Home Alliance, Inc. was awarded a $7,500 grant  to help fund a 10 year Homeless Plan for Horry County by the Matheny-Burns Group.  Home Alliance, Inc. has helped to create a networking forum and a local coalition to work together to meet the needs of the homeless in Horry County.  Their mission statement is listed below.

* this grant was matched by a $2,500 grant from the Knight Foundation Fund, managed by the Waccamaw Community Foundation.

MISSION STATEMENT
 
TO ACQUIRE, CREATE, DEVELOP, BUILD, RENOVATE, REDEVELOP, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN HOUSING FACILITIES FOR LOW INCOME AND SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS.

PROGRAM DETAILS:

1. TO PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN OBTAINING PERMANENT HOUSING. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE THEIR SKILLS AND INCOME TO REMAIN IN PERMANENT HOUSING-ALLIANCE INN.
2. TO PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN OBTAINING PERMANENT HOUSING. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE THEIR SKILLS AND INCOME TO REMAIN IN PERMANENT HOUSING-BALSAM PLACE.
3. TO PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN OBTAINING PERMANENT HOUSING. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE THEIR SKILL AND INCOME TO REMAIN IN PERMANENT HOUSING-SAFE PLACE
4. THE HMIS PROJECT WAS CREATED TO SET UP AND MAINTAIN A COMPUTER DATABASE FOR PARTICIPATING AGENCIES TO TRACK CLIENT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, MONITORING COSTS & SERVICES, AND DETERMININ SERVICES NEEDED.