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Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council reports dozens housed via Fort Pierce hub but warns of federal funding changes
Summary
The Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council told the commission it served 166 clients at the county housing hub this year and has housed 135 of them, but warned that a federal NOFA change deprioritizing permanent supportive housing complicates future placements; commissioners pressed for more data on origins and regional funding.
Remy Nuckols, the leader of the Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council and the designated lead agency for the HUD Continuum of Care in the three‑county region, updated the Fort Pierce commission on services to people experiencing homelessness and the organization’s ongoing outreach and housing navigation work.
Nuckols said the housing hub (Adam’s Place) provided coordinated intake, shelter and navigation and reported that of 166 clients served at the hub, 135 had been successfully housed. He said the council recorded about 4,900 services delivered in Fort Pierce this year and emphasized partnerships with medical and behavioral‑health providers, landlord engagement and rapid rehousing assistance to pay first month’s rent, deposits and utilities.
“We are the designated lead agency by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development … for the homeless continuum of care, Florida 509,” Nuckols said, adding the organization has expanded outreach and staffing since 2023 and is pursuing additional grant revenue. He warned that a pending NOFA being prepared for January will shift scoring priorities away from permanent supportive housing toward outreach and transitional housing, requiring programmatic adjustments for households currently in permanent supportive units.
Commissioners pressed for more data on where people counted in Fort Pierce originate and how much other jurisdictions contribute to services. Commissioner Broderick and others said they want the point‑in‑time count to include transportation and origin questions to show whether people are being dropped off from other counties; Nuckols said the count’s data forms already ask where a person stayed the prior night and that outreach staff can collect that information.
On funding, Nuckols said St. Lucie County is the largest local contributor, and noted grant support that helps underwrite shelter operations and housing stabilization services. He said the council is working on applications that could bring "potentially $4,200,000" across the three counties to support programs.
Commissioners thanked the group for its work and urged continued regional coordination, more data sharing on origins and transport, and stronger intergovernmental contributions to avoid concentration of street homelessness in Fort Pierce. No formal action was taken; the commission said it will discuss renewal of an interlocal funding agreement later in the agenda.
