Crawford Co Coalition Hous

Crawford Co Coalition Hous is a non-profit organization located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since April 2011. The organization specializes in addressing homelessness and providing housing support services for individuals and families in the Crawford County area. As a tax-exempt corporate entity, Crawford Co Coalition Hous has consistently received federal grant awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), specifically through the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program, which aims to support homeless individuals and families by providing housing solutions and supportive services.

Through its federal grant awards, Crawford Co Coalition Hous implements comprehensive homelessness prevention and intervention strategies. The organization has received annual Continuum of Care Program grants ranging from approximately $121,000 to $134,000, with the most recent award dated March 11, 2025, for $134,187. These grants enable the organization to provide eligible activities such as permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention. The primary goal of these grants is to quickly house homeless individuals and families, minimize trauma, promote self-sufficiency, and reduce the overall length of homelessness. While specific subrecipient activities are not detailed, the grants focus on performance indicators like reducing the duration of homelessness, preventing returns to homelessness, and increasing exits to permanent housing. The organization has consistently worked with the HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development to implement these community-wide strategies for addressing homelessness in the Meadville area.