In the City of Spokane, people experiencing homelessness are provided services that target their barriers and needs to achieving housing stability. This is done through what is called a "Continuum of Care", or CoC. Spokane's CoC provides a suite of services for people experiencing homelessness that is supported through multiple local, state, and federal funding sources.
Broadly, the program is designed to promote community-wide planning and strategic use of resources to:
Each year, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awards CoC Program funding competitively to nonprofit organizations, states, units of local governments, and/or instrumentalities of state or local government, who can subgrant with other organizations to carry out the grant's day-to-day program operations. Spokane is fortunate to have a strong group of partners and stakeholders to support this work.
The WA 502 Spokane City/Count Continuum of Care received a total award of $6,333,005 for the 2024-2025 program year.
| Project Component | Amount Awarded | Project Name |
|---|---|---|
| Coordinated Entry | $205,963 | WA0330 SNAP Singles Homeless Coordinated Assessment |
| Coordinated Entry | $207,018 | WA0373 Catholic Charities Homeless Families Coordinated Assessment |
| Coordinated Entry | $118,977 | WA0594 YWCA Coordinated Entry Bonus |
| CoC Planning Grant | $267,690 | WA0596 CoC Planning City of Spokane |
| HMIS (CMIS) | $197,468 | WA0329 HMIS Project City of Spokane |
| Permanent Supportive Housing | $364,518 | WA0111 Volunteers of America Permanent Supportive Housing, Off Site |
| Permanent Supportive Housing | $849,735 | WA0130 Volunteers of America Permanent Supportive Housing, Fixed Site |
| Permanent Supportive Housing | $223,013 | WA0374 Catholic Charities Permanent Supportive Housing, Fixed Site, Donna Hansen Haven for chronically homeless single adults. |
| Permanent Supportive Housing | $229,890 | WA0418 Catholic Charities Permanent Supportive Housing, Fixed Site, Jacklin Family Haven for chronically homeless single adults. |
| Permanent Supportive Housing | $188,400 | WA0457 Volunteers of America Permanent Supportive Housing, Fixed Site, Hope House for chronically homeless single adults. |
| Permanent Supportive Housing | $226,689 | WA0511 Volunteers of America, Permanent Supportive Housing, Scattered Site for chronically homeless single adults. |
| Permanent Supportive Housing | $212,650 | WA0512 Catholic Charities, Permanent Supportive Housing, for chronically homeless households with children. |
| Rapid Re-Housing | $524,687 | WA0288 Catholic Charities, Rapid Re-Housing for Families |
| Rapid Re-Housing | $201,004 | WA0331 SNAP Rapid Re-Housing for households without Children |
| Rapid Re-Housing | $360,191 | WA0353 YWCA Rapid Re-Housing for DV Survivors in households with children. |
| Rapid Re-Housing | $362,360 | WA0420 YWCA Rapid Re-Housing for Survivors of DV |
| Transitional Housing | $67,755 | WA0109 Catholic Charities, St. Margaret's Shelter |
| Transitional Housing | $76,201 | WA0126 Volunteers of America, Alexandria's House |
| Unified Funding Agency | $160,614 | WA0595 UFA Costs City of Spokane |
| Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project | $892,736 | WA0525 Transitional Housing/Rapid Re-Housing Application |
| Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project | $77,214 | WA0526 Host Homes Application |
| Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project | $189,450 | WA0527 Supportive Services Only Application |
| Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project | $128,782 | WA0529 Youth Coordinated Entry Application |
Previous year’s awards and reports can be found on the HUD Exchange website under WA-502 – Spokane City and County CoC.
The CoC is governed by a board made up of local government, service providers, stakeholders, and people who have experienced homelessness. The board is guided by HUD and the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) national goals in ending homelessness amongst those who are chronically homeless, veterans, unaccompanied youth, and households with and without children to tailor our community's crisis response system to the needs of our community members facing a vulnerable place in their lives. The CoC board is designed to promote community-wide planning, strategic use of resources for addressing homelessness, and to improve coordination and integration with mainstream resources and other programs targeted to people experiencing homelessness. The Board also provides community leadership to further our goals around improving data collection and performance measurement and, ultimately, tailoring our suite of services to address the challenges the community faces by utilizing our strengths and leveraging partnerships and community support.
Current meeting time and location are available on the CoC Board and Committees page.
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