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Kankakee staff map homeless services, urge agencies to join HUD Continuum of Care
Summary
City and ECDA staff presented an updated Continuum of Care system map identifying gaps in emergency shelter, medical respite and reentry services, and urged local providers to attend CoC meetings to improve access to funding and the by-name list used for weekly case coordination.
KANKAKEE CITY — City staff presented an updated Continuum of Care (CoC) system map on Nov. 3, outlining how people who are homeless or at risk flow through local intake, crisis housing, prevention and longer-term programs.
Marlena Calvin, ECDA staff, told the Community Development Committee the map is a working document that will change as agencies join the process and as funding and program availability shift. "This is gonna be one of those things that kind of keeps evolving as we make corrections, identify gaps, and fix them," she said.
The map centers on a coordinated entry point operated locally as a homeless helpline run by Fortitude Community Outreach. Calvin said callers are screened for immediate needs and routed — including direct referral paths for veterans to…
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