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a A #RUE COPY R CERTIFICATION ON LAST off' ^• r #° r� rs : �3t J. R . SMITH , CLERK by charitable organizations or by federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals; (E) Lives in a single-room occupancy or efficiency apartment unit in which there reside more than two persons, or lives in a larger housing unit in which there reside more than 1 .5 people per room, as defined by the U.S . Census Bureau; (F) Is exiting a publicly funded institution, or system of care (such as a health-care facility, a mental health facility, foster care or other youth facility, or correction program or institution) ; or (G) Otherwise lives in housing that has characteristics associated with instability and an increased risk of homelessness, as identified in the recipient's approved consolidated plan; (2) A child or youth who does not qualify as "homeless" under this section, but qualifies as "homeless" under section 387(3) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U .S .C . 5732x(3)), section 637( 11 ) of the Head Start Act (42 U. S .C: 9832( 11 )), section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U . S .C. 14043e-2(6)), section 330(h)(5 )(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U. S .C. 254b(h)(5)(A)), section 3 (m) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U. S .C. 2012(m)), or section 17(b)(15) of the Child Nutrition Act of 196642( U.S .C. 1786(b)( 15)) ; or (3 ) A child or youth who does not qualify as "homeless" under this section, but qualifies as "homeless" under section 725 (2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U. S .C . 11434x(2)), and the parents) or guardian(s) of that child or youth if living with her or him. Centralized or coordinated assessment system means a centralized or coordinated process designed to coordinate program participant intake assessment and provision of referrals. A centralized or coordinated assessment system covers the geographic area, is easily accessed by individuals and families seeking housing or services, is well advertized, and includes a comprehensive and standardized assessment tool. Chronically homeless. ( 1 ) An individual who: (i) Is homeless and lives in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter; and (ii) Has been homeless and living or residing in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter continuously for at least one year or on at least four separate occasions in the last 3 years; and (iii) Can be diagnosed with one or more of the following conditions: substance use disorder, serious mental illness, developmental disability (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance Bill of Rights Act of 2000442 U. S .C. 15002)), post-traumatic stress disorder, cognitive impairments resulting from brain injury, or chronic physical illness or disability; (2) An individual who has been residing in an institutional care facility, including a jail, substance abuse or mental health treatment facility, hospital, or other. similar facility, for fewer than 90 days and met all of the criteria in paragraph ( 1 ) of this definition, before entering that facility; or (3) A family with an adult head of household (or if there is no adult in the family, a minor head of household) who meets all of the criteria in paragraph ( 1 ) of this definition, including a family whose composition has fluctuated while the head of household has been homeless . Collaborative applicant means the eligible applicant that has been designated by the Continuum of Care to apply for a grant for Continuum of Care planning funds under this part on behalf of the Continuum. Consolidated plan means the HUD-approved plan developed in accordance with 24 CFR 91 .