Continuum of Care partnership to end homelessness

The Continuum of Care supports coordination of the countywide effort to prevent and end homelessness. This effort addresses homelessness at all levels. Continuum of Care committees include elected officials, housing and service providers, advocates, people who’ve experienced homelessness, and cross-sector partners.

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Governing boards and committees

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

Heading Home Hennepin Executive committee

Act as champions for efforts to prevent and end homelessness, as evidenced through public advocacy, funding and external communications.
Provide an enduring forum for broad-based, collaborative and strategic leadership on homelessness in Hennepin County

Upcoming meetings:

Friday, September 27, 2024

9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Join the meeting via Microsoft Teams

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Join the meeting via Microsoft Teams

Previous meetings:

Thursday June 20, 2024

Wednesday March 27, 2024

Friday, December 15

Wednesday, September 20

Previous meeting recordings

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

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.
Meetings held virtually

Hennepin 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, 10 - 12 p.m.
Attend virtually through Microsoft Teams

Contact

Email Susannah at susannah.king@hennepin.us or Cassie at cassiek@cornerstonemn.org.

Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG)

A committee of community members, that draw from their own lived experiences to be voices for those that otherwise go unheard
Work with government officials and grant administers to influence how money is spent and decisions are made
Partner with neighbors and community members to educate and advocate for a better future where homelessness no longer exists in our community.

Meetings

Second Thursday of the month, 2:30–4 p.m.
Meeting held virtually

Contact

Email Eric at eric.richert@hennepin.us

2024 and 2025 CoC notice of funding opportunity (NOFO)

Grants to reduce homelessness

Hennepin County applies for federal funding on behalf of our partner nonprofits, to help their work to reduce homelessness.

Federal money comes from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) McKinney Vento Continuum of Care
Money goes for grants to local partners
Partners help people find and stay in housing
People served are single adults, families and youth who meet HUD’s criteria for homelessness
The county and its partners compete nationally to receive the money

Grant application documents

Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition website
Notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 (DOCX)
2024 Point In Time Count (coming soon)
2024 Housing Inventory Count (coming soon)
2024 CoC approved Needs and Gaps Analysis (PDF)
FY2024 NOFA overview and timeline (DOCX)
- All new and renewal project application drafts should be exported to PDF and sent to Laura.Derosier@hennepin.us for review by September 16, 2024. DO NOT SUBMIT in eSnaps until review is completed.
- The deadline for submitting all Hennepin CoC New and Renewal Project Applications in eSnaps is September 27, 2024,
FY2024 CoC priorities, ranking process, procedures & appeal process (DOCX)
FY2024 CoC final priority list ranked (coming soon)
FY2024 collaborative application (coming soon)
- For comments or Questions about the Approved Application, E-mail laura.derosier@hennepin.us

FY 2024 and FY 2025 NOFO overview meeting

Meeting details:

Description: Hennepin County's collaborative applicant team will host an overview meeting to discuss the NOFO process.
Date: Friday, August 16, 2024, from 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams: Use this link to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 222 894 247 451; Passcode: xePhWJ
Phone: +1 612-263-6117,,908547149#; Phone conference ID: 908 547 149#

2023 HUD Continuum of Care Program Awards

In fiscal year 2023, our community was awarded $17,941,640 in homeless assistance funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) program. That award represented a significant increase of more than $2 million from the previous year's allocation of $15.9 million.

For further details and to view the complete list of funded projects, please visit the Continuum of Care Competition Homeless Assistance Award Report for the state of Minnesota (PDF).

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