Continuum of Care: The Lead Agency

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.

More information about the CoC is available here.

Continuum of Care Orientation 

The Detroit Continuum of Care's Lead Agency, HAND, began hosting their first installments of CoC Orientations in 2017. The orientations are designed to provide CoC participants an overview of the Detroit CoC, provide an open forum for Q&A, and also allow those in attendance to network with others individuals who are passionate about ending homelessness as well. Please subscribe to HAND using the feature below for more information on CoC Orientations. 

The March 2022 orientation presentation can be downloaded here or viewed below.