The Lynn Continuum of Care, which consists of nonprofit organizations in the city that work to end homelessness, is accepting applications for its annual $1,000 Â scholarship.
The mission of the LCoC is to create and maintain a comprehensive and collaborative support system of housing resources to serve the homeless while working toward ending homelessness in the city. The Lynn CoC strives to meet the immediate and long-term needs of every adult and child who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, to regain housing stability and improve the quality of life.
Scholarship qualifications:
- All applicants must be Lynn residents. Homeless students from Lynn can still attend Lynn high schools but be residing in another community in EA shelter or doubled up, per McKinney-Vento law, and are therefore eligible to apply.
- Applicants must be planning to be enrolled in a two- or four-year higher education program or an alternative career path in the fall of 2026.
- Applicants must be a senior attending a Lynn high school.
- Applicants must meet the definition of homelessness
- An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence
- An individual who is sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason, residing in a motel, hotel, trailer park, or campground, due to the lack of alternative accommodations, or living in emergency shelter, abandoned, or awaiting foster care placement.
- An individual who is living in a residence that is public or private and not ordinarily used for sleeping accommodations
- An individual at risk of becoming homeless or who will imminently lose their housing
- An applicant that met the homeless definition and overcame the hardship of homelessness
Application packet requests should be made to:
LCoC
c/o Danielle Hoyt, LHAND
162 Curwin Circle Lynn MA 01905
339-883-2607 or email [email protected]
Completed applications with supporting documentation must be returned by April 24, 2026. Awards will be presented at the annual meeting of the Lynn Continuum of Care on June 18, 2026.
