The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $594,473 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant (CFDA 14.267) to the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) in Ravenna, Ohio. The CoC Program is designed to promote community-wide strategies to end homelessness by providing funding for nonprofit organizations, state/local governments, and public housing agencies to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families.
This CoC Program grant will enable PMHA to carry out eligible activities such as permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems. The award aims to decrease homelessness by reducing the length of homelessness, preventing returns to homelessness, and increasing exits to permanent housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Ravenna area. PMHA, as a local housing authority, will utilize this funding to implement its comprehensive community-based approach to address homelessness through housing solutions and supportive services.