1. Establishing Partnerships with HUD & Housing Groups The HOW

2. The Charge for LEAs If applicable, each State educational agency and local educational agency…shall coordinate with State and local housing agencies responsible for developing the comprehensive housing affordability strategy - Section 722(g)(5)(B

3. The Charge for LEAs In order to improve the provision of comprehensive education and related services…(state coordinators must) coordinate and collaborate with-- providers of services to homeless and runaway children and youths and homeless families community organizations and groups representing homeless children and youths and their families; - Section 722(f)(5)

4. Some common federally housing programs  Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) provides funding to: (1) engage homeless individuals and families living on the street; (2) improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families; (3) help operate these shelters;

5. Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) (4) provide essential services to shelter residents, (5) rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families, and (6) prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless.

6. HOME Program  HOME is authorized under Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended. Program regulations are at 24 CFR Part 92.Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act24 CFR Part 92  HOME provides formula grants to States and localities that communities use-often in partnership with local nonprofit groups-to fund a wide range of activities that build, buy, and/or rehabilitate affordable housing for rent or homeownership or provide direct rental assistance to low-income people.

7. HOME Program  HOME is the largest Federal block grant to State and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households.  The program was designed to reinforce several important values and principles of community development: HOME's flexibility empowers people and communities to design and implement strategies tailored to their own needs and priorities.

8. HOME Program HOME's emphasis on consolidated planning expands and strengthens partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector in the development of affordable housing. HOME's technical assistance activities and set-aside for qualified community-based nonprofit housing groups builds the capacity of these partners. HOME's requirement that participating jurisdictions (PJs) match 25 cents of every dollar in program funds mobilizes community resources in support of affordable housing.

9. Continuum of Care The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act) amended the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

10. Continuum of Care HEARTH Act consolidates the three separate McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs into a single grant program known as the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program.  Supportive Housing program,  Shelter Plus Care program, and  Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation SRO program)

11. Continuum of Care Designed to:  to assist individuals (including unaccompanied youth) and families experiencing homelessness  to provide the services needed to help such individuals move into transitional and permanent housing, with the goal of long-term stability  to promote community-wide planning and strategic use of resources to address homelessness

12. Continuum of Care  to improve coordination and integration with mainstream resources and other programs targeted to people experiencing homelessness;  to improve data collection and performance measurement; and  to allow each community to tailor its program to the particular strengths and challenges within that community.