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.

How We Help

The Pasadena Partnership develops strategies to end homelessness, manages the CoC’s grant application to HUD for Continuum of Care funds and State Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds, and increases public education and participation.

Board of Directors

The Pasadena Partnership is governed by a Board of Directors composed of representatives from the community who together provide proactive leadership that engages policy makers as well as the community to work to end homelessness in Pasadena.

Our Solutions

We believe that the solution to homelessness in Pasadena is simple: permanent housing. In our role as the lead agency for the CoC, the Pasadena Partnership promotes integrated, community-wide strategies to prevent and end homelessness.

2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Continuum of Care Program (CoC NOFO)

*UPDATE: On September 16, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit granted HUD’s motion for a stay pending appeal in the litigation concerning the FY 2026 CoC NOFO.

On Friday, September 18, 2026, HUD reopened the FY26 CoC NOFO Competition to accept applications with a new deadline of September 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PST.

Thank you for your patience and continued partnership as we navigate these changes.

Renewal Projects & Transition Grants

Existing CoC-funded projects that have been notified they are eligible for renewal in the 2026 CoC competition can find more information about the process here. Eligible permanent housing renewal projects will have the option to apply for a Transition Grant to convert their project to transitional housing.

Applicants may apply for CoC Bonus and/or Domestic Violence Bonus funding to create new Transitional Housing and Street Outreach projects. Applicants interested in applying for eligible program types can find more information here.

CoC Application

The CoC Application contains information on the CoC planning body, governance structure, overall performance, and strategic planning process. The CoC Consolidated Application is made up on the following three parts:
1. CoC Application
2. Project Applications
3. Priority Listing