Introduction
Partners for HOME (“PfH”), on behalf of the Atlanta Continuum of Care (CoC), releases this grant application for a direct service provider to provide permanent supportive housing (PSH) supportive services to individuals 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
Supportive Services Provider:
This opportunity requests an experienced, supportive service provider to provide on-site dedicated services to the tenants. Supportive services shall include, but not be limited to, a 2:20 staff-to-tenant ratio that includes up to six licensed master’s level clinicians or comparable credentials and up to six certified peer specialists or certified CARES (certified addiction recovery empowerment specialist) specialists, preferably with lived homelessness experience. Also, these full-time staff members shall be dedicated to the property and provide tenant-centered supportive services and life skills to support to 112+ tenants living on the property to help tenants achieve housing stability and improve their quality of life. The staff members should be trained in trauma-informed care, and the provider should outline a clear plan for comprehensively approaching trauma care for tenants. Further, the supportive services team must offer a minimum of face-to-face engagement once per week. Services should be intensive, tenant-led, on-site wrap-around services and referrals to tenants, including but not limited to education, employment support, mental health and addiction services, life skills support, assistance with connecting to mainstream benefits, and linkage to a medical health home.
Anticipated Award
Agencies are requested to submit a budget proposal.
