ABOUT THHI
Our purpose is to lead the Tampa/Hillsborough County Continuum of Care (CoC) in collaboration with agencies in order to develop and provide innovative solutions to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring in Hillsborough County.
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This collaboration with a wide range of partners (homeless service providers, government officials, advocates, business and community leaders, and people who are homeless) engages and mobilizes systems of care on a local, regional and national level to develop effective prevention and intervention services for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
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THHI performs several important functions to coordinate homeless services in the CoC which include:
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Leading and coordinating the CoC through system-wide planning and collaborations.
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Developing, coordinating and monitoring new and existing housing and service programs to meet the needs of the homeless and/or at-risk population.
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Administering federal, state and local funding through contracts with social service agencies to deliver these services.
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Ensuring through monitoring that funds are efficiently and effectively utilized based on community performance data standards.
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Coordinating the annual homeless count in Hillsborough County.
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Through these and other efforts, the Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative works to:
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Strengthen the homeless crisis response system.
Implement community wide, proven models of intervention.
Utilize data and metrics to evaluate and improve program performance.
Promote community engagement.
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Federal Funding Partners
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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State Funding Partners
Florida Department of Children and Families
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