Who We Are
What is the Continuum of Care?
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals, families, and communities by homelessness; promote access to and effect utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families; and optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
CoC responsibilities is responsible for:
Establishing a CoC governance structure, system operations and planning, designating and operating the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and designing and operating a Coordinated Entry System.
Join us
El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care (CoC) holds Board elections every two years.
Please complete this application and submit it to edc@homebaseccc.org if you are interested
in joining the CoC Board.
Please see more information below.
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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f you or anyone you know would like to join the CoC Board, please submit an application to edc@homebaseccc.org and indicate the specific committee name in the subject.
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.
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Homeless 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.
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.
Standing committee
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Coordinated Entry
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Governance
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Grants Committee
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Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)​
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Point-In-Time
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Financing Committee
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Strategic Plan Implementation
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Lived Experience Advisory Board