Specifications include, but are not limited to: DFSS Homeless Services Division (Division) seeks to create an effective crisis response system that prevents homelessness whenever possible and rapidly returns people who experience homelessness to stable housing. The Division does this by supporting a range of services and infrastructure for people experiencing (or at risk of) homelessness including prevention, shelter, outreach and engagement, housing supports, and system planning/coordination efforts. The Division also works closely and collaboratively with the Chicago Continuum of Care (CoC), the CoC’s designated Collaborative Applicant (All Chicago), other City agencies, and community-based organizations to coordinate across the broader ecosystem of homeless services in the City towards the ultimate aim of preventing and ending homelessness in Chicago.