CONTINUUM OF CARE

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Description

The county’s homeless system of care’s primary collective-impact decision-making group will be called the Homeless System of Care Leadership Council. This body will serve as the county’s Continuum of Care Board, a HUD requirement. The CoC Program interim rule requires every CoC to establish a board to act on behalf of the Continuum. The board will be a subset of the membership that is established in accordance with the CoC regulations governing board composition. The CoC assigns the Board responsibilities in a written agreement called a Governance Charter.

Vacancies
  • 0 Current Vacancies
  • 0 Terms Expired
Size 17 Members
Term Length 0.0
Term Limit n/a
  • Duties

    The roles and responsibilities for the Leadership Council include the following: - Serve as Sonoma County’s HUD-required Continuum of Care Board, • Support the vision and principles of the Sonoma County Homeless System of Care, • Own the issue of homelessness within the county and be widely recognized as the owner of the issue, • Provide the leadership required to realign homelessness-related funding and policies throughout the county, • Establish a Housing First strategy, • Approve best practices and monitor their adherence, • Represent by rural and urban communities, • Approve and monitor standard performance outcomes, • Establish policy related to achieving functional zero homelessness in Sonoma County, • Focus on high-level decisions, not technical aspects of issues related to homelessness, • Approve the submission of applications to Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) published by HUD, • Establish Sonoma County’s homelessness funding priorities and make funding-related decisions.

  • Membership Composition

    The Continuum of Care (CoC) is Sonoma County's collaborative effort representing the homeless services system of care. Governed by a fifteen-member Continuum of Care Board, the countywide effort is responsible for oversight of funds designated to the Continuum of Care and planning/policy development for addressing homelessness. The Board consists of local elected officials, nonprofit representatives, subject matter experts, and individuals with lived homeless experience. The Community Development Commission serves as the Lead Agency of CoC.

  • Authority

    Board of Supervisors, Item 27 October 9, 2018 Homeless Update and System Redesign

  • Contact Name

    Karissa White

  • Contact Email

    Karissa.White@sonoma-county.org

  • Contact Phone

    (707) 565-1884