Homeless

May 24, 2022 – Kelly Blechertas and Robin Shearer with York County Coalition on Homelessness spoke at our weekly meeting.  The Coalition is a collaborative of community partners, housing and social service agencies and passionate volunteers who work together to help those facing homelessness across York County get connected to safe places to live and critical resources like food, healthcare, employment and education. The coalition works together to maximize our community’s vital resources, providing more people with safe, secure places to live. York County Coalition on Homelessness also serves as the primary funding conduit for federal, state and local grants, which infuse critical funds into the community and leads research efforts to understand how homelessness is affecting our community and what efforts are creating the most positive change.  Homelessness is a reality in our communities, each day there is an average of 328 homeless individuals in York County.  It’s the result of a wide variety of life events and circumstances and it impacts hundreds of moms, dads, brothers, sisters, grandparents, sons and daughters each year. For many reasons, they have no safe place to call home. They find themselves unsure of where they’ll sleep from night to night, lacking the essentials of shelter and security. The York County Coalition on Homelessness welcomes participation by anyone in the community who has an interest in supporting households experiencing housing instability or with a desire to work collaboratively toward ending homelessness.