What is the Continuum of Care?

According to federal regulation the CoC is a collaboration of interested groups and persons designed to: Promote a community wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness

Promote a community wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness Provide funding for efforts for rapidly re-housing homeless individuals and families

Promote access to and effective use of mainstream programs Promote a community wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness Provide funding for efforts for rapidly re- housing homeless individuals and families Promote access to and effective use of mainstream programs

Promote a community wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness Provide funding for efforts for rapidly re- housing homeless individuals and families Promote access to and effective use of mainstream programs Optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness

What is a CoC (continued) It is established by representatives of relevant organizations within a geographic area to carry out the responsibilities identified by HUD.

The composition is expected to be tailored to its unique community circumstances to ensure that stakeholders participate in developing and implementing a range of housing and services

A CoC is intended to address homelessness through a coordinated community-based process of identifying needs and participating in building a system of housing and services that addresses those needs.

A CoC is intended to address homelessness through a coordinated community-based process of identifying needs and participating in building a system of housing and services that addresses those needs. Eventually the CoC must move beyond the evaluation and prioritization of specific projects to a system-wide evaluation of the community’s response to homelessness.

History of the Continuum of Care Nationally the concept began in 1995 under the McKinney-Vento Act. Concept was expanded under the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009

In Butte County, the first CoC grants were obtained in 2003 by the Community Action Agency as the Greater Chico Homeless Task Force functioned as the initial CoC.

Permanent Supportive Housing In 2008 a planning group of local stakeholders completed a year-long process to re-create the CoC In 2009 the re-created CoC was launched Emergency Shelter Support Services Transitional Housing Permanent Supportive Housing In 2015 the CoC completed transition to HEARTH Act compliance including a new Governance Charter, MOU’s between the CoC and the HMIS Lead Agency and the CoC Lead Agency and the Collaborative Applicant

Current Activity Grantees Housing Authority Avenida Apartments BCDBH Supportive Housing $65,399 Butte County CoC HMIS Project $107,000 BCDBH LINK Permanent Housing Bonus $27,015 Supportive Housing SEARCH III $27,296 SEARCH II $45,493 Permanent Housing Bonus SEARCH II $27,214 CATALYST Rapid Re-Housing $81,557 Samaritan Bonus SEARCH $35,849 Housing Authority Search South SPC PH $39,487 Butte CoC FY 2015 Planning Project $15,735 Esplanade House PII Permanent Housing SHP $49,411 Grantees Current Activity

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Data Collection Efforts: PIT (Point in Time) HIC (Housing Inventory Count) APR (Annual Performance Report) AHAR (Annual Homeless Assessment Report)

Future Activity Project Homeless Connect Coordinated Entry Implementation Improved Data Collection and Analysis Advocacy for improved housing opportunities including increased inventory