What We Do

COHHO works on the following as needed:

• Access to free, nutritious food
• Access to mental health services
• Discharge planning from institutions
• District Budget for affordable housing and homeless services
• Domestic violence resources and referrals
• Emergency preparedness
• Hyperthermia:
  • Annual Reports on Alerts and Shelter Usage
• Hypothermia:
  • Annual and Weekly Reports
  • Data Analysis
  • Input to the District’s Winter Plan
• Permanent supportive housing
• Point in Time enumerations and reports
• Shelter capacity, sites, and conditions
• Transportation issues (WMATA and vans)
• U.S. Census
• Veterans’ housing and services
• Voter registration

COHHO’s monthly meetings are forums for experts’ presentations on cutting-edge issues, discussion of proposed solutions, information exchange, and Workgroup decision-making.