Trenton / Mercer Continuum of Care (CoC) Program

The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness, provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and State and local governments to quickly re-house homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness.

The Trenton/Mercer CoC Program provides homeless assistance by leveraging funding needed through the Housing and Urban Development Consolidated Application; this provides collaboration between providers of housing and homeless assistance programs and other federal programs. The CoC seeks to improve and expand the collection of data countywide, develop performance measurements and allow for each community to tailor its program to the particular strengths and challenges within that community. The goal is to assist people to achieve stability through self-sufficiency.

Local Competition Notice of Intent to Apply: FY 2021 CoC Program - See attachments below:

2021 Program Documents

2019 Program Documents

Access program documents from past years.

Housing Hub Resources

Trenton/Mercer's Continuum of Care for homeless people has many partner agencies that are providing emergency shelter, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing to homeless people. The Continuum of Care is led by the City of Trenton Department of Health and Human Services Office of Community Development. Trenton/Mercer's homeless housing providers include:

Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Program

  1. 2015 Trenton Mercer Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Application (PDF)
  2. Trenton Mercer Continuum of Care Bylaws (PDF)
  3. Trenton Mercer Continuum of Care Letter of Support Protocol (PDF)
  4. Trenton Mercer Continuum of Care Policies and Procedures Manual (PDF)

Veterans Homelessness

  1. 2015 Call to Action End Homelessness (PDF)
  2. 2015 Mercer Vets Plan (PDF)
  3. End Veterans Homelessness Invitation (PDF)
  4. End Veterans Homelessness Program (PDF)
  5. Veterans Homelessness Photo (PDF)