Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs

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Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs are federally funded local or regional planning and grant-making systems designed to organize and deliver housing and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness, with the goal of achieving stable, long-term housing outcomes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal homeless assistance program
grant-making system
local and regional planning framework
administeredBy United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
surface form: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
approach collaborative decision-making among local stakeholders
community-wide coordinated system
data-driven planning and performance measurement
component homeless management information system projects
permanent supportive housing projects
rapid rehousing projects
supportive services only projects
transitional housing projects
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fundingSource Continuum of Care Program
surface form: HUD Continuum of Care Program

federal grants
geographicScope local jurisdiction
regional jurisdiction
includesRequirement annual housing inventory count
annual point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness
development of a coordinated entry system
establishment of a Continuum of Care governing body
submission of a consolidated application for HUD funding
legalBasis HEARTH Act of 2009
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
performanceMeasure employment and income growth for program participants
length of time people remain homeless
number of people experiencing homelessness
returns to homelessness
policyPriority housing first approach
improvement of system performance measures
reduction of chronic homelessness
reduction of family and youth homelessness
purpose coordinate community-wide planning to address homelessness
organize and deliver housing and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness
promote stable long-term housing outcomes
reduce and end homelessness
relatedConcept coordinated entry
homeless crisis response system
supportive housing
relatedProgram Emergency Solutions Grants Program
surface form: Emergency Solutions Grants program
stakeholder health care providers
local governments
nonprofit homeless service providers
people with lived experience of homelessness
public housing agencies
targetPopulation chronically homeless individuals
families experiencing homelessness
individuals experiencing homelessness
veterans experiencing homelessness
youth experiencing homelessness

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Office of Community Planning and Development programAdministered Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs
Continuum of Care Program replaced Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs
this entity surface form: Supportive Housing Program