Primo Center For Women And Children

TRAUMA-INFORMED NETWORK OF CARE FOR CHICAGO?S SOUTH AND WESTSIDES (TIN FOR CHICAGO) - TRAUMA-INFORMED NETWORK OF CARE FOR CHICAGO’S SOUTH AND WESTSIDES (TIN FOR CHICAGO) THE PRIMO CENTER (PRIMO) IS SEEKING FUNDING FOR AN IMPORTANT NEW PROGRAM, TRAUMA-INFORMED NETWORK OF CARE FOR CHICAGO’S SOUTH AND WESTSIDES (TIN FOR CHICAGO). PRIMO IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO LEAD THIS WORK. THEY ARE THE RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN CHICAGO IN PROVIDING TRAUMA-BASED SERVICES TO HOMELESS FAMILIES. WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT PRIMO IS THEIR HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ASSISTING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE TRAUMA INFORMED AND SENSITIVE – FROM THE SECURITY AND CLEANING STAFF TO THE BOARD, WORKING FROM A STRENGTHS-BASED PERSPECTIVE IS ALWAYS A PRIORITY. THE RESULTS ARE A STAGGERINGLY LOW LIFETIME RECIDIVISM TO HOMELESSNESS RATE THAT IS CONSISTENTLY UNDER 5%. THIS PROGRAM IS A MUCH-NEEDED RESPONSE TO A NEARLY INVISIBLE POPULATION WITH HIGH NEEDS – HOMELESS CHILDREN IN CHICAGO. OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN, HOMELESS AND EXPOSED TO TRAUMA, FACE CHALLENGES BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION AND AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ARE NOT THE FOCUS OF CRITICALLY NEEDED SERVICES. NOWHERE IS CHILDHOOD TRAUMA MORE PROFOUND THAN WHAT HOMELESS CHILDREN EXPERIENCE, YET WE DO NOT TARGET NECESSARY SERVICES TO THIS POPULATION. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK (NCTSN), MORE THAN ONE-FIFTH OF HOMELESS PRESCHOOLERS HAVE EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL CARE, BUT LESS THAN ONE-THIRD RECEIVE ANY TREATMENT (2005). EARLY INTERVENTION IS COMPLETELY UNDERUTILIZED FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND LONG OVERDUE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE TWICE THE RATE OF LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THREE TIMES THE RATE OF EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. AND WE KNOW FROM RESEARCH THAT BY THE TIME HOMELESS CHILDREN ARE EIGHT YEARS OLD, ONE IN THREE HAS A MAJOR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER. AS OUR NATION STEPS BACK TO CONSIDER HOW OUR HISTORY, POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED FAMILIES OF COLOR, AND PARTICULARLY BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ARE AT THE CENTER OF DIALOGUE, PROGRAM AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2019, 16,451 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CHICAGO IDENTIFIED AS HOMELESS AND OVER 80% OF THIS POPULATION WAS EITHER BLACK OR HISPANIC (CHICAGO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS, 2020). TIN FOR CHICAGO PROPOSES TO BUILD ON THE CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY OF PRIMO’S FAMILY HOMELESS SERVICES IN CHICAGO TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE AND SENSITIVE TO THE HISTORICAL AND CURRENT TRAUMA UNIQUELY EXPERIENCED BY HOMELESS FAMILIES OF COLOR. THE PROGRAM WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED, EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA THERAPIES THROUGH TRAINING PROFESSIONAL AND PARAPROFESSIONAL STAFF INTEGRATED WITH DATA AND STATE-OF-THE ART EVALUATION. BY PROVIDING THESE SERVICES WE EXPECT TO HELP FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ON THEIR WAY TO A HEALTHIER AND MORE STABLE LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY.

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 MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS 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) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) 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; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) 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 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: 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 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES 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: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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