This federal Project Grant award of $646,058 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) is intended to support the efforts of Connections For The Homeless, a non-profit organization in Evanston, Illinois, to address homelessness in the local community. The grant funds will enable Connections For The Homeless to provide a range of services, including operating emergency shelters, conducting street outreach, participating in coordinated entry systems, providing homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing assistance, and offering tenant-based rental assistance with comprehensive case management. The award also allows the organization to play a key role in coordinating community efforts to end youth homelessness, working with multiple communities to support vulnerable youth populations. Through this funding, Connections For The Homeless aims to decrease the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the local area by focusing on performance indicators such as length of time homeless, returns to homelessness, and exits to permanent housing.