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Since 1995, the Pasadena Partnership to End Homelessness has served as the lead agency for the Pasadena Continuum of Care. The Continuum of Care (CoC) is a planning process implemented by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 1994. As one of the largest sources of federal funding for programs that address the needs of people who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless, HUD recognized the need for a more coordinated, collaborative, and community-driven approach to allocating resources to communities. The Continuum of Care process is the process by which communities identify local needs, develop strategies, and submit a single application to HUD for funding for programs designed to meet the needs in the community.

The Pasadena Partnership is governed by a Board of Directors composed of representatives from the community. In its role as the lead agency for the CoC, the Pasadena Partnership promotes integrated, community-wide strategies and plans to prevent and end homelessness; provides coordination among the numerous local organizations and initiatives that serve the homeless population, and manage the CoC’s single, comprehensive grant application to HUD for McKinney-Vento funding which includes Continuum of Care funds and State Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds.

Our Mission

The Pasadena Partnership to End Homelessness is dedicated to planning and developing evidence-based strategies to prevent and end homelessness in Pasadena, CA.

HUD Guidance: Permanent Supportive Housing

PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS GUIDANCE

Notice CPD-16-11

Prioritizing Persons Experiencing Chronic Homelessness in PSH (July 2016)

Notice CPD-14-012

Record keeping Requirements for Documenting Chronic Homeless Status (July 2012)

CoC Lease Agreements

Examples of agreements for CoC program leasing and rental assistance projects.

Housing First

Housing First is an approach to connect people experiencing homelessness to permanent housing without preconditions or barriers to entry

TBRA Mobility Options

CoC Program – Increasing Mobility Options for Homeless Individuals and Families with Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (Effective July 14, 2016)

DedicatedPLUS Projects

The DedicatedPLUS concept provides more flexibility to communities to serve people with long histories of homelessness and high service needs.

GENERAL CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM GUIDANCE

CoC Program Components and Eligible Costs

CoC Program Interim Rule (April 2017)

CoC Grants Administration User Guide

High Level Introductory Guide to the CoC Program

Frequently Asked Questions

HUD addresses many important questions pertaining to Permanent Supportive Housing through the HUD Exchange Ask A Question (AAQ) portal.  The answers to the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) are posted to the CoC Program FAQs page on the HUD Exchange.

Homeless Definitions

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