Hennepin County is proud to be the collaborative applicant on behalf of the Hennepin Continuum of Care. In this capacity, our responsibilities include:
- Preparing and submitting an annual collaborative application to HUD
- Submitting the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), Housing Inventory Count (HIC), Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, and System Performance Measurement (SPM) data
- Convening and providing staff support as needed for CoC boards and committees
The Hennepin CoC boards and committees contribute to the governance structure of the Hennepin CoC. The Executive Committee is the lead decision-making body. Several active and engaged CoC committees, subcommittees, and working groups in Hennepin County contribute to and lead efforts to prevent and end homelessness.
Read the full description of the CoC governance structure (DOCX).
Continuum of Care governance committees
Executive committee
- Oversees the homeless response system in Hennepin County
- Assigns work to operations board and working committees
Next meeting
- Wednesday, December 8, 9–10:30 a.m.
Previous meetings
August 4, 2021
April 7, 2021
Contact
Email David at david.hewitt@hennepin.us.
HUD McKinney Vento CoC funding committee
- Monitors and evaluates performance of all projects funded by Continuum of Care, per HUD guidance
- Solicits new project applications (if new funds are available),and recommends the ranking of current projects submitted annually — HUD makes final funding allocations based on a competitive national application score and process, based on how our CoC is moving the gauge on HUD System Performance measures
Meetings
- First Monday of the month, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
- Attend virtually through Microsoft Teams – link coming soon
Contact
Email Laura at laura.derosier@hennepin.us.
Homeless prevention and rapid rehousing advisory committee
This committee helps the county develop and oversee homeless prevention and rapid rehousing services.
Meetings
- Third Tuesday of the month, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- St. Stephen's, 2309 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
Contact
Email Stacy at stacy.sweeney@ymcamn.org.
Family coordinated entry leadership committee
- Informs policy and procedure development and revisions for the family Coordinated Entry System
- Provides guidance to help ensure consistent application of CES policies and procedures
Meetings
- First Tuesday of the month, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
- Attend virtually through Microsoft Teams – link coming soon
Contacts
Email Charlotte Morris at cmoris@stephensmpls.org or Charlotte Kinzley at ckinzley@stephensmpls.org.
Single adults coordinated entry leadership committee
- Informs policy and procedure development and revisions for the Sing Adult and Youth Coordinated Entry System
- Provides guidance to help ensure consistent application of CES policies and procedures
Meetings
- First Tuesday of the month, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Sabathani Community Center, 310 East 38th Street, Minneapolis
Contacts
Email Susannah at susannah.king@hennepin.us or Zarita at zhester@ststephensmpls.org.