Continuum of care program

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) provides $135,576.00 in funding to Mercy Housing Lakefront, a not-for-profit organization, for the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. The CoC Program is designed to promote community-wide strategies to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma caused by homelessness.

Under this award, Mercy Housing Lakefront will deliver a range of housing assistance and supportive services to address homelessness in the Chicago area. These include rapid rehousing, case management, housing counseling, job training, mental health/substance abuse treatment, and other services tailored to ending homelessness. Mercy Housing Lakefront has also received several sub-awards from Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. to enhance its capacity for new affordable and supportive housing development projects, including planning integrated supportive housing with local healthcare partners.