Mecklenburg County Neighborhood Assistance Solutions (CSS) is hiring for support in running a County- owned center to house older homeless grownups.
The center is an 80-unit previous hotel. It will use assistance for homeless citizens who are 55 years of age or older and experiencing hidden medical conditions, with extra factor to consider for those who might be linked to the criminal justice system.
Mecklenburg County released a “Ask for Propositions” (RFP) for a non-profit company( s) to run and keep the home. The company would likewise handle services for the citizens, such as case management, nursing care oversight, drug abuse intervention, task training, and more. The County will offer financing for operation and upkeep of the home, and for arrangement of the assistance services.
The complete Ask For Propositions, application and more info are offered here The RFP consists of information of a compulsory info session for potential providers to be hung on April 13. The due date for propositions is Might 6 with choice of the service provider( s) by Might 27.
Mecklenburg County has actually experienced a boost in homeless older grownups with medical conditions. About 70 such citizens were recognized in January 2022 as freshly homeless, part of the almost 3,000 homeless individuals in Mecklenburg County.
” A lot of these citizens are ill and require more assistance than they can get in a shelter,” stated Karen Pelletier, Director of Housing Development, Technique and Positioning. “Some require kidney dialysis; others are experiencing cancer and need treatment. Living outdoors includes injury that makes their conditions much more challenging to manage and less most likely to be effectively dealt with. Encouraging housing can assist them browse these difficulties, potentially even reconnect with household, and ultimately settle into steady, budget friendly houses.”
The boost in homeless older grownups accompanies an increased need in budget friendly senior housing, according to the Age Friendly Mecklenburg action strategy. Encouraging housing is an alternative to assisted living and assisted living home. Research studies have actually revealed that it assists deal with homelessness, boost housing stability, and enhance the health of citizens. It likewise reduces public expenses by lowering usage of shelters, healthcare facilities, psychiatric centers, prisons, and so on
The growth of budget friendly and helpful housing lines up with the suggestion from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing and Homelessness Technique Detailed in the just recently launched A House for All Strategic Structure, the suggestions include services associated to avoidance, shelter, and budget friendly housing– all of which are promoted by the helpful housing job and RFP.
The work likewise lines up with the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners’ FY22 top priority to broaden budget friendly housing and fund helpful services for those experiencing persistent homelessness. More info about Mecklenburg County CSS’s Homeless Solutions department is offered here