Project Grant MD0544D3G002502

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded Community Crisis Services, Inc. $653,085 under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) on September 1, 2026.

The award funds Community Crisis Services to establish and operate projects addressing homelessness in Hyattsville, Maryland through September 31, 2027. The Continuum of Care Program supports permanent housing (including permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing), transitional housing, supportive services only, homeless management information systems, and homelessness prevention. Eligible costs include real property acquisition and rehabilitation for housing or supportive services, new construction, and planning and United Funding Agency costs for fiscal control and accounting.

Community Crisis Services, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Hyattsville, Maryland, operates the Safe Passages Emergency Shelter, the only domestic violence emergency shelter in Prince George's County, and delivers emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, case management, safety planning, counseling, housing search assistance, financial empowerment services, and supportive services to homeless individuals, families, and domestic violence survivors. The organization also provides homeless management information systems support aligned with program requirements and operates a 24-hour crisis hotline for domestic violence victims and law enforcement.