Continuum of care program

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), awarded a $743,539 project grant to Jefferson Blount ST Clair Mental Health, a non-profit organization based in Mountain Brook, Alabama. The grant, effective from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025, supports the organization's comprehensive efforts to address homelessness in the local community.

The funding enables Jefferson Blount ST Clair Mental Health to provide a range of services, including permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention. Specifically, the grant allows the organization to deliver rental assistance, housing relocation, case management, mental health treatment, substance abuse support, and job training to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families, minimize the trauma associated with homelessness, promote access to mainstream programs, and optimize self-sufficiency.