Rising rents and limited affordable housing continue to push more people in Charlottesville area into homelessness, local nonprofits say

On Monday, May 4, four local nonprofit homeless service providers gave their annual “state of homelessness” presentation to Charlottesville City Council.

And they were unhappy to report — once again — that in the past year, the state of homelessness has gotten worse..

Despite increased collaboration among their organizations — the Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless (BRACH), People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry (PACEM), The Haven and The Salvation Army — and some positive outcomes, more people in the community are experiencing homelessness…

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