To strengthen our homeless response system by fostering collaboration and delivering effective solutions that reduce the duration of time individuals and families experience homelessness in Chester, Lancaster, and York counties.
Catawba Area Coalition for the Homeless centers its grantmaking on reducing the time individuals and families experience homelessness in Chester, Lancaster, and York counties. The coalition’s recent awards show a strong prevention-and-stabilization approach, with support flowing to local shelters, health providers, recovery services, and family-serving organizations that can keep people housed or move them back into housing quickly. Among the larger recent grants, Bethel Shelters received $85,000 and The Life House Women's Shelter received $84,000, both for homelessness prevention. Other recent support went to Affinity Health Center, Faces & Voices of Recovery - Tri-co, York County Council on Alcohol & Dr, and Family Promise of York County, all in South Carolina. The pattern points to a local network strategy: funding multiple organizations that touch different points of the homelessness response system rather than relying on a single provider. The coalition also uses sub-grants and competitive funding opportunities to route resources through regional projects. Its active programs include Rapid ReHousing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, street outreach, shelter and motel voucher support, and capacity building for local service providers.
In homelessness prevention, the coalition backed Bethel Shelters with $85,000 and The Life House Women's Shelter with $84,000, both labeled PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. It also supported Affinity Health Center with $25,000 for the same purpose, showing that prevention reaches beyond housing-only agencies. The coalition’s housing-stability work also includes Family Promise of York County, which received $7,800. This fits a broader emphasis on Rapid ReHousing and short-term housing stabilization for households at risk of homelessness. Behavioral health and recovery appear in the grant to Faces & Voices of Recovery - Tri-co, which received $25,000. York County Council on Alcohol & Dr also received $25,000, indicating that the coalition connects homelessness response with service providers addressing related barriers.
Typical awards cluster around $25,000, with a p25 of $25,000, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $69,250. The recent list also shows larger grants at $85,000 and $84,000, alongside a smaller $7,800 award, suggesting a mix of standard operating support and larger, targeted commitments. The coalition’s recent grantees are all in South Carolina, and the grant list reflects a local pattern rather than a broad multi-state portfolio. Several active opportunities are open to unsolicited applications, especially through MACH and CDBG-related sub-grants.
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Most grants fall between $25K and $69K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$69K
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Grantmaking is concentrated in South Carolina, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients include organizations in Rock Hill and Lake Wylie, and the active funding opportunities reach Chester, Lancaster, and York counties. The strongest local presence is in Rock Hill, where multiple recent grantees are located. The geography aligns with the coalition’s county-level focus on the Catawba area and nearby Midlands service systems.
It funds local organizations involved in homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, shelter and motel voucher support, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, street outreach, and capacity building. Recent grantees include shelters, a health center, recovery-focused organizations, and a family services provider.
The typical award is $25,000, with a p25 of $25,000 and a p75 of $69,250. Recent grants also include larger awards of $85,000 and $84,000, plus a smaller $7,800 grant.
Its giving is local and entirely in South Carolina. The recent grants list shows recipients in Rock Hill and Lake Wylie, and the active opportunities focus on Chester, Lancaster, and York counties.
Yes. Several active opportunities accept unsolicited applications, including the Rapid ReHousing sub-grantee funding opportunity and multiple Continuum of Care competitions promoted through MACH.
The recent list is dominated by homelessness prevention awards. It also includes support for housing stability and organizations connected to health, recovery, and family services, such as Affinity Health Center, Faces & Voices of Recovery - Tri-co, York County Council on Alcohol & Dr, and Family Promise of York County.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Catawba Area Coalition for the Homeless that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Non-profit agencies located in the City of Rock Hill administering eligible hotel/motel voucher services; applicants must meet the National Objective and Eligible Activity for CDBG.
Deadline: Applications accepted while funding is available; all funds must be expended by 2023-06-30 (program period specified on page).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE LIFE HOUSE WOMEN'S SHELTER | ROCK HILL, SC | $135,600 | 2026 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| BETHEL SHELTERS | ROCK HILL, SC | $135,600 | 2026 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| FACES & VOICES OF RECOVERY - TRI-CO | LAKE WYLIE, SC | $60,000 | 2026 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| YORK COUNTY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL & DR | ROCK HILL, SC | $25,600 | 2026 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| AFFINITY HEALTH CENTER | ROCK HILL, SC | $25,000 | 2026 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| THE HAVEN MEN'S SHELTER | ROCK HILL, SC | $25,000 | 2026 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| SC LEGAL SERVICES | GREENVILLE, SC | $11,250 | 2026 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| BETHEL SHELTERS | ROCK HILL, SC | $85,000 | 2025 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| THE LIFE HOUSE WOMEN'S SHELTER | ROCK HILL, SC | $84,000 | 2025 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| FACES & VOICES OF RECOVERY - TRI-CO | LAKE WYLIE, SC | $25,000 | 2025 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| AFFINITY HEALTH CENTER | ROCK HILL, SC | $25,000 | 2025 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| YORK COUNTY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL & DR | ROCK HILL, SC | $25,000 | 2025 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| FAMILY PROMISE OF YORK COUNTY | ROCK HILL, SC | $7,800 | 2025 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| THE LIFE HOUSE WOMEN'S SHELTER | ROCK HILL, SC | $10,000 | 2024 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
| FAMILY PROMISE OF YORK COUNTY | ROCK HILL, SC | $8,720 | 2024 | PREVENT HOMELESSNESS |
THE LIFE HOUSE WOMEN'S SHELTER
$135,600PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
FACES & VOICES OF RECOVERY - TRI-CO
$60,000PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
YORK COUNTY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL & DR
$25,600PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
AFFINITY HEALTH CENTER
$25,000PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
THE HAVEN MEN'S SHELTER
$25,000PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
THE LIFE HOUSE WOMEN'S SHELTER
$84,000PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
FACES & VOICES OF RECOVERY - TRI-CO
$25,000PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
AFFINITY HEALTH CENTER
$25,000PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
YORK COUNTY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL & DR
$25,000PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
FAMILY PROMISE OF YORK COUNTY
$7,800PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
THE LIFE HOUSE WOMEN'S SHELTER
$10,000PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
FAMILY PROMISE OF YORK COUNTY
$8,720PREVENT HOMELESSNESS