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Ask a question or post a survey to receive answers and results from other CoC leaders.

Latest Questions

Question: Any Outreach Teams Documenting Potential Covid cases and information about encampments?

March 24, 2020 |

Does anyone have more details about the $50 million to lease rooms in hotels, motels, and other facilities in partnership with counties and cities to provide immediate isolation placements throughout the state for homeless individuals as noted in Executive Order? Please post comment if you do.

March 23, 2020 |

Question: Are you using HMIS to track COVID-related motel stays or other interventions? We are considering creating a isolation/quarantine program in our HMIS but are also hesitant to create more work for everyone. Please share how you are tracking your responses on a client-level.

March 21, 2020 |

Question: What do you have in place to facilitate data sharing between city/county departments? We are struggling to cross reference HMIS data with Public Health data due to HIPAA restrictions. We are trying to collaboratively identify the most vulnerable to place them in motels due to COVID-19.

March 20, 2020 |

Question: Does anyone have any good forms/ways to capture the “CE Event Element” per the new data standards? If so (or if not, and they want to brainstorm/commiserate), they can e-mail me at lboss@countyofsb.org

February 10, 2020 |

Question: What monitoring tools and forms are you using for on-site sub recipient monitoring? Have you developed tools for newer State funding? Please share any tools you may have. You can email them to joreillyjones@cityofpasadena.net. We have a lot of monitoring to do! Thanks!

February 4, 2020 |

Question: Does your community gather information on homeless deaths from your medical examiner/coroner’s offices plus local hospitals? In VC, our Medical Examiner has told us that they do not have the complete data on # of deaths especially of those that are admitted to a hospital and die in that setting. Please let us know if your community has established a process for collecting this data. Thank you!

December 19, 2019 |

Question: Is your CoC using a GIS capable tool for homeless outreach and/or disaster response? We were recently introduced to Salus which is being used in LA for emergency response. I’m curious if ESRI or other platforms have similar capability?

November 6, 2019 |

Question: Pasadena is working on updating our sub-recipient contract template for our HUD Continuum of Care-funded projects. I’d love to take a look at what other CoCs are using.Please email a copy of yours to joreillyjones@cityofpasadena.net. Thanks!

September 18, 2019 |

Question: Does your local VA staff participate in HMIS for HUD-VASH? If not, does your local housing authority assist with HMIS data entries? We have been advised by the VA to request CSV data files from the VASH team to upload into HMIS… Does anyone have experience with this process? We are trying to improve our HMIS utilization rate.

July 8, 2019 |
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Latest Surveys

Survey Results for Questions Pertaining to CoC Board, Elected Officials, and Legal Counsel

June 18, 2019 |

Reminder to Complete Brief Survey Regarding Legal Counsel and Elected Officials Serving as CoC Board Members

April 24, 2019 |

Brief Survey Regarding Legal Counsel and Elected Officials Serving as CoC Board Members

April 17, 2019 |

Survey Regarding SB 1152 Hospital Patient Discharge Process: Homeless Patients

November 13, 2018 |

Questions Regarding the Use of a Point-in-Time Mobile App for the 2019 Homeless Count and Survey

October 17, 2018 |
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Share Policy Information

Share current policies to help other local stakeholders and decision-makers shape their policies.

Latest Information

New Trailer Bill Language for California Access to Housing Act

March 11, 2020 |

Governor Newsom Delivers State of the State Address on Homelessness

February 19, 2020 |

California Access to Housing and Services Act: Trailer Bill Language Proposed for Early Action

February 12, 2020 |

Congress Releases Final FY2020 Appropriations Which Includes the Following Concerning 2020 Continuum of Care Program Application

December 18, 2019 |

HHAP Program Funding Cannot Supplant Existing Local Funds for Homeless Housing, Assistance, or Prevention

October 30, 2019 |

Shifting the CoC NOFA from an annual competition, to a multi-year cycle and bonus points for CoCs that partner with their local Public Housing Agency [PHA] to establish wait list preferences.

October 22, 2019 |

Homelessness Among Veterans Decreased 53% in SoCal

January 16, 2019 |

CoC Letter of Support for SSVF Applications

January 8, 2019 |

Using Indirect Cost Rate vs. De Minimis (10%) for CoC

November 1, 2018 |

PIT Count of People in Vehicles

October 31, 2018 |
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Share Your Projects

Share innovative projects that are impacting your local stakeholders and decision-makers.

Latest Projects

Smart Surveys Give San Bernardino County a Better Way to Measure Homelessness

November 25, 2019

San Diego Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and members of the Regional Task Force on the Homeless announced a proposal Monday to address those shortfalls in traditional housing assistance through what’s called a “flex pool.”

November 25, 2019
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Share Announcements

Share your latest announcements and your newest community partnerships.

Latest Announcements

Southern California Multifamily Housing Program Applications Received and Self-Scores

March 31, 2020 |

Riverside County COVID-19 Survey

March 25, 2020 |

2020 POINT IN TIME HOMELESSNESS COUNT RESULTS RELEASED FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

March 12, 2020 |

Ventura County’s homeless population increases by 4 percent, but more people are sheltered

March 12, 2020 |

The City of Long Beach, Department of Health and Human Services, is Recruiting a Homeless Services Officer

February 5, 2020 |

HUD AWARDS NEARLY $2.2 BILLION TO LOCAL HOMELESS PROGRAMS

January 14, 2020 |

Please Disregard a Strange Post that You Received Last Night from an Unknown Person

January 14, 2020 |

AB-1845 Homelessness: Office to End Homelessness was introduced earlier this week and expected to be heard in committee next month

January 9, 2020 |

“Gavin Newsom’s new homeless plan calls for more spending, shelters on state property”

January 8, 2020 |

HUD Certifies 2019 Homeless Count and Housing Inventory Count Data

December 23, 2019 |
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Newest Partnerships

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Purpose

The Southern California Continuums of Care Alliance website:

  • Offers various ways Alliance representatives can interact with one another that include

    • posting comments;

    • asking questions;

    • providing answers;

    • advertising job opportunities and internships;

    • conducting polls and surveys among Alliance members;

    • announcing special projects and events;

  • Provides access to various Alliance documents and publications that include Continuum of Care Program applications, homeless count and survey reports, homelessness plans, governance charters, and other timely documents that help advance effective policies and practices;

  • Shares current information to help local stakeholders and decision-makers shape policies to prevent and end homelessness;

  • Encourages other continuums of care to interact with Alliance members and share information;

  • Solicits the support of a wide-range of public and private partners that can help shape local policies, programs, and projects.