neighbors in #Jacksonville. Your contributions and participation made this event not just a #fundraiser, but a celebration of community and compassion. The best part of the night was seeing so many wonderful people come together for such an important cause. And, of course, your sneakers! For those who want to relive the magical moments, or see what they missed, check out the full gallery of photos on our event website linked below. We can't wait to see all of you, along with the friends you didn't bring this year, at next year's event on June 5th, 2025. Mark your calendars now – we promise it will be another spectacular evening! Thank you once again to everyone who made our inaugural Home For All Sneaker Ball a night to remember. We couldn't have done it without our incredible sponsors, partners, and vendors. Together, we are making a difference in our community. 🏡💃👟 https://lnkd.in/dNB2X_Nd Orsay | JHP Entertainment | Mugwump Productions | Bottles Up Enterprises | First Coast News | Keitha Nelson-Williams & Chris Porter | Valet Parking Pros | D2R Weddings

✨ Exciting News ✨ We’re thrilled to announce that our website now features a Careers page! At Changing Homelessness, we’re committed to creating a community where everyone has a place to call home, and we’re looking for passionate individuals to join our mission. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are especially committed to including those who bring firsthand experience with poverty, homelessness, and the underlying causes like marginalization, discrimination, and inequity. Your voice matters here! 💪 This is just the beginning—stay tuned for more opportunities to join us in making a difference! 🏡🧡 🔗 - https://lnkd.in/eKYMwPUa #Hiring #Nonprofit #EndingHomelessness #Jacksonville #JobOpenings

There is so much more to an #organization, and it begins with the foundation – the people who had the vision, the people who have the #vision and live the #mission daily, and the people who will see it through for years to come. Over the course of the next eight months, we are sitting down to chat with the people of #ChangingHomelessness to find out what #inspires them. Our first chat? Our CEO, Dawn Gilman 🏡

What an incredible morning ✨ Yesterday, we hosted our Point in Time Community Update: Pre & Post COVID in partnership with First Coast News and Florida State College at Jacksonville and we couldn't be more grateful for our community. Our event was only possible because of the unwavering commitment of our volunteers and partnering organizations whose invaluable contributions will help us to achieve the ultimate goal -- ending homelessness. A special shout-out to our amazing Emcee Chris Porter, and to the wonderful LeRoy Butler & Mayor Donna Deegan for sitting down for an important chat about volunteerism and homelessness in Jacksonville. And we can't forget about the delicious breakfast served to us by Forks On The Left Catering! We have so much more to come in 2024 and we can't wait to share it all with our neighbors! Stay tuned 🧡🏡 #CHIPITDebrief2024 #WeCanEndHomelessness #VolunteerAppreciation

January 2024 Point-In-Time Count: ✅ These past three days have been a whirlwind of high energy, compassion, and #action. Thank you so much to all the wonderful #volunteers and agencies who helped us conduct our annual #PointInTimeCount this year! Your commitment and passion were the driving forces behind the success of this year’s count. Through your efforts, we not only collected valuable #data to better understand #homelessness in our community but also demonstrated the dedication we all have for ending homelessness. The success of the PIT count is a testament to the strength of our #community when people come together with a shared purpose and mission. In a few months, our Point-In-Time report will be released for viewing, and we’ll keep you updated on the release. Once again, THANK YOU for helping us #EndHomelessness 🏡🧡

DREAM TEAM 😍💪 This weekend, #volunteers gathered at our office to help us pack our hygiene kits for the Point-In-Time count. Together, over 700 kits were packed! It was an amazing time to see our #community come out and become the helping hands behind the scenes. We are incredibly #grateful and touched by the show of #support, and we just know our #unhoused neighbors will benefit from this collective effort! Thank you to all our hygiene kit packers and to the generous #donors who helped make it possible to fill these kits! Together, we can #endhomelessness 🧡

THANK YOU 🧡 Earlier today, we went and picked up two carloads of #donations generously collected by the Duval Teachers Union! Items collected varied from toothpaste and snacks, to lip balms and socks. These donations will be distributed during the Point-In-Time count to our #unhoused neighbors. A big shoutout to Tammie Brooks-Evans, President, and Jessica Reyst, Vice President, for organizing the collection of these donations, and to the dozens of teachers, students, and advocates that came together to help care for our communities most vulnerable! 😊

Come Volunteer with Changing Homelessness ✨ We've got a fantastic #volunteer opportunity coming up - our 2024 Point-In-Time Count! Mandated by HUD, this survey helps us with resource allocation, #funding, and of course, #endinghomelessness in our #communities. What would you be doing? Counting! This year, we're spending three days to go out on the streets and administer surveys to our #unhoused neighbors. We talk to them, listen to their #story, and collect their information through our #PIT surveys. The count in 2024 will be taking place January 23rd - 25th 💪 One mandatory training session must be attended prior to the count. Dates are one per day January 16th - 20th. Virtual with the option for in-person and/or group training. Interested? #Register as a volunteer HERE: https://lnkd.in/eXNZ4gaB Want to know more about it or have #questions? https://lnkd.in/e4viv8VK

Get in the Game! 💪 2024 is a Leap Year and we are proudly kicking off the countdown to our 50th Anniversary with Make the Call — an epic, 12-hour telethon on Tuesday, November 7th. This event marks the first of several leading up to the June 2024 celebration, and is hosted by our Official Media Partner First Coast News We are grateful to have Jacksonville native and NFL Hall of Famer, LeRoy Butler, as ambassador for the 50th, recognized in sports history for creating the famous, legendary Lambeau Leap — and The Honorable Nat Glover, our distinguished Honorary Chair for this milestone. More details to come as we get closer, but for now mark your calendars and get ready to #MakeTheCall 📞 #EndHomelessness #firstcoastnews #TeamSideline #DontBeScared

We’re here! 🤩 Changing Homelessness has officially made it into Orlando for the upcoming Florida Coalition to End Homelessness Annual Conference. We’re so excited and ready to connect with changemakers, attend workshops, hear from impactful speakers, and even give a presentation or two of our own! Wednesday – 10/4 👉 The Continuum of Care ( 10AM)       Join our CEO, Dawn Gilman, CEO and her presenting partner, Ashely Kerr with Trellis Consulting LLC at this session and learn the basics, and the responsibilities of CoC community partners, lead agencies, and the CoC Board to work on a community-wide approach to ending homelessness. Thursday– 10/5 👉 Evaluating the Needs of Youth and Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness (9:15AM)       Changing Homelessness partnered with Focus Strategies. to assess the needs of homeless youth and young adults in Northeast Florida, with the goal of improving their support system. This session will provide an overview of the assessment process. 👉 Emergency Housing Vouchers: Lessons Learned (2:30PM)       Join our CEO, Dawn Gilman, CEO Dwayne Alexander CPM® ACoM, ARM®, of Jacksonville Housing Authority, and Larry Hayes of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in this interactive panel to discuss the implementation of the Emergency Housing Vouchers and lessons learned, with a focus on tackling homeless sub-populations. We’ll be here for the entire conference and would love to connect with other attendees! Will you or your agency be there? Let us know in the comments 🤩 Not going but still want to see all the fun? Follow along with us at the conference on our social media channels! You can find us on the following: TikTok: @changinghomelessness Instagram: @changinghomelessness Facebook: Changing Homelessness #EndHomelessnessFL #DontBeScared #FCEH2023 #FCEHConference