Cooperative Agreements to Benefit Homeless Individuals (CABHI)Cooperative Agreement • October 7th, 2014
Contract Type FiledOctober 7th, 2014The grantee agency for the Albuquerque Heading Home (AHH) project is the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services (DFCS). DFCS’ homeless services include prevention, outreach, shelter and housing programs, and supportive services. DFCS also administers the city’s affordable housing programs, including HUD vouchers and Continuum of Care funds. DFCS also funds 3 Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams that provide ACT services to homeless persons with serious mental illness. The agency serves approximately 89 clients annually. DFCS operates the CABHI grant, AHH, within its Health and Human Services Division. AHH is a multi-agency collaboration led by Heading Home, and DFCS serves as the contracting and fiscal agent for the project. AHH was designed to expand dedicated treatment and supportive services capacity to house chronically homeless and medically vulnerable people who have mental health and/or substance use disorders. The geographic service area for AHH