Continuum of care program

The Center For Prevention Of Abuse in Peoria, Illinois received a $188,997 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267). This grant provides funding for the organization's efforts to address homelessness through a range of housing assistance and supportive services, including rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, transitional housing, case management, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and job training. The award will support the organization's community-wide strategy to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families in the Peoria area while promoting self-sufficiency and minimizing trauma. The Center For Prevention Of Abuse has also received additional federal grant sub-awards from the Department of Justice and the Illinois Department of Human Services to expand its comprehensive array of free and confidential services for victims of violence and homelessness in central Illinois.