Staff Spotlight: Meet Concetta Scerbo!
Communications Admin • February 28, 2019
Concetta Scerbo, Senior Manager of Grants & Compliance, has been with the Coalition for the Homeless for almost five years. A native Houstonian, Concetta attended Texas A&M University in College Station, where she received a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance and went on to pursue a Masters of Business Administration from Southeast Missouri State University.
Abbie: Tell me a little about your role at the Coalition and what it entails?
Concetta: As the Senior Manager of Grants & Compliance, I manage all of the public grants that the Coalition receives, and perform all of the procurement activities performed by community partners. I also coordinate local grant competitions, such as HUD NOFA & TDHCA*, and I support all of the HMIS and Project Team staff by tracking the activities they perform and the grants they are funded by.
Abbie: What made you decide to go into this type of work?
Concetta: I really enjoy having a pulse on the activities happening in my community, and with something as visible as homelessness, I thought there was no better agency to work with than the Coalition. I previously worked in the Air Force, and I enjoyed being able to ensure the safety of the war-fighter with the projects I managed.
Abbie: What would you say you favorite thing about working for the Coalition is?
Concetta: I would honestly have to say it’s the people I get to work with. From the vast number of partner agencies I get to work with, to the diverse staff members at these different agencies, and of course Coalition staff, it really is my favorite part of my job.
Abbie: Are there any specific projects you are working on right now?
Concetta: My biggest projects right now are Rapid Re-housing grant management, Coalition grant management, and coordinating some other changes we are making in our organization to better manage all of our contracts.
Abbie: If there was one thing you’d like to mark off your bucket list, what would it be?
Concetta: I would really love to hike Machu Picchu one day in Peru and hang out with some llamas. It’s something that would be so outside of my comfort zone and that’s why I want to do it!
Abbie: Tell us one fun fact about yourself!
Concetta: I find the most satisfaction in volunteering within my community and one of my commitments is on the Special Children’s Committee for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (HLSR). It’s really fun to be involved with children, as well as adults, who have disabilities and be able to introduce them to HLSR!
*HUD NOFA is the Notice of Funding Availability which is a notice published each year in Grants.gov for HUD’s Discretionary Funding Programs. The TDHCHA is the Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs.
Houston, Texas (February 24, 2026) – This week, the nonprofit Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County (CFTH) is leading the annual Point-in-Time Homeless Count & Survey (“PIT Count”) to determine the number of people experiencing homelessness across Houston and throughout Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties. “We may see a slight uptick in the number this year, but we have a plan,” said Kelly Young, President & CEO of CFTH. “With the support of the City of Houston, Harris County, and private funders, we have been piloting new interventions to shorten the length of time people in our region experience homelessness. With adequate funding, we look forward to expanding those interventions to help people regain lives of self-determination.” CFTH coordinates the Houston region’s public-private homeless response system, The Way Home . Through this collaboration, The Way Home partners have successfully housed over 36,000 people since 2012. CFTH will release the results of Houston’s 2026 PIT Count in the summer, following independent verification by an epidemiologist. These findings will provide insight into how factors such as increases in the cost of living and the end of federal pandemic relief funding have impacted homelessness in our region. More information about the 2026 Point-in-Time Homeless Count & Survey The PIT Count offers a snapshot of how many people are experiencing homelessness in our region on a single night. This year, the “night of record” is Monday, Feb. 23. CFTH determines the number of people staying in shelters on that night by pulling records electronically from the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) . The unsheltered count will be conducted on the following days, from Tuesday, Feb. 24 to Thursday, Feb. 26. More than 400 volunteers and staff of local nonprofit service provider partners will canvass the three-county region to survey people living unsheltered, using an app on their mobile devices. Results from the 2026 PIT Count will help gauge the progress of The Way Home’s ongoing collaborative efforts. It will also help CFTH and partner homeless outreach teams understand geographic shifts and target their outreach throughout the year. The PIT Count illuminates specific programmatic gaps and provides additional information needed to allocate resources most efficiently. The PIT Count is a requirement of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) for the annual Continuum of Care (CoC) funding process. HUD furnishes the majority of funding for programs that provide housing and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness in the region. In 2024, HUD granted more than $71 million to the Houston area.
As lead agency to The Way Home Continuum of Care (CoC), CFTH is working with local governmental entities to advocate on behalf of people experiencing homelessness to ensure their needs are being considered as winter weather affects our region. We will make frequent updates as we receive information. Please check back often for the latest information. Last updated 02/01/2026 at 12:00 p.m.
While our system has helped thousands of people move from homelessness to housing, this year’s results highlight the need to broaden our approach.
