What North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness does

The North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness (NCCEH) is a statewide nonprofit membership association founded in 2000 and based in North Carolina, with its physical office in Durham (relocating there on August 20, 2025) and a mailing address in Raleigh. The organization's mission is to address the root causes of homelessness in North Carolina by convening government, nonprofit, healthcare, and community stakeholders around evidence-based practice, policy advocacy, and direct service coordination.

NCCEH's operations cluster around three functional pillars. First, it serves as the HMIS Lead Agency administering the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS@NCCEH) for three Continuums of Care — Balance of State, Durham, and Orange — covering 81 counties and running on the WellSky Community Services platform; this is the data backbone for federal reporting and coordinated entry. Second, it is the state lead for the NC SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery) Initiative, training and supporting 500+ caseworkers and operating the SOAR Outcome Reporting Tool; the program has helped return nearly $490 million in SSI dollars to North Carolina over 17 years at a ~75% cumulative approval rate (versus a ~35% national baseline). Third, it manages the NC Balance of State Continuum of Care (created 2005, covering 79 of 100 counties) through 13 Regional Committees, including coordinated entry via the Homeless Assessment & Referral Tool (HART), annual Point-in-Time Counts, CoC and ESG program application support, and an annual "Bringing It Home" conference. Supporting programs include Monthly Workshops, Local Leaders Calls, and HMIS data collection form sets in English and Spanish.

Financially, NCCEH operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded primarily through foundation grants (Bezos Day One Families Fund $1.25M over 5 years awarded in 2020, plus Oak Foundation, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Dogwood Health Trust, PNC Foundation, SECU Foundation, Coastal Credit Union Foundation, and BCBSNC HealthyBlue) and government funding administered through HUD Continuum of Care and Emergency Solutions Grant programs alongside NC DHHS. All services to providers — training, workshops, technical assistance, HART, and the SOAR Outcome Reporting Tool — are offered free of charge; the organization does not disclose revenue and has 51-100 employees led by Executive Director Dr. Latonya Agard.

Name

North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness

Legal name

North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness

Website

https://ncceh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness is a statewide nonprofit membership association that administers the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), leads the NC SOAR Initiative for SSI/SSDI benefits access, and coordinates the NC Balance of State Continuum of Care covering 79 counties for service providers and policy stakeholders across North Carolina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless Services Coordination

NAICS

Other Community Housing Services (624229), Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Affordable / Low-Income Assisted Living (Medicaid Waiver Focused) (HLADABAE)

Keywords

• Homeless services coordination
• Continuum of care administration
• Disability benefits assistance
• Social services training
• Nonprofit advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants and Donations: NCCEH receives funding from foundation grants (Oak Foundation, Bezos Day One Fund, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Dogwood Health Trust) and individual donations to support operations and initiatives.
2. Government Funding Administration: NCCEH administers HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program funding for the Balance of State CoC covering 79 counties. They also received a $1.25 million, 5-year grant from the Bezos Day One Families Fund.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness administers the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for 81 North Carolina counties, runs the NC SOAR initiative to help people experiencing homelessness access federal SSI/SSDI disability benefits, and provides training, technical assistance, advocacy, and coordination support to Continuums of Care, service providers, and local governments. It also operates the Homeless Assessment & Referral Tool (HART), supporting statewide coordinated entry and annual Point-in-Time and Housing Inventory counts.

Product overview

NCCEH operates as a nonprofit membership association focused on ending homelessness in North Carolina through multiple interconnected programs and services. The core offerings include HMIS@NCCEH (Homeless Management Information System administration using WellSky software for 81 counties), the NC SOAR Initiative (SSI/SSDI disability benefits assistance with the NC SOAR Outcome Reporting Tool), and coordinated entry services through the Balance of State Continuum of Care. Supporting services include advocacy at local/state/federal levels, Local Leaders Calls, Monthly Workshops, Regional Committee coordination (13 regions), and annual conferences (Bringing It Home). The organization also provides funding opportunity support for CoC and ESG programs, point-in-time counts, data collection forms (including the HART assessment tool), and HMIS data collection forms for various project types. NCCEH functions as a service and advocacy organization rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HMIS@NCCEH (Homeless Management Information System)

Quantifiable outcome

• 75%+ SSI/SSDI approval rate (vs. 35% nationally)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Policy Research Associates (SAMHSA Contractor)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Developed and facilitates the SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery) program since 2006 under SAMHSA contract. NCCEH serves as the state team lead for NC SOAR.
• WellSkycoreTechnology or IntegrationSoftware provider for HMIS@NCCEH's Community Services platform used by agencies across Durham, Orange, and Balance of State CoCs to manage homelessness data.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Alliance to End Homelessness: National nonprofit advocacy and policy organization focused on preventing and ending homelessness. Directly comparable to NCCEH's mission of addressing root causes of homelessness, convening stakeholders, and supporting Continuums of Care, but at the federal level rather than a single state.
• National Coalition for the Homeless: National advocacy organization that advances programs and policies to prevent and end homelessness, mirroring NCCEH's coalition model, training programs, and policy advocacy functions at the federal level.
• Community Solutions: Nonprofit focused on ending homelessness through Built for Zero and supporting Continuums of Care with data, coaching, and technical assistance. Directly comparable to NCCEH's HMIS administration, data-driven decision making, and CoC support activities.
• Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH): National nonprofit that advances supportive housing for highly vulnerable people experiencing homelessness through training, lending, and policy advocacy. Comparable to NCCEH in serving the housing/homelessness intersection with state-level training and convening.

Regional players

• North Carolina Housing Coalition: Statewide affordable housing advocacy organization in North Carolina that overlaps with NCCEH's policy advocacy on housing supply, funding, and state-level convening—though focused on broader affordable housing rather than homelessness services specifically.
• NC DHHS (NC Department of Health and Human Services): State agency administering the non-entitlement ESG program and partnering with NCCEH on NC SOAR. Functions as both funder and ecosystem peer, sharing the homelessness services mission in North Carolina through public-sector levers.

Broad incumbents

• National Low Income Housing Coalition: National membership organization dedicated to achieving socially just public policy ensuring low-income people have affordable and decent homes. Comparable to NCCEH's policy advocacy and coalition-building model, but with a broader low-income housing lens rather than homelessness-only focus.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit that invests in affordable housing, community development, and capacity building across the country. Comparable to NCCEH in deploying funding, training, and convening power to address housing instability and homelessness at scale.

Others

• HUD Exchange: HUD's primary resource for Continuum of Care program guidance, training, and tools. Functions as both the federal regulator and a peer ecosystem to NCCEH's CoC administration, HMIS, and coordinated entry activities.
• Policy Research Associates: Research and technical assistance firm that developed and facilitates the national SOAR program under SAMHSA contract. Directly comparable as the upstream developer of NC SOAR and a key strategic partner to NCCEH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nchomelessness
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NCEndHomelessness
• Facebookfacebook.com/NCEndHomelessness
• Instagraminstagram.com/nc_end_homelessness
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nc-coalition-to-end-homelessness

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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