PLEASE NOTE: THHI does not provide services or public assistance to individuals directly. Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative (THHI) is designated by the U.…S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the State of Florida as the lead entity for the Continuum of Care (CoC) in Hillsborough County. The Continuum of Care (CoC), led by THHI, is a collaboration of federal, state and local government agencies, faith-based organizations, housing providers, non-profit agencies and businesses working together to develop strategies to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring in Hillsborough County. This collaboration with a wide range of partners to develop effective prevention and intervention practices for those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. THHI performs several important functions to coordinate homeless services in the CoC which include: • Leading and coordinating the CoC through system-wide planning and collaborations. • Developing, coordinating and monitoring new and existing housing and service programs to meet the needs of the homeless and/or at-risk population. • Administering federal, state and local funding through contracts with social service agencies to deliver these services. • Ensuring through monitoring that funds are efficiently and effectively utilized based on community performance data standards. • Coordinating the annual homeless count in Hillsborough County.
