2010-2014 Consolidated Plan - City of Champaign

Almost all of the agencies that provide services to the homeless and near homeless population arelocated within the Cities of Champaign and Urbana, but accommodate and serve persons throughoutChampaign County. Rural Champaign County agencies are generally branches of services whose mainoffices are located within these two cities. The local Continuum of Care serves the City of Urbana, City ofChampaign, the Village of Rantoul and Champaign County.It is important to note that the homeless population in this area moves between the two cities, and thusit is necessary to consider the homeless persons reported in Urbana as well. The largest concentrationsof homeless individuals can generally be found in downtown Champaign, downtown Urbana, and theUniversity District. The agencies and organizations that provide social and supportive services offer helpto homeless individuals regardless of their last known address. In that sense, the data for Champaignand Urbana was jointly compiled and is included in this section.Provided below is a table outlining the Continuum of Care System that serves the homeless residents ofChampaign County. The first step in the continuum is prevention, where actions are taken to preventpersons from losing their housing and becoming homeless. The second step includes outreach, intake,assessment, and advocacy. Intake/assessment workers and case managers employed by area agenciesidentify homeless persons and attempt to link them with services available in the community. They alsoprovide outreach to persons at risk of becoming homeless and encourage them to seek services that willallow them to remain housed and live self-sufficiently. The third stage in the continuum is the provisionof emergency shelter. Individuals residing in emergency shelters are provided with interim housing andencouraged to move to transitional housing. Agencies that provide transitional housing also provide thesupportive services necessary to move persons back to self-sufficiency. The final step in the continuumfor some may be permanent supportive housing, and for most, permanent housing. The agencies andorganizations that support each step are outlined in the table.Table 3-7: Champaign-Urbana Continuum of Care SystemPrevention Outreach, Intake,Assessment,AdvocacyEmergencyShelterRPC RentAssistanceC-U TenantUnionMental HealthCenterMental HealthCenterPrairie CenterHealth SystemsLocal Hospitals andMedical ClinicsA Woman’sPlaceSalvationArmySteppingstoneShelterFirstPresbyterianChurchTransitionalHousingCenter forWomen inTransitionTIMES CenterSalvation ArmyServicesCrisis Nursery GCAP Crisis Nursery GCAPChampaignHouseProvenaA Woman’s Fund Provena A Woman’s PlaceRoundhouseRoundhouseFirst Call for Family Service ofMen’s SAFEHelpChampaign Co.HousePACECity of UrbanaPrairie CenterRestorationHealth SystemsUrban MinistriesCU Public HealthTBRA-City ofChampaignPermanentSupportiveHousingMental HealthCenterDevelopmentalServices CenterCity of UrbanaPrairie CenterHealth SystemsPermanentHousingPrivate SectorHACCHomesteadApartments SROHabitat forHumanity36 Needs Assessment: Housing and Homelessness