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GREENSBORO – Unloading his newly acquired basics into his new apartment, Ray Hamlet Jr. is starting fresh, thanks to some help from Greensboro’s Housing Support Team.

“This is a good day because I've waited so long to get a place to live," said Hamlet.

After years of taking care of his sick mother, Hamlet was forced out on the streets in 2003. Six-and-a-half years later, he has a roof over his head and says he’s grateful.

“The streets, they're not good to live on. They're hard. There's no giving on the street," he added.

The Point In Time count taken this January found more than 1,000 people are homeless in Guilford County. That's down from 2007, when around 1,200 people were homeless. And it's good news for The Partners Ending Homelessness Initiative.

Monday, the team held its 2009 Community Stakeholders meeting. The event detailed Guilford County's progress over the past two years on implementing its 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness.

“We really look to the community to support our initiative and work with us through volunteering, through giving and any way that they can," said Director Jehan Benton.

During the report Monday, leaders announced they had made significant progress in their fight, including establishing relationships with over 100 community partners, like the housing support team.

And as of March 31, the initiative has housed more than 99 individuals and 31 families, surpassing its original goal of 20 people per year for the next 10 years.

“We just want to continue that growth and really help people understand that time does count and we need to and we can solve this issue in our community," Benton said.