A COLLABORATION TO END HOMELESSNESS IN EL DORADO COUNTY
El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care (EDOK CoC) is a regional planning body of representative stakeholders in El Dorado County that coordinates the community’s policies, strategies, and activities toward preventing and ending homelessness.
Its work includes gathering and analyzing information to determine the needs of people experiencing homelessness, implementing strategic responses, educating the community on homeless issues, providing advice and input on the operations of homeless services, and measuring CoC performance.
Join the Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB)!
Have you experienced homelessness in El Dorado County?
Share your expertise!
El Dorado Opportunity Knocks (EDOK) is seeking people with current or past lived experience of homelessness to share their experience and knowledge, make recommendations for system improvement, and participate in the EDOK decision making process.
This is your opportunity to:
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Provide feedback on funding priorities and policies for homeless housing and services.
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Use your leadership and advocacy skills to make positive change
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Provide recommendations to the EDOK for improving access to housing
Additional Information:
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Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB) Meetings will occur monthly for the duration of 1 hour
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LEAB members will earn $25 per meeting they attend!
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If you would like to apply for LEAB, please complete this application and submit to the contacts below:
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If you have any questions, please reach out to:
South Lake Tahoe:
Carrie Chapman,
Tahoe Youth and Family Services
cchapman@tahoeyouth.org
Please fill out application here
Western Slope/Placerville:
Haley Armstrong,
Volunteers of America, El Dorado Navigation Center
harmstrong@voa-ncnn.org
Please fill out application here
Join the CoC Board:
Be involved in decisions on how to address homelessness in El Dorado County by participating on the CoC Board and CoC Committees! The CoC is looking for people to join the CoC Board. If you work for any of the following organizations, please consider applying: ​
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Organization led by and serving Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other People of Color.
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Indian Tribes and Tribally designated Housing Entities or Tribal Organizations
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Advocate, Intersex, Queer/Questioning, Asexual (LGBTQA+)
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Transition Age Youth (TAY)
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If you or anyone you know would like to join the CoC Board, please submit an application to edc@homebaseccc.org.
Grants Committee:
This committee will be responsible for drafting and supporting grant applications for homeless services funding across El Dorado County. This will include gathering information required by the grant applications, reviewing HUD and state funding applications on behalf of the CoC, reviewing applications from local providers participating in local funding competitions, and much more! Anyone is welcome to attend; you do not need to be on the CoC board to participate. No prior experience working on state and federal grants is necessary. If you are interested in joining, please email edc@homebaseccc.org and indicate that you are applying for the Grants committee.
Homelessness Prevention Committee:
This committee is open to anyone who is interested in working to prevent homelessness for households who are at risk of becoming homeless. Anyone is welcome to join; you do not need to be on the CoC board to join this committee. The committee will work to link agencies who are providing homelessness prevention services across El Dorado County and creating a process to quickly connect folks at risk of homelessness to the services and funds they need in order to avoid homelessness. Please email us at edc@homebaseccc.org if you are interested in joining the Homelessness Prevention committee.
Financing Committee:
If you are a current CoC Board member and would like to participate in making financing recommendations to the CoC Board, please join the Financing Committee. Please email kimberly@tahoehomeless.org.
