Right at Home homelessness prevention funding

At a glance

• What: Resolutions authorizing funding agreements with Homeward Bound of WNC, Operation Gateway, Pisgah Legal Services and ABCCM under the Continuum of Care.

October 13 council action

• Council voted to accept $6 million from Destination Home for the Right at Home pilot and approve a budget amendment (no opposition recorded).
• Three-year pilot in 10 communities; providers ABCCM, Homeward Bound, Operation Gateway and a legal services partner; services by January, 250 households in year one. The city administers funds and is liaison to the national team (Emily Ball).
• Concerns: Council Member Roney and others cited past slow deployment of eviction aid; staff pointed to the fast-to-act requirement and a dedicated project manager.

Sources

• https://youtube.com/watch?v=5lHSiRrfdpk (Council Agenda Briefing Worksession, 2026-10-08; auto-generated captions)
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/13iricNKfnfNm1fpcocap1ic3vYcRsd2FAIFY5tM1y0I/edit?usp=drive_link

Discussion time

About 19 minutes across 2 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Log

• 2026-10-22 - Council Agenda Briefing Worksession - Briefing: funding agreements with Homeward Bound, Operation Gateway, Pisgah Legal Services and ABCCM on the October 27 consent agenda.

• 2026-10-08 - Council Agenda Briefing Worksession - Briefing: council to accept Destination Home funding awarded to the Continuum of Care; Emily Ball to present October 13.

• 2026-10-13 - City Council (formal meeting) - Council accepted the $6 million Destination Home award and budget amendment after presentation by Emily Ball; funding agreements to follow October 27.

• 2026-10-22 - Page created from a posted agenda; no meeting transcript processed yet.

• 2026-10-27 - City Council (formal meeting) - Funding agreements with Homeward Bound, Operation Gateway, Pisgah Legal and ABCCM adopted unanimously.