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If you are experiencing homelessness and you would like to be assessed for available housing options in the Heart of Texas region, please call Heart to Home Coordinated Entry at 254-297-8929, or go to an access point to be assessed.
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Heart of Texas Homeless Coalition
The Heart of Texas Homeless Coalition (HOTHC) is recognized as a 503c3 tax exempt organization.
The HOTHC works towards:
- Fostering public education & awareness about the issue of homelessness.
- Improve outreach to homeless persons.
- Identify gaps or duplications in services and develop strategic plans to provide a continuum of care when serving the homeless.
- Advocate for quality institutional and non-institutional care and individualized treatment for the mentally ill homeless.
The services and programs of member organizations include, but are not limited to:
- Housing
- Crisis Intervention
- Psychosocial Rehabilitation
- Case Management
- Client Advocacy
- Family Education and Support
The HOTHC meets monthly on the third Friday of the month at 11:45. Member organization take turns providing lunch. If you would like to reserve a lunch, please email with your RSVP by no later than 5:00 on the Tuesday before the Friday meeting. Meeting locations vary from month to month. For the most up to date information on meeting location please call, email or check the website: www.heartoftexashomeless.org/heart-of-texas-homeless-coalition-calendar-of-events/meeting-dates
Check out job opportunities with community partners of HOTHC on our Job Opportunities webpage, including jobs with The Cove, the City of Waco, and The Salvation Army.
http://www.heartoftexashomeless.org/about-us/job-opportunities/.
http://www.heartoftexashomeless.org/about-us/job-opportunities/.
Job Opportunities with Community Partners City of Waco Continuum of Care Administrator (Homeless Program Coordinator) The Cove The Cove is looking for two Youth Advocates to join their frontline team working with High School youth experiencing homelessness. Please check out the Job Description for m...
There are two system planning positions in our community that can be found listed at
http://www.heartoftexashomeless.org/about-us/job-opportunities/. The CoC Administrator (Homeless Program Coordinator) leads homeless planning across the Heart of Texas region. The CE Administrator leads Heart to Home, our local coordinated entry system that assesses, prioritizes, and refers those experiencing homelessness to housing programs in the Heart of Texas. If you have more questions about these roles, feel free to reach out to heartoftexashomelesscoalition@gmail.com.
http://www.heartoftexashomeless.org/about-us/job-opportunities/. The CoC Administrator (Homeless Program Coordinator) leads homeless planning across the Heart of Texas region. The CE Administrator leads Heart to Home, our local coordinated entry system that assesses, prioritizes, and refers those experiencing homelessness to housing programs in the Heart of Texas. If you have more questions about these roles, feel free to reach out to heartoftexashomelesscoalition@gmail.com.
Job Opportunities with Community Partners City of Waco Homeless Program Coordinator/CoC Administrator Salvation Army CE Administrator (Case Management Specialist/Lead CoC Entry) If you have a job opening to be posted, please email us.
Our community is developing a new strategic plan for ending homelessness. If you would like to provide feedback on the plan or attend listening/feedback sessions, you can find more information at https://www.waco-texas.com/housing.
Latest News & Info STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ENDING HOMELESSNESS The City of Waco has prepared a DRAFT Strategic Plan for Ending Homelessness which serves as roadmap to end homelessness in Waco through the development of strategic goals and strategies. Through working collaboratively with the Heart of Texa...
HUD has announced Continuum of Care and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Awards. To find ours, look under Texas and TX-604 Waco/McLennan County CoC. https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/awards/
HUD is making available approximately $2.65 billion through a competitive process to distribute Fiscal Year 2021 appropriated funds to Continuum of Care (CoC) grant recipients, including approximately $77,000,000, available for non-competitive Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) renewal....
Cold weather is moving on in to the Heart of Texas Region and will be around for the next week. HOTHC has created a new page on its website at
http://www.heartoftexashomeless.org/inclement-weather/ to share these updates with the community. If you have an inclement weather policies you would like posted, please email heartoftexashomelesscoalition@gmail.com
http://www.heartoftexashomeless.org/inclement-weather/ to share these updates with the community. If you have an inclement weather policies you would like posted, please email heartoftexashomelesscoalition@gmail.com
Salvation Army Warming Center opens at 300 Webster Ave in Waco when temperature is 40 degrees and below.Shelter residents will be able to remain at the shelter during the day if it is open as a warming center. Mission Waco My Brother’s Keeper will provide emergency housing to those in need of shel...
Just a reminder that Project Homeless Connect is coming up on Tuesday, January 25th from 9am-12pm. If your agency would like a table at the event, please email heartoftexashomelesscoalition@gmail.com. We will be doing COVID testing to enter the event, masks and social distancing will be utilized, and we will have COVID vaccinations available for all. We are excited to work together to get our houseless neighbors vaccinated while getting them a meal and resources. See you there!
http://www.heartoftexashomeless.org/project-homeless-connect/
http://www.heartoftexashomeless.org/project-homeless-connect/
The next Project Homeless Connect is scheduled for January 25th from 9am-12pm at the Waco Convention Center’s McLennan Hall, located at 100 Washington Ave in Waco. Entrance to the event will be off of the Franklin Ave parking lot by the Freedom Fountain and the Hilton. Breakfast and coffee will be...