This federal Project Grant award of $1,512,998 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) provides funding to the non-profit organization South Suburban Pads to support their efforts to address homelessness in the Ford Heights, Illinois area. The grant will enable South Suburban Pads to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families through a range of eligible activities, including permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, homeless management information systems, and in some cases, homelessness prevention. As a primary recipient and subrecipient of Continuum of Care Program grants, South Suburban Pads collaborates with various entities to administer emergency housing assistance and coordinated entry services to the local homeless population. The award is intended to decrease the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness by reducing the length of time they remain homeless, preventing returns to homelessness, and facilitating exits to permanent housing.