Wake County Continuum Of Care

OUR MISSION IS TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS THROUGH COORDINATED RESPONSE, EDUCATION, DATA, AND ADVOCACY.

AS THE LEAD COORDINATED ENTRY ADMINISTRATOR, THE PARTNERSHIP: 1) SERVES AS THE PRIMARY ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COORDINATED ENTRY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, 2) CONSULTS WITH THE COC LEAD AGENCY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC EVALUATION STRATEGIES AND METHODS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE SOLICITING FEEDBACK FROM HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS, 3) DEVELOPS AND DELIVERS TRAINING NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COORDINATED ENTRY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, 4) MANAGES SEVERAL GOVERNANCE AND COORDINATION PROCESSES OF THE RALEIGH / WAKE NC 507 COORDINATED ENTRY INCLUDING THE BY-NAME LIST MEETINGS, OTHER COORDINATED ENTRY COORDINATION MEETINGS AS LISTED IN THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, THE COC HOUSING VOUCHERS PRIORITIZATION AND REFERRAL PROCESS, ETC., 5) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDERS TO ADDRESS COORDINATED ENTRY IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES, 6) ADDRESS IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO DATA STANDARDS FOR COORDINATED ENTRY, AND 7) PROVIDES LEADERSHIP, GUIDANCE, AND COORDINATION OF EFFORTS TO FURTHER DEVELOP COORDINATED ENTRY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INFORMED BY THE RESULT OF ANNUAL EVALUATIONS.

HMIS LEAD AGENCY: AS THE LEAD HMIS AGENCY, THE PARTNERSHIP 1) RESPONDS TO HMIS GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DIRECTIVES, 2) OVERSEES DAY-TO-DAY ADMINISTRATION OF HMIS, 3) PROVIDES STAFFING, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND 4) REGULARLY REVIEWS DATA QUALITY AND REPORTS TO COC AND HMIS GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE.

COC PLANNING: WITH RESPECT TO PLANNING, THE PARTNERSHIP 1) COORDINATES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A HOUSING AND SERVICE SYSTEM WITHIN OUR GEOGRAPHIC AREA, 2) COORDINATES POINT-IN-TIME COUNT OF HOMELESS PERSONS, 3) CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL GAPS ANALYSIS, 4) PROVIDE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN(S), AND 5) CONSULTS WITH ESG RECIPIENTS REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF ESG FUNDS AND THE EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF ESG RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS.AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE NC 507 CONTINUUM OF CARE, THE PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND PLANNING AND SUPPORT FOR THE CONSORTIUM AND SERVES AS THE COLLABORATIVE APPLICANT FOR THE COC PROGRAM'S ANNUAL APPLICATION TO HUD. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO COORDINATES ALL HUD-MANDATED ACTIVITIES AS REQUIRED.