Continuum of care program

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) provides $471,831 to Long Island Coalition For The Homeless, Inc. (LICH) to address homelessness in the Amityville, NY region. The grant funds a range of services including permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems (HMIS). LICH, a non-profit organization, collaborates with sub-partners like the Town of Brookhaven and the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. to execute activities such as street outreach and COVID-19 crisis counseling. The overarching goals are to reduce the length of time individuals and families experience homelessness, prevent returns to homelessness, and facilitate successful transitions to permanent housing, thereby promoting long-term housing stability and self-sufficiency among the homeless population.