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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
Congratulations to HOTHC!!! We are one of the Season 8 Charity Champions!
COOLING CENTER ALERT!
The Sul Ross Community Center, located at 1414 Jefferson Ave, will be opened this week as a cooling center. The cooling center will be open during the following days and times:
Friday, June 24th from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 25th from 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 26th from 12 p.m. – 7 p.m
The Sul Ross Community Center, located at 1414 Jefferson Ave, will be opened this week as a cooling center. The cooling center will be open during the following days and times:
Friday, June 24th from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 25th from 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 26th from 12 p.m. – 7 p.m
Hot temperatures aren't going anywhere, but there will be a place for you to go if you need to cool off
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....