Covenant House California

YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE YOUTH, DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24 UNDER THE YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP). THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP) IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TOWARD THE SAME END. THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) FOR NEW YHDP GRANTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/YHDP (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT YHDP NOFO LISTED). THE NOFO FOR YHDP RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/COMPETITION (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT COC/YHDP RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT NOFO LISTED).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE GRANTS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: 1. PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; 2. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; 4. HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS); AND 5. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (IN SOME CASES). ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: YOUTH DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA SERVES YOUNG PEOPLE (AGES 18-24)WHO ARE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. UNDER THIS AWARD, COVENANT HOUSE WILL PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS, CRISIS INTERVENTION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ASSISTANCE, REFERRALS, LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATION SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, HOUSING NAVIGATION, AND RAPID REHOUSING AS AN AVENUE TOWARD PERMANENT HOUSING.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

SPECIALIZED HOUSING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN LOS ANGELES

TRAUMA-INFORMED AND SPECIALIZED INTERVENTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA (CHC) IS PROPOSING TO SERVE 750 YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 18-24 WHO ARE ACTIVELY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN LOS ANGELES AND ARE VULNERABLE TO AND HAVE EXPERIENCED VICTIMIZATION BY CRIME AND OTHER VIOLENCE. THEY WILL BE PROVIDED FOOD, VALUABLE SAFETY INFORMATION, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION, SHELTER, ASSESSMENTS, COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS, GATEWAY SERVICES, CRISIS INTERVENTION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ASSISTANCE, CONNECTIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS, REFERRALS, LIFE SKILLS, LEGAL AID, EDUCATION SUPPORT, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, AND POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. THE GOALOF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE STREET-BASED SERVICES TO YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN LOS ANGELES WHO ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 24 WHO HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO SEXUAL ABUSE, EXPLOITATION, VIOLENCE, IDENTITY THEFT, PHYSICAL ABUSE, AND OTHER FORMS OF TRAUMA AND TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE YOUTH AND ASSIST THEM INTO STABLE HOUSING, ULTIMATELY PREPARING THEM FOR INDEPENDENCE AND ILLUMINATING PATHWAYS TOWARD UPWARD MOBILITY. STREET OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT IS THE GATEWAY TO STABLE HOUSING AND SAFETY. FURTHER, THIS STREET OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT IS THE GATEWAY TO A CONTINUUM THAT THOUGHTFULLY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE NEEDS OF YOUTH VICTIMIZED BY CRIME; HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASE MANAGERS FULLY TRAINED PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE CODE 1038.2, LEVERAGED TRAUMA-INFORMED LEGAL AID, THE USE OF THE EVIDENCE-BASED RTI INTERNATIONAL'S OUTCOMES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS INSTRUMENT FOR CASE PLANNING, AND AN INTENTIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH VICTIMS OF CRIME, EXPLOITATION, AND TRAFFICKING CAN HEAL. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO A) ASSIST A MINIMUM OF 750 UNDUPLICATED YOUNG PEOPLE, B) MAKE A MINIMUM OF 3,000 CONTACTS OF 15 MINUTES OR MORE ON THE STREET (AND USE THOSE CONTACTS TO DISTRIBUTE ITEMS THAT ADDRESS SAFETY AND NOURISHMENT), AND C) PROVIDE 300 YOUNG PEOPLE WITH INTAKES TO EMERGENCY SHELTER (I.E., CHCS SAFE HAVEN PROGRAM). AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT, A MINIMUM OF 750 UNDUPLICATED YOUNG PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES WILL BE SAFE FROM THE DANGERS OF THE STREET AND ITS CORRESPONDING RISKS, WILL BE ENCOURAGED IN A STRENGTH-BASED ENVIRONMENT BY STAFF WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, AND WILL HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO WORK ON THEIR ULTIMATE TRANSITIONS TO STABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY INCREASE THEIR PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENTS IN WELL-BEING AND SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY.

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

TRAUMA-INFORMED STREET OUTREACH LEADING TO A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR RUNAWAY, HOMELESS, AND STREET YOUTH IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

LOS ANGELES COMPREHENSIVE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR MINOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

OAKLAND HOUSING AND CAREER CENTER

EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS YOUTH IN OAKLAND

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

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HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

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STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM