The Office oversees policy and funding toward ending homelessness and serving persons experiencing homelessness and recognizes and designates local Continuum of Care (CoC) entities to serve as lead agencies for the homeless assistance system throughout Florida.
Services offered through CoCs and their providers include operation and maintenance of emergency shelters, outreach to individuals who are homeless, rental assistance to prevent individuals from becoming homeless, and rapid rehousing of individuals from shelters or homelessness.
Continuums of Care (CoC) are organizations composed of representatives of nonprofit homeless providers, victim service providers, faith-based organizations, governments, businesses, advocates, public housing agencies, school districts, social service providers, mental health agencies, etc.
CoC lead agency service areas are shown below. Select your county to connect with the CoC lead agency in your area.
| CoC Lead Agency | County | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Doors of Northwest Florida | Escambia and Santa Rosa | (850) 439-3009 | Opening Doors of Northwest Florida |
| Homelessness & Housing Alliance | Okaloosa and Walton | (850) 362-7429 | Homelessness and Housing Alliance |
| Doorways of Northwest Florida | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Washington | (850) 481-5446 | Doorways of Northwest Florida |
| Big Bend Continuum of Care | Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla | (850) 792-5015 | Big Bend Continuum of Care |
| United Way of Suwannee Valley | Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee | (386) 752-5604 | United Way of Suwannee Valley |
| Keys to Home - End Homelessness in North Central Florida | Alachua, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, and Putnam | (352) 332-4636 | Keys to Home |
| Changing Homelessness | Clay, Duval, and Nassau | (904) 354-1100 | Changing Homelessness |
| Volusia/Flagler County Coalition for the Homeless | Flagler and Volusia | (386) 279-0029 | Volusia/Flagler County Coalition for the Homeless |
| Flagler Hospital – St Augustine | St. Johns | (904) 819-4329 | Flagler Hospital – St Augustine |
| Mid Florida Homeless Coalition | Citrus, Hernando, Lake, and Sumter | (352) 860-2308 | Mid Florida Homeless Coalition |
| Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County | Pasco | (727) 842-8605 | Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County |
| Homeless Services Network of Central Florida | Orange, Osceola, and Seminole | 211 or (407) 893-0133 | Homeless Services Network of Central Florida |
| Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas | Pinellas | (727) 582-7916 | Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas |
| Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative | Hillsborough | (813) 223-6115 | Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative |
| Homeless Coalition of Polk County | Polk | (863) 687-8386 | Homeless Coalition of Polk County |
| Brevard Homeless Coalition | Brevard | (321) 631-9290 | Brevard Homeless Coalition |
| Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council | Indian River, Martin, and St Lucie | (772) 778-4234 | Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council |
| Heartland Coalition for the Homeless | DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee | (863) 453-8901 | Heartland Coalition for the Homeless |
| Marion County Board of County Commissioners | Marion | (352) 671-8770 | Ocala/Marion Joint Office on Homelessness |
| Gulf Coast Partnership | Charlotte | (941) 626-0220 | Gulf Coast Partnership |
| Lee County Human & Veteran Services | Lee | (239) 533-7952 | Lee County Human and Veteran Services |
| SW FL Regional Coalition to End Homelessness | Collier | (239) 263-9363 | Hunger and Homeless Coalition of Collier County |
| Palm Beach County Human & Veteran Services | Palm Beach | (561) 355-4778 or (561) 904-7900 | Palm Beach County Human and Veteran Services |
| Broward Homeless Initiative Partnership | Broward | (954) 563-4357 | Broward Homeless Initiative Partnership |
| Monroe County Homeless Services Continuum of Care | Monroe | (800) 528-6595 | Monroe County Homeless Services Continuum of Care |
| Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust | Miami-Dade | (877) 994-4357 | Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust |
| Manatee-Sarasota SunCoast Partnership | Manatee and Sarasota | (941) 955-8987 | SunCoast Partnership to End Homelessness |
A model of CoC should include the following components: