The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a Project Grant of $136,761 under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) to the Open Doors Homeless Coalition, a non-profit organization in Gulfport, Mississippi. The purpose of this grant is to support community-wide efforts to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families, minimize the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness, and optimize self-sufficiency through a range of eligible activities.
These activities include providing permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention. The Open Doors Homeless Coalition will utilize this funding to deliver housing assistance, case management, mental health and substance abuse treatment, job training, and other supportive services to help homeless individuals and families in the Gulfport area quickly secure stable housing and achieve self-sufficiency. As a sub-grantee, the organization has also partnered with the cities of Gulfport and Biloxi to distribute emergency rental assistance to low-income households impacted by COVID-19.