Greenville Homeless Alliance

Checkout the October 28 GHA Update https://lnkd.in/e86yJsfQ. Inside you'll find important information on recovery from #HurricaneHelene from the United Way of Greenville County and the NEW DATE for the iGNITE Luncheon of March 4, 2025. This edition also has the October 30 "Connect and Collaborate - Landlord Lunch and Learn" event sponsored by Piedmont Health Foundation, Upper State Apartment Association, Safe Harbor, Loebsack & Brownlee, PLLC, the dedication of United Housing Connections Church Street Place in partnership with the SEARCHlight Group https://lnkd.in/evUY3Gwt, the Ten at the Top + Upstate Continuum of Care "Homelessness and Housing Forum", plus ways to engage which includes #Vote2024 information. Support GHA's transformative efforts to ignite change and tackle the complex challenge of homelessness. With your help, there is so much we can do. #gvlhomes4all #greenvillesc #ConnectedCommunity #ignitechange

Landlords and property managers don't miss this important discussion about evictions and eviction alternatives. Seating is limited so sign up today at https://lnkd.in/e6DSjga5 For more information, contact DeAndra Hillman at dillman@gvlhomes4all.org. Many thanks to our event planning committee and sponsors Upper State Apartment Association Loebsack & Brownlee, PLLC Safe Harbor and the Piedmont Health Foundation. #gvlhomes4all #evictionalternatives #impact #greenvillesc

Huge thank you to the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina for selecting the Greenville Homeless Alliance as a 2024 Cycle 2 Grantee Partner for our work to change the systems that are drivers of poverty. We are so grateful for your partnership and support! The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awarded 120 grants to nonprofit organizations across the state in Cycle 2 totaling $1,148,000. The Foundation supports the work of organizations that meet the immediate needs of people experiencing poverty, break the cycle of poverty, and strive to change the systems that are considered driving forces of poverty. What a force for good in our state! 👏🏾 #greenvillesc #gvlhomes4all #impact

*** OPENING TONIGHT *** OCTOBER 16 We thank Miracle Hill Ministries, Inc. for offering cold weather shelter beds as low temperatures are forecast for the next couple of days. Sobriety not required. Please share this information with your contacts. Here are the two locations in Greenville: Men Greenville Rescue Mission - 575 West Washington Street Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 242-6933 Women and Children - Shepherd’s Gate 11 Regency Hill Drive Greenville, SC 29607 (864) 268-5589 Serving girls of any age & boys up to age 10 years old Cold Weather Beds Available at Miracle Hill Ministries when the overnight low temperature drops below 40° (or 43° with a 60+% chance of rain) Sobriety not required. Beds may open earlier depending on temperatures. Find other resources here: https://lnkd.in/eCNZVJfy or https://lnkd.in/gNYq7FJT - to ensure we have a #ConnectedCommunity. Together there is so much we can do. #gvlhomes4all #endhomelessness #greenvillesc

Hurricane Helene left damage to affordable rental homes owned and managed by our partner, United Housing Connections. We are helping coordinate volunteers to remove debris. Contact GHA Volunteer Coordinator, Julia Bellew, at juliabellew@gmail.com for details. All homes for debris removal are in Greenville County. Please share this information with your network so that the debris can be removed between October 14 - 21. Thank you to Stephen (pictured here) who kicked off removal today! Stay tuned for updates as we work with Monica Bryant, MA. United Housing Connections https://lnkd.in/gyVbifjY owns or manages more than 150 single family homes, as well as 254 multi-family units, across the Upstate. Each of these units is considered an affordable home, and they are deeply committed to expanding accessible housing options across our community. For over 25 years, United Housing Connections has been on a mission to make homelessness a brief, rare, and nonrecurring event. #gvlhomes4all #HurricaneHelene #ConnectedCommunity

Today, October 10, is World Homelessness Day. Join us for the live screening and panel discussion. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eg7H6zDR. Partners of the Greenville Homeless Alliance know people experiencing chronic homelessness by name. This year they have worked with our Housing Navigator, DeAndra Hillman, to increase the number of people moving of the streets and out of emergency shelters. She has worked to connect with landlords, property managers, and property owners. Our goal is durable solutions that equal a forever home. #worldhomelessnessday #keepshowingup #greenvillesc #endhomelessness

Join us and our fiscal sponsor, Community Foundation of Greenville, in supporting local relief efforts! Hurricane Helene caused devastation throughout Greenville County and the larger region and left many of our neighbors without access to essential resources. Our community needs your support and generosity. Together we can ensure that Greenville County receives the support it needs. This is a list of opportunities of where to volunteer and donate goods. The list is not comprehensive but is being updated as organizations respond and make their needs known. Our partners at Affordable Upstate launched an effort today to assist their residents. Please visit this link https://lnkd.in/eZjJaxQ9 from Mario E. Brown to learn more. https://lnkd.in/ebvZy9y8 As Mario says, “Thank you for your compassion and generosity. Every donation, no matter the size, makes a difference.” #connectedcommunity #greenvillesc

We urge support of the United Way of Greenville County Community Relief Fund. We also encourage continued efforts of neighbors helping neighbors. #ConnectedCommunity #greenvillesc

Please see the update from Miracle Hill Ministries, Inc. We have also heard from other vital frontline partners: - The Salvation Army of Greenville requests canned good, pop tops, blankets, battery lanterns at 417 Rutherford Street, Greenville 29609. The inclement weather shelter remains open for men in addition to their year round beds. - United Housing Connections requests blankets, clothes, canned food, can openers, D, C, AA batteries, toilet paper to be dropped at 408 North Calhoun Street. You can also donate to https://lnkd.in/eeUGckVG to assist their outreach team who are assisting people who are unsheltered. - Pendleton Place (1133 Pendleton Street, Greenville 29601) has power and is opening the Youth Drop In Center at 2 PM. - TRIUNE MERCY CENTER (222 Rutherford Street, Greenville 29609) has power and will be open 9 AM - 1 PM. Their wishlist is updated https://lnkd.in/eb2Q26jS. - United Ministries is closed Sept. 30 and October 1 as many partners are due to power outages. Please email info@united-ministries.org for a question. Stay tuned for more information to come so that resources get to our neighbors most in need of help. #connectedcommunity #greenvillesc

Our office is closed September 30 and October 1. Please watch for updates and share information to help partners who provide direct assistance. #ConnectedCommunity #greenvillesc