One80 Place receives $3.8 million to tackle youth homelessness in Lowcountry
One80 Place wins portion of $72 Million HUD Award to Address Local Youth Homelessness
CHARLESTON – October 30, 2024 – One80 Place, the lead agency for the Lowcountry Continuum of Care (CoC), was awarded $3.8 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to build systems and provide supportive services to end youth homelessness in Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley, Jasper, Colleton, Beaufort and Hampton counties. The funding was awarded through HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) to support a wide range of housing programs. One80 Place led the application development and submission as the Lowcountry CoC’s collaborative applicant.
“This is a game changer for our region. These resources will help our system expand its capacity to serve more youth. Importantly, youth voices and those with lived experience will inform our community plan,” said Cheryl O’Donnell, Executive Director for Florence Crittenton and member of the Lowcountry CoC’s Governing Council. “Being one of only 14 national applicants selected to win YHDP funding is a tremendous honor. We now can address youth homelessness in a substantial way and our community is entrusted to do this work.”
The HUD funding award represents both a responsibility and an opportunity for the Lowcountry CoC and its partners to set a national standard for youth homelessness interventions.
"HALOS is honored to partner with the Lowcountry CoC and all of the individuals who continue to pour their time and energy into keeping young people safely and stably housed,” said Executive Director Jed Dews. “Leveraging the strengths of grandparents and other relative caregivers in this effort is innovative, and we firmly believe in the transformational role that family can play in solving the youth housing challenge.”
One80 Place, as part of the Lowcountry CoC, will lead an inclusive, community-driven planning process. By leveraging existing resources and partnerships, YHDP funding can be directed in a way that expands local initiatives—focusing on creating new housing options, wraparound services, and safeguards for particularly vulnerable youth populations, including those who have aged out of foster care, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and survivors of human trafficking.
After a six-month community planning phase, funding will be used by organizations and programs that address needs of youth and young adults facing homelessness.