For technical assistance regarding CoC, ESG Annual, and ESG-CV, and YHDP please contact Eboni Jett, Senior Director of System Advancement at ebonijett@closetohomesa.org or Stephanie Escobar, Technical Assistance Specialist, at stephanieescobar@closetohomesa.org.
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote community-wide commitment toward ending homelessness. The CoC Program provides funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to individuals, families, and communities by homelessness.
Close to Home will only accept vouchers from housing providers. If you are experiencing homelessness,
please click here to view resources and learn how to enroll in Homelink.
The Family Referral Program (FRP) is a collaboration between Opportunity Home San Antonio and Close to Home to help agencies transition literally homeless families into Project-Based Vouchers (PBV). Service providers or caseworkers can apply on behalf of their client(s) that are currently experiencing homelessness and displaying a level of self-sufficiency that would not require case management to maintain their housing.
*Please Note, FRP is a site-based project, meaning openings are based on unit size and availability.
Requirements of Referring Agencies for NEED TYPE 1:
Requirements of Referring Agencies for NEED TYPE 2:
The Move-On Preference Program is a permanent housing solution program for agencies to assist and seamlessly transition participants currently housed through Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) into subsidized housing with Opportunity Home San Antonio.
The Housing Voucher Program is a collaboration between Opportunity Home San Antonio and Close to Home to distribute this assistance provided to help agencies transition literally homeless individuals/families into Project-Based Vouchers (PBV). Service providers or caseworkers must apply on behalf of their client(s) that are currently experiencing homelessness and displaying a level of self-sufficiency that would not require case management to maintain their housing.
Stability Vouchers is a collaboration between Opportunity Home San Antonio and Close to Home. Stability vouchers are a resource that communities can use to house individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness, are fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual stalking, or human trafficking, or have unstable housing. These vouchers are rental assistance for landlords who will accept these specific vouchers and individual circumstances (amounts will vary). Service providers or caseworkers must apply on behalf of their client(s) that are currently experiencing homelessness.
Learn how Close to Home, community partners, and the Youth Action Board of San Antonio (YAB) joined forces to receive $6.88 million in HUD youth action funds for our community!
Learn more about how YHDP is positively impacting youth and young adults in our community.
See the organizations involved and the work being done to prevent and end youth homelessness.
Meet the Youth Action
Board of San Antonio and learn how they work to establish youth equality.
Join the #WESAY #HouseAllYouth Movement and learn how you can participate in our current initiatives.
We will post resources for our Continuum of Care (CoC) partners that you can use when helping your clients. If you are experiencing homelessness, please visit our Resources page or visit www.SACRD.org
Flex funding has been allocated from Close to Home to assist Homelink Hubs and Network Partners in helping their clients that are experiencing homelessness to find safe housing solutions.
To have access to these diversion funds, partners must work at a Homelink Hub or be a Homelink Network Partner, complete a diversion training and assessment to become a Certified Diversion Specialist and perform diversion/problem-solving conversations with all clients accessing Homelink.
The Provider Liability Assurance for Community Empowerment, or PLACE, is a program established in collaboration with the City of San Antonio to offset the risk assumed by housing agencies and rental housing providers. The funds from this assurance program are designed to assist landlords and agencies in housing high-barrier clients such as displaced persons, homeless veterans, or chronically homeless individuals.
*Please note that this application must come from a service provider or agency. If you are experiencing homelessness, please click here to view resources and learn how to enroll in Homelink
Housing agencies and rental housing providers with potential clients/residents that have broken leases, evictions, criminal history, little or not enough credit or income to qualify for housing without the assistance of agencies.
The Request for Funds will be submitted once all pertinent information (W-9 from the property manager, move-in inspection, pictures, invoices, etc.) has been received to support the damage claim.
Documentation from the housing authority stating the date of inspection will suffice for the holding fee. The damage reimbursement will be approved by Close to Home and property managers will receive checks for damages within 3-5 business days.
Community Mobilizes for a Modified Point-in-Time (PIT) Count to Support Unhoused Neighbors During Extreme Cold Weather
Close to Home, in coordination with the Alliance to House Everyone, will conduct a modified Point-in-Time (PIT) Count this week in response to extreme cold weather conditions.
To prioritize safety and respond to community concerns, the community PIT event scheduled for January 27, at the Corazon Day Center will no longer proceed as planned. Rather than gathering in one location, Close to Home staff and Alliance to House Everyone partners are working together to complete a modified, shelter-based count by meeting people where they are at emergency winter shelters across the city.
Volunteers and community members can assist or donate at the following emergency shelter locations:
Homelink is San Antonio and Bexar County’s local Coordinated Entry System – a uniform, community-wide approach to connect persons who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness to housing resources. If you are a service provider or agency who assists clients with housing through the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), please click here.
If you are experiencing homelessness and need resources, please click here to find out more about how to receive help.
