Coalition of Homeless Services Providers

Coc activities (cap, hud, hmis, cars, Homeless census, yhdp)as the continuum of care (coc) coordinator for monterey and san benito counties, the Coalition of Homeless services Providers continues to facilitate efforts to end homelessness, through coordination of services, regional planning & strategic efforts, and administration of federal and state funding. Chsp also administers the hud-mandated Homeless management information system (hmis) and the local implementation of the coordinated entry system (ces or locally known as cars; coordinated assessment and referral system). Chsp's strategy and coordination efforts are to meet the regional 5-year lead me home plan to reduce homelessness by 2026

Project roomkey (esg & mcdss)chsp obtained project roomkey (prk) from the county of monterey to oversee and run operations of the "high-risk and medically fragile unhoused population during the covid pandemic. Prk is a non-congregate shelter for those experiencing homelessness and living with medical conditions that could lead to serious complications should they contract covid-19. Chsp partnered with several local Service Providers to provide wraparound services, such as food, case management, and housing navigation to link the people served to housing interventions.

Hhap 1 & 2homeless housing, assistance, and prevention program are one-time block grants provided by the state of California to support regional coordination and to expand or develop local capacity to address immediate homelessness challenges focusing on moving Homeless individuals and families into permanent housing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their housing.