For 12 years, CwD, in partnership with many supporters and volunteers, has been making a profound difference for those experiencing street homelessness in Winston-Salem. We’ve cultivated this community of care through winter emergency shelter, year-round street outreach, resource navigation, and supportive, restorative practices.

 

We are now ready to focus on long-term housing solutions for our unsheltered and chronically homeless neighbors. 

 

Our next steps include the formation of a core team of individuals who will work collaboratively to create solutions that combine housing with trauma-informed approaches, community engagement, and support services to address the needs of unsheltered individuals. We’ll identify best practices and innovative housing models and engage a broad, diverse group of stakeholders, including people with lived experience.  

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In order to move forward as quickly as possible with the development of long-term housing and provide CwD leadership and staff the time and capacity to focus on this new initiative,

The Dwelling will provide emergency shelter during the 2024-2025 winter season. Visit https://www.thedwellingws.org/wintershelter for details.