Today, the Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council, Inc (TCHSC) released the results of its annual Point-in-Time count at its quarterly meeting of all 66 Treasure Coast Continuum of Care agencies. Mandated by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, the count was held this year on January 22. Comparing January 2020 with January 2019, the count...

Paul Sullivan of the New York Times surveyed over a dozen influential philanthropists to provide six strategies for giving during this COVID-19 health crisis. He shares the following tips for donors who are wondering how to make significantly impactful donations. Strategy 1: Distribute funds to charities through your local community foundation. Community foundations sustain important...

The nesting instinct typically peaks in a pregnant woman’s third trimester. That’s when many expecting parents, fueled by adrenaline and joyful anticipation, turn their attention to preparing the baby’s nursery. Every question feels monumental. Which crib should I buy? Where will we change our baby’s diapers? What color should we paint the walls? Do we...

According to the Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council Point in Time Homeless Count (PIT), 225 adults and 65 children were identified as homeless on January 31, 2022 in Indian River County. An additional 224 households were sharing housing or "couch surfing." The Samaritan Center is one of just two facilities in Indian River County that provides transitional...

Children's Home Society (CHS) builds bridges to success for children in order to achieve a world where children realize their full potential. Based on the 2020 HUD Point In Time Count, on any given night in IRC, 342 individuals are homeless. 36% of them or 122, are children sheltered and unsheltered. Youth who experience homelessness are more...

According to the Treasure Coast Homeless Service Council, there are approximately 225 total homeless adults in Indian River County. Established in 2014, Camp Haven is the only transformational shelter for homeless and at-risk men of Indian River County. Camp Haven teaches the men to get and keep community- based employment, save money, pay child support,...

Children's Home Society (CHS) builds bridges to success for children in order to achieve a world where children realize their full potential. Based on the 2020 HUD Point In Time Count, on any given night in IRC, 342 individuals are homeless. 36% of them or 122, are children sheltered and unsheltered. Reported causes of these...

The Hope for Families Center operates proven programs to meet the needs of homeless children and their families by carrying out a mission of transitioning families from homelessness to permanent housing by providing safe shelter, food, employment and other supportive services.  The Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council’s “Point in Time” data report for 2020 indicates that...

A lack of affordable rental housing is widely accepted to be one of the biggest needs facing Indian River County. It can be difficult to quantify the shortfall precisely, but local leaders estimate that at least fifteen hundred more units are needed. Clearly no organization can solve a problem this large by itself. Eve Kyomya...

Siphikelelo Chinyanganya, Indian River County SHIP Administrator, “gets goosebumps” when she recalls the stories of people the program has helped. Since 1993, the SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan has received more than twenty-six million dollars in state funding and provided 1,460 loans to people with very low, low, and moderate incomes. The goal of the...