Continuum of care program

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), awarded a $207,657 project grant to the King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) in Seattle, WA. The grant funding will support DCHS's efforts to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma of homelessness, as part of the CoC Program's goal of promoting community-wide commitment to ending homelessness. DCHS will use the funds to deliver a comprehensive range of housing and support services, including permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, emergency shelters, and homelessness prevention. The agency collaborates extensively with local nonprofit partners like the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) to implement these programs, often focusing on vulnerable populations such as chronically homeless adults, individuals with disabilities, and families at risk of homelessness.