Centro Deambulantes Cristo Pobre Inc.

Centro Deambulantes Cristo Pobre Inc. Permanent Housing Division, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization incorporated in Puerto Rico and headquartered in Ponce, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, and substance abuse and mental health treatment services to vulnerable populations in southern Puerto Rico.

The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient (84% of recent awards) and sub-recipient on HUD and SAMHSA programs, with no federal contracts in its footprint. The customer base concentrates heavily on two federal agencies: the Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for 20 awards under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), and the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded 2 grants under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243). The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards program comprises one sub-recipient award. These three grantors account for 92% of the organization's recent awards.

Centro Deambulantes Cristo Pobre's capability portfolio spans permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health conditions, case management, housing navigation, and trauma-informed behavioral health counseling. Recent HUD Continuum of Care Program awards include a $426,423 grant awarded September 1, 2026, for permanent housing activities with a performance period through August 31, 2027, and a $419,106 award from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The organization received a $1.125 million SAMHSA grant awarded September 30, 2025, for an ambulatory-based recovery program serving 160 unduplicated individuals over three years (40 in Year 1, 60 in Years 2 and 3) with medication-assisted treatment using Suboxone, outpatient behavioral health counseling, case management, housing navigation, and supportive services delivered through a trained, bilingual multidisciplinary team. As a sub-recipient, Centro Deambulantes Cristo Pobre works under the Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción on evidence-based medication for opioid use disorder treatment in high-risk Puerto Rico municipalities.

Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $8.6 million. Award volume has grown modestly year over year — one award in 2022 to four in 2025 — with two awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.