WVCEH Presents:

In this episode, Ashley Hawkins sits down with Jessica Gregg of the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness to break down how homeless shelters really work, and why so many common assumptions miss the mark. From funding challenges and low-barrier models to the real reasons people may avoid shelters, this conversation explores the shift from simply providing beds to focusing on long-term housin...

We are back with our HMIS/PIT team, reviewing and reflecting on the 2026 PIT Count! Individual county results and broad scale comparative overviews can be found at: https://wvceh.org/data/

In this episode, Ashley sits down with members of our PIT team to break down the what, why, and how of the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. Every January, Continuums of Care across the country conduct a 24-hour count of people experiencing homelessness—both in shelters and in unsheltered locations. The PIT Count helps track trends, identify unmet needs, and guide the development of housing and su...

Your host -Ashley- launches the inaugural episode of "Between the Lines" with core founding members Zach Brown, Amanda Sisson, and Matthew Hedrick, who introduce the West Virginia Coalition on Homelessness as the largest provider of direct services for people experiencing homelessness in West Virginia. Despite current socio-political challenges and funding uncertainties, the Coalition remains comm...