Central Louisiana Coalition To Prevent Homelessness Inc

Programs: Louisiana integrated treatment services (lits) is a permanent supportive housing program that provides housing and supportive services for individuals who are considered chronically homeless with a co-occurring disability (diagnosis of a mental illness and a history of or current substance abuse disorder. ) the goal is to assist chronically homeless individuals and families with maintaining permanent housing.

rapid rehousing (rrh) is a program designed to quickly move families and individuals from homelessness into permanent housing by assisting with rental deposits, first month's rent, utility deposits, and limited rental assistance, as well as supportive services, to ensure housing stability.

the outreach program conducts street outreach activities to locate and identify individuals who regularly sleep unsheltered or in places not meant for human habitation. The program provides case management and support to assist individuals with locating appropriate housing and/or shelter and accessing services. The outreach program also provides a one-stop homelessness resource center organized for the purpose of assisting homeless persons and families with obtaining an income, providing a hygiene center for people experiencing homelessness, and meeting some basic needs of homeless individuals to assist them with securing income and housing.

the continuum of care (coc) is a federally-recognized designation for a collective impact collaboration within a community. The coalition serves as the coc collaborative applicant for the central louisiana region, a designation by the u. S. Department of housing and urban development (hud). In this role, the coalition is responsible for submitting the community's grant applications and homelessness reports to hud on behalf of its members for coc and emergency solutions grant program (esgp) funds. Rapid rehousing (rrh) is a program designed to quickly move families and individuals from homelessness into permanent housing by assisting with rental deposits, first month's rent, utility deposits, and limited rental assistance, as well as supportive services, to ensure housing stability.