Continuum of Care

The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals, families, and communities by homelessness; promote access to and effect utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families; and optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
– US Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Continuum of Care (CoC) model is a key strategy. It addresses the needs of homeless people in NY’s North Country. This model is a collaborative approach involving various agencies and stakeholders. These include nonprofit providers, local governments, and mainstream programs. The CoC model promotes a communitywide commitment with the aim to end homelessness and promote self-sufficiency. The Points North Housing Coalition (PNHC) uses the CoC model. It coordinates and leverages resources, data, and best practices. It provides a range of services to residents. These services include rapid rehousing, prevention, outreach, and coordinated entry. These services are provided to residents of St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Lewis Counties. The PNHC has a clear aim. It wants to ensure that homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring in the North Country.

Points North Housing Coalition (PNHC) – By The Numbers

Collaborative Applicant

The Collaborative Applicant is the eligible applicant designated by the Continuum of Care (CoC) to collect and submit the CoC Registration, CoC Consolidated Application), and apply for CoC planning funds on behalf of the CoC during the CoC Program Competition.