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Gaston-Lincoln-Cleveland Continuum of Care updates council on rising homelessness, local responses
Summary
Consultant Carson Dean told the Gastonia City Council the CoC's Jan. 2024 point-in-time count recorded 451 people across three counties, and he urged capacity-building to compete for HUD funds; council pressed for clearer outreach contacts and immediate warming-shelter coordination.
Consultant Carson Dean briefed the Gastonia City Council on Dec. 3 on the Gaston-Lincoln-Cleveland Continuum of Care's (CoC) strategic work and local homelessness trends, saying the national picture has worsened and that local coordination must accelerate to meet rising need.
"Last year in 2023 there were a record 650,000 people, men, women and children experiencing homelessness across our country," Dean said, noting that the CoC's Jan. 2024 point-in-time count recorded 451 people across the three-county region and 153 unsheltered people in Gaston County. He cautioned the PIT is a one-night snapshot and typically undercounts ongoing need.
The CoC coordinates applications for two main federal funding streams: the state-administered Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and HUD's national Continuum of Care grant. Dean said the CoC captured 100% of available ESG funding this cycle, yielding $185,000 to…
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