Continuum of care program

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Featherfist, a woman-owned, Black American-owned non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois, a $309,233 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant (CFDA 14.267) for the period of September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The CoC Program is a federal initiative that provides funding to support a range of housing and supportive services to address homelessness. Through this award, Featherfist will deliver services such as permanent housing, transitional housing, rapid re-housing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention. The organization's comprehensive approach focuses on quickly housing homeless individuals and families, minimizing trauma, promoting access to mainstream resources, and optimizing self-sufficiency for populations experiencing homelessness, with a particular emphasis on veteran families.