Introduction
Partners for HOME (“PfH”), on behalf of the Atlanta Continuum of Care (CoC), releases this Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) grant application for a direct service provider to provide mobile coordinated entry (CE) assessor services to youth experiencing homelessness in the City of Atlanta. PfH is a nonprofit organization that serves as the Collaborative Applicant for the Atlanta Continuum of Care (CoC) — a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program that promotes community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness and provides funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse people impacted by homelessness. Its mission is to coordinate a comprehensive crisis response system to end homelessness in the City of Atlanta. Partners for HOME does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disabilities in hiring practices or service provision.
Project Overview
Youth Mobile Coordinated Entry Assessor:
This opportunity requests an experienced, youth-focused mobile assessor to provide coordinated entry access and engagement services to unsheltered youth (aged 18 - 24 years old) across the Atlanta Continuum of Care. The mobile assessor’s primary duties will include conducting regular street outreach to identify and engage youth experiencing homelessness, building rapport, and assessing immediate and long-term needs while creating a safe and trauma-informed environment for youth to thrive. The funded agency will be responsible for enrolling youth into the Coordinated Entry system, completing standardized assessments, and supporting access to shelter, diversion, and crisis services, including food, clothing, hygiene, and safety planning. Additional duties include maintaining timely and accurate data entry into HMIS, participating in case conferences with partner agencies, providing crisis intervention and safety planning, coordinating access to behavioral health and addiction services, collaborating with community providers and youth-serving organizations, attending outreach events, and ensuring flexible mobility by meeting youth where they are, including evenings and weekends, to maximize engagement and support.
Anticipated Award
An award amount of approximately $60,000 is available for this grant.
