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Orientation to theContinuum of Care (CoC)
July 29, 2014
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A Short History of the Continuum of Care
• McKinney Act of 1987• Continuum of Care model – late 1990s– Sonoma County Continuum of Care organized
1997
• HEARTH Act of 2009– Homeless Emergency and Rapid Transition to
Housing Act– Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent & End
Homelessness: Opening Doors– New regulations for Continuum of Care (CoC) &
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs
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Continuum of Care Responsibilities
• Operating a Continuum of Care– Engagement of all stakeholders
• Quarterly membership meetings – 3rd Thursdays of January, April, July & October
– Governance structure – Continuum of Care Board, written charter, code of conduct
–Working groups• Strategic populations: youth, veterans, families,
chronically homeless• Key program requirements: Coordinated Intake,
Program Standards groups
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Continuum of Care Responsibilities – Planning
• Planning & development of a system of care– Coordinate & develop needed housing &
services• Outreach, Engagement, Assessment• Shelter, permanent housing, supportive services• Homelessness Prevention
• Point-in-Time Homeless Counts
• Gaps Analysis
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Continuum of Care Responsibilities – Programs
• Establish a Coordinated Intake system– Screening and comprehensive assessment– Waitlist management
• Written Standards for all components of homeless services system– Rapid Re-Housing– Prevention– Emergency Shelter– Permanent Supportive Housing– Transitional Housing
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Continuum of Care Responsibilities – Goals & Measurement
• Goals & performance targets (handout)– Exits to permanent housing– Days from system entry to permanent
housing– Increase income– Access to health goals
• Monitor system and program performance
• Evaluate outcomes & address poor performance (Evaluation Committee)
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Continuum of Care Responsibilities – Consultations
• Assistance to Consolidated Planning agencies (HUD)
• Consultations with Emergency Solutions Grant funders (County and State) on allocations of funding
• Consultation with other funders as needed– VA: Supportive Services for Veteran Families
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Continuum of Care Responsibilities – Annual Funding Competition
• County-wide consolidated funding application – $2.7 million annually
• Oversight of 20+ project applications
• Establish priorities between projects – Written criteria
• Determine whether and when to pursue designation as Unified Funding Agency (UFA)
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Continuum of Care Responsibilities – HMIS
• Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)–Web-based client data system that
provides aggregate reports to HUD– Efforts to Outcomes (EtO)– Privacy, security, data quality
requirements– Participation requirements– Policy oversight by Quality Assurance
Committee
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10-Year Plan Leadership
• Implementation of Local Strategic Plan– Housing – 4,128 Permanent Housing Units
• Policy suggestions, cost estimates• Potential for eventual conversion of
emergency housing
– Income – Workforce Readiness & Disability Income Initiatives
– Health Access – Universal Coverage, Primary Care Homes, Access to Behavioral Health Services (“parity”)