HomewardBoundWNC Homeward Bound of WNC

Homeward Bound of WNC works together with Buncombe County EMS and other local nonprofits to provide healthcare services, and ultimately housing services, to our most vulnerable neighbors.

In this episode of Dwelling, we talk to Iain De Jong, international expert on homelessness about permanent supportive housing, myths surrounding homelessness, and his experience with permanent supportive housing motel conversions.

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In this episode of Dwelling, Homeward Bound's podcast about homelessness and homelessness solutions in Asheville and Buncombe County, we talk to Jenny Moffatt, Permanent Supportive Housing Director, and Barbara Wright, Homeward Bound Board Chair, about the importance of the Housing First model and the Permanent Supportive Housing approach to ending homelessness. We learn about the public phase of Homeward Bound's Home is Key Capital Campaign and what you can do to help end homelessness for 40% of our community's most chronically homeless individuals.

Episode 12┃Mothers & Homelessness by Homeward Bound of WNC

Rick is a veteran who has experienced homelessness in Asheville for a number of years. In this episode of Dwelling, Rick tells his story of moving from life on the street to a new life in a home. Rick's case manager Alix explains the logistics of case management work and the relationship she and Rick built over the course of working together through Homeward Bound.

Episode 10 of Dwelling focuses on Homeward Bound client Donna, her years of experience living on the street in Asheville, the effects of homelessness on her health, and her relationship with her case worker, Alanna. This episode exemplifies the idea that Housing is Healthcare and emphasizes the importance of the Housing First model.