Big Bend Continuum of Care(CoC)
Big Bend Continuum of
Care (CoC)
Promotes the coordination of community-wide goals of ending homelessness; provides
funding for efforts to quickly re-house homeless individuals and families to minimize time spent
homeless; and promote access to mainstream program benefits to promote self-sufficiency.
Service area includes Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, Taylor, Franklin, Liberty, Jefferson, and Madison
Counties.
Ending Homeless
Emergency Shelter
What our homeless population
looks like:
HIC- Emergency Shelters
A community system focused on
assisting persons and families
facing homelessness to obtain
permanent housing. This is
accomplished through prioritizing
those with the greatest need.
Coordinated Entry provides a
mechanism to assess need for
housing and services and prioritize
based on that need.
How to address the need:
Community Resources include:
Emergency Shelters for individuals and
families that provide temporary stays in
shelter and not on the streets, parks,
abandoned buildings
Transitional housing for individuals and
families that provide shelter for longer
periods until permanent housing can be
obtained.
Homeless Assistance programs provide
financial assistance to help people
remain in their current housing and not
become homeless.
Permanent supportive housing provides
housing those individuals with disabilities
that require services to achieve/maintain
housing stability.
A community system focused on
assisting persons and families facing
homelessness to obtain permanent
housing. This is accomplished through
prioritizing those with the greatest
need.
Coordinated Entry provides a
mechanism to assess need for housing
and services and prioritize based on
that need.
How do communities address different
needs based on unique make-ups?
ARPC and the CoC working together:
ARPC as the Collaborative
Applicant for HUD funding for the
CoC
Providing workspace and HR and
Administrative assistance to the
CoC
Through our Shared Resources
Share access to community
partners and leadership
Collaborate on funding
opportunities to address
community needs
Work in Franklin, Gadsden,
Jefferson, Liberty, Wakulla, and
Leon Counties to share resources
to increase community
knowledge about each others
programs and act as a bridge to
foster relationships
CoC Board is compromised of
community partners of housing
providers, County and City
officials/Commissioners, and
WorkForce Center, and social
service agencies
The Big Bend Continuum of Care (CoC) focuses on coordinating community-wide goals to end homelessness, providing funding for re-housing initiatives, and promoting access to mainstream program benefits for self-sufficiency. Services cover Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, Taylor, Franklin, Liberty, Jefferson, and Madison Counties. The CoC prioritizes those in greatest need, offers emergency shelter beds, and supports transitional and permanent housing solutions through collaborative efforts with ARPC.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Big Bend Continuum of Care (CoC) Promotes the coordination of community-wide goals of ending homelessness; provides funding for efforts to quickly re-house homeless individuals and families to minimize time spent homeless; and promote access to mainstream program benefits to promote self-sufficiency. Service area includes Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, Taylor, Franklin, Liberty, Jefferson, and Madison Counties.
Ending Homeless Emergency Shelter Total Year-Round Beds - Household without Children Current Year-Round Emergency Shelter (ES) Beds for A community system focused on assisting persons and families facing homelessness to obtain permanent housing. This is accomplished through prioritizing those with the greatest need. What our homeless population looks like: Households without Children HIC- Emergency Shelters Total Year-Round Beds - Households with Children Current Year-Round ES Beds for Households with Children 274 172 Coordinated Entry provides a mechanism to assess need for housing and services and prioritize based on that need. Total Year-Round Beds - Households with only Children Current Year-Round ES Beds for Households with only Children 18 Seasonal Beds Total Seasonal Beds 0 Overflow Beds Total Overflow Beds 203
Community Resources include: Emergency Shelters for individuals and families that provide temporary stays in shelter and not on the streets, parks, abandoned buildings How to address the need: Transitional housing for individuals and families that provide shelter for longer periods until permanent housing can be obtained. A community system focused on assisting persons and families facing homelessness to obtain permanent housing. This is accomplished through prioritizing those with the greatest need. Homeless Assistance programs provide financial assistance to help people remain in their current housing and not become homeless. Coordinated Entry provides a mechanism to assess need for housing and services and prioritize based on that need. How do communities address different needs based on unique make-ups? Permanent supportive housing provides housing those individuals with disabilities that require services to achieve/maintain housing stability.
ARPC and the CoC working together: Work in Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, Wakulla, and Leon Counties to share resources to increase community knowledge about each others programs and act as a bridge to foster relationships CoC Board is compromised of community partners of housing providers, County and City officials/Commissioners, and WorkForce Center, and social service agencies ARPC as the Collaborative Applicant for HUD funding for the CoC Providing workspace and HR and Administrative assistance to the CoC Through our Shared Resources Share access to community partners and leadership Collaborate on funding opportunities to address community needs
