The Purpose of the Cumberland County NC issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to find innovative approaches from qualified experienced organizations and businesses in providing services and support for a temporary emergency homeless shelter in Cumberland County NC. Cumberland County is the fifth largest county in North Carolina and is home to the largest army base, Fort Liberty. In February 2023, our Point in Time Count had 378 sheltered, unsheltered and transitional housing homeless individuals and families, of which 272 were unsheltered, 47 were sheltered and 59 placed in transitional housing. Cumberland County Schools identified approximately 847 students as qualifying under the Mckinney-Vento Act in the 2023/2024 school year. Cumberland County has many providers, and a strong Continuum of Care (CoC) dedicated to providing services to those experiencing homelessness (sheltered or unsheltered) and those that are at immediate risk of homelessness.
