Continuum of care program

The City of Boston's Department of Neighborhood Development received a $1,670,902 Project Grant award from the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This funding supports comprehensive homeless intervention and housing services designed to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma associated with homelessness. The award enables Boston to deliver critical services including permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing programs, transitional housing, supportive services only initiatives, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention activities.

The Department of Neighborhood Development serves as the local conduit for distributing federal CoC Program resources through sub-grant arrangements with numerous local nonprofit partners, including Pine Street Inn, HomeStart, FamilyAid Boston, Metro Housing, Casa Myrna Vazquez Inc., Justice Resource Institute, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, and Victory Programs, Inc. These sub-awardees deliver direct services across Boston, including case management, mental health and substance abuse treatment, job training, street outreach, emergency shelter operations, housing counseling, and rental assistance for vulnerable populations including homeless individuals, families, youth, domestic violence survivors, individuals with disabilities, and persons living with HIV/AIDS.