ENDING
HOMELESSNESS
Our Mission
Open Doors Homeless Coalition is a collaborative initiative in South Mississippi dedicated to building solutions to homelessness through improved service delivery, community outreach and advocacy.
MS-503 CoC has posted the FY 2024-25 Continuum of Care NOFO.
- 2024-25 MS-503 CoC HUD Continuum of Care Scoring Rubric
- MS 503 FY 2024 and FY 2025 Public Notice
- 2024-2025 Continuum of Care NOFO
- Reallocation Policy
- Final Project Ranking with Scores for 2024 CoC Application
MS-503 CoC announces the approved Consolidated Application for FY 2024-25 CoC Program Competition.
Click the following buttons to review the Approved Application and Approved Priority Listing. Email cpitalo@opendoorshc.org with comments and/or questions about the Approved Application.Making an impact in South Mississipi
Until We're All Home
Community Solutions collaborated with filmmakers Dewy Sungai and Jason Houston (eight16creative) to document the stories of how six U.S. communities are measurably reducing homelessness as part of the Built for Zero movement. This series showcases what it looks like to take a solutions-focused approach to homelessness and highlights the work of those playing critical roles in these communities.
Portraits of Success
Meeting the Challenge of Homelessness
Our Programs
Coordinated Entry
Open Doors Homeless Coalition’s Coordinated Entry system is the “front door” to housing opportunities and services through the Continuum of Care.
Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing
For individuals and families who are experiencing a housing crisis and qualify for assistance, or are living outside and identified by community outreach teams.
CHOICE Program
Creating Housing Options In Communities for Everyone (CHOICE) provides rental assistance, to make housing affordable for individuals with serious mental illness.
Continuum of Care
The Continuum of Care is a collaborative planning process involving over 50 member agencies and concerned citizens to create and implement solutions to homelessness.
Homeless Management Information
System (HMIS)
Open Doors Homeless Coalition serves as the HMIS lead for in the six southern-most counties of Mississippi: Harrison, Jackson, Hancock, Stone, George, and Pearl River Counties.
Open Doors Homeless Coalition serves the six counties of South Mississippi
All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
Plan issued in December 2022 by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness to reduce homelessness by 25% by January 2025
How you can help
Our Sponsors
