The Community Partnership Action Teams are essential to the actualization of Guilford County’s ten year plan. These teams are working toward strengthening Guilford County’s continuum of care. We encourage the participation of members of the faith community, business community, civic groups and the public to work together for change in our community. We currently have several action teams that meet monthly to address several key issues surrounding homelessness and all aspects that lead to homelessness in our community.
Advocacy & Marketing
Purpose: To develop strategies for educating the general public, elected officials, the Faith community, business and civic groups about implementation of the ten year plan and housing first.
Chair: Anne Kimball (The Guilford Center)
Immediate Past Chair: Wes Ward (Westover Church)
Meeting Schedule: 1st Tuesday of every month at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting Location: Board Room, Family Service of the Piedmont, Jamestown
Supportive Housing Goods & Services
Purpose: To support newly housed individuals through the formation of Hope Teams, to work with the community to provide in-kind donations of housing supplies and to strengthen newly housed individuals access to the community.
Chair: Dan Hodgson
Meeting Schedule: 3rd Thursday of every month at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting Location: Board Room, Family Service of the Piedmont, Jamestown
Day Center/Neighborhood Resource Center & Coordinated Portal of Entry System
Purpose: Create a Coordinated Portal of Entry System and establish a day center(s) in High Point and a day center(s) in Greensboro that have linkages to the Central Resource System.
Interactive Resource Center (Greensboro Day Center)
Lead Partner Greensboro: IRC Advisory Board (Day Center Task Force)
Chair: Bob Newton (Community Volunteer)
Meeting Schedule: 1st Thursday of every month at 12:00 p.m.
Meeting Location: Shiloh Baptist Church, Greensboro
High Point Day Center
Chair: Dan Hodgson (Community Volunteer)
Meeting Schedule: 2nd Monday of every month at 11:00 a.m.
Meeting Location: TBD, High Point
Education & Job Training
Purpose: To create job training and  employment opportunities and increase coordination of services between mainstream job training, employment, and education programs, supportive employment agencies, homeless service agencies, and homeless individuals.
Chair: Gale Murphy (Goodwill Industries) and Gene Brown (Housing Greensboro)
Immediate Past Chair: Rev. Odell Cleveland (Welfare Reform Liaison Project)
Meeting Schedule: 2rd Wednesday of each month at 11:00 a.m.
Meeting Location: Board Room, Family Service of the Piedmont, Jamestown
Continuum of Care
Purpose: To increase awareness, access, and coordination of services within Guilford County’s Continuum of Care.
Partner: Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County (HPCGC)
Chair: Jackie Butler, Alcohol and Drug Services
Vice-Chair: Vivian Armstrong, Guilford County Public Health Department
Meeting Schedule: 3rd Wednesday of every month at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting Location: Board Room, Family Service of the Piedmont, Jamestown
Discharge Planning
Purpose: Ensure that every person being discharged from jail, hospitals, mental health care, or foster care has a discharge plan that leads to stable housing and supports a community policy of “zero tolerance” for discharge to homelessness.
Chair: Harvey Lowd (Community Volunteer)
Meeting Schedule: 3rd Tuesday of every month at 10:00 a.m.
Meeting Location: Board Room, Family Service of the Piedmont, Jamestown
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
Partner:
Mental Health Coalition of Guilford County
Partner: Guilford County Substance Abuse Coalition
Purpose: To enhance mental health and substance abuse services in Guilford County.
Mental Health Coalition of Guilford County
Chair: Blair Benson
Vice Chair: Troy Chisolm
Purpose: The Guilford County Mental Health Coalition represents one voice, promoting
excellence through advocacy, education, and support of equal access for all people
to the highest quality mental health care.
Meeting Location: Board Room, Mental Health Association, 330 S Greene St # B1, Greensboro Meeting Schedule: TBD
Guilford County Substance Abuse Coalition
Chair: Frances Browne
Purpose: The Coalition brings together the provider community and Guilford County Residents
to develop a partnership through advocacy, education, collaboration, and support of
best practice principles to effectively address substance abuse.
Meeting Location: (Alternating Locations)
Meeting Schedule: Quarterly Membership meetings at Noon
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Provider Coalition meets the second Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 5603 Hilltop Road, Jamestown more...
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