Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition

What Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition does

The Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition (CRHC) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 that operates as the HUD-designated Lead Agency of the TN-500 Continuum of Care, coordinating efforts to prevent and end homelessness across an eleven-county region of Southeast Tennessee. The organization serves three primary constituencies: individuals and families experiencing homelessness (who receive housing assessment, referral, and diversion services); service provider agencies (who receive funding navigation, case conferencing, and shared infrastructure support); and federal, state, and local funders and policymakers (who receive data, outcomes reporting, and program guidance). CRHC's core technical platform is the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), a shared data system that allows partner agencies to track individuals from outreach through housing, coordinate services, and report outcomes. Layered on top of HMIS, CRHC operates the regional Coordinated Entry System — a four-step Access-Assessment-Prioritization-Referral pipeline anchored by the Universal Housing Assessment — that consolidates formerly fragmented intake processes into a single fair, vulnerability-based matching system. Supporting these systems are multiple public-facing data dashboards (By-Name List, BNL Trends, Housing Forward Fund, YHDP Diversion Fund, Point-in-Time Count), a Young Adult Action Board for youth with lived experience, and direct administration of flexible funds including the Housing Forward Fund and an Eviction Prevention Fund. CRHC also acts as a Collaborative Applicant, helping partner agencies secure state and federal housing funding.

CRHC does not sell products or services commercially and operates primarily on grant funding (notably HUD Continuum of Care program funds) and charitable donations processed through Network for Good. With 11-50 employees and a single office in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the organization functions as a backbone coordinator rather than a direct service provider. Distribution is regional and partnership-driven: services reach end beneficiaries only through the network of CoC member agencies that depend on CRHC's HMIS and CE infrastructure to remain eligible for HUD funding. There is no disclosed revenue, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity in the provided record, consistent with a stable, structurally-designated regional public-purpose entity rather than a venture-backed or growth-stage company.

Name

Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition

Legal name

Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition

Website

https://homelesscoalition.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homelessness Services Coordination

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Homelessness services coordination
• Continuum of care lead
• Housing data management
• Coordinated entry system
• Community housing programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Chattanooga

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Donations: As a nonprofit organization, CRHC operates primarily through grant funding (including HUD CoC Program funds) and charitable donations. The organization assists other agencies with securing state and federal funding for essential housing programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CRHC serves as the Lead Agency of the TN-500 Continuum of Care, coordinating homelessness response across an eleven-county region in Southeast Tennessee. It operates the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), runs the Coordinated Entry System (CES), and provides Collaborative Applicant services that help partner agencies secure state and federal housing funding.

Product overview

Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition operates as a unified service portfolio centered on ending homelessness in Southeast Tennessee. The core offerings include the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) as the central data platform for coordinating client care, the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for fair housing referrals, and Collaborative Applicant services for funding support. Supporting these are multiple data dashboards (By-Name List, PIT Count, YHDP Diversion Fund, Housing Forward Fund) that provide real-time and annual homelessness metrics. The organization also maintains the Young Adult Action Board for youth advocacy. This is a services-based nonprofit organization, not a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TN-500 Continuum of Care Member AgenciesOthersCRHC serves as the Lead Agency for the TN-500 Continuum of Care, coordinating efforts among member agencies to reduce and end homelessness in Southeast Tennessee. The organization assists agencies with securing state and federal funding.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Alliance to End Homelessness: National policy and advocacy organization that shapes federal homelessness funding and CoC program design. Comparable as a higher-level convener whose decisions affect CRHC's operating environment.
• Community Solutions (Built for Zero): National nonprofit working to end homelessness through the Built for Zero methodology, partnering with CoCs across the U.S. Comparable as a homelessness systems-change organization that influences CRHC's regional approach.
• Heartland Alliance (Chicago): National human services organization providing housing, healthcare, and human services across multiple regions. Comparable as a multi-state homelessness and human services operator.
• Corporation for Supportive Housing: National nonprofit advancing supportive housing solutions and providing technical assistance to CoCs and service providers. Comparable as a system-level homelessness capacity builder.

Direct peers

• Community Shelter Board (Columbus, OH): Continuum of Care Lead Agency for the Columbus region that funds, plans, and evaluates homeless services. Directly comparable to CRHC as a regional backbone organization coordinating HMIS, CoC funding, and system-level outcomes.
• Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG): Lead Agency for the DC regional Continuum of Care, coordinating homelessness data and planning across multiple jurisdictions. Comparable to CRHC's role as a regional coordinator for TN-500.
• Houston Coalition for the Homeless: Coalition serving as a Continuum of Care Lead Agency for the Houston region, providing data, planning, and coordinated entry for homelessness services. Comparable to CRHC in role and structure.
• Mecklenburg County Community Support Services (Charlotte): Government-affiliated entity that staffs the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Continuum of Care, managing HMIS and coordinated entry. Comparable regional CoC coordinator role to CRHC.
• Tarrant County Homeless Coalition: Coalition that leads the Tarrant County (Fort Worth) Continuum of Care, providing HMIS oversight, coordinated entry, and community data. Highly comparable to CRHC in organizational form and function.

Others

• Shelterforce: Media and information organization covering housing and homelessness issues. Adjacent to CRHC as a sector knowledge resource that informs CoC and nonprofit practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Chattanooga-Regional-Homeless-Coalition-100067312084061
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chattanooga-regional-homeless-coalition

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M&A

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