Join us for the first CoC Community Conversation!

The CoC Implementation Structure is a way of organizing our collective work around preventing and ending homelessness. Collaboration throughout the CoC Implementation Structure (CoC IS) requires a shared understanding of roles, responsibilities, and the decision making process. To help us create this shared understanding, All Chicago is holding a series of three Community Conversations around these items. Please join us for the first Community Conversation about Meeting Norms and Standards on Thursday, July 29, from 12:30 - 2:00 pm.
During this meeting, you will help us develop expectations for meetings and operations like attendance, note taking, and facilitation. We will also review the resources available for sharing content within the CoC newsletter, agenda planning, and how to distribute materials through CoC channels. View the full agenda here.
It is critical that all members of the Continuum understand what drives our work and how their efforts influence and contribute to the CoC. This is the first email in a five part series, breaking down each element of the CoC Implementation Structure and inviting you to upcoming Community Conversations. Before attending the first Community Conversation, please familiarize yourself with the goals and structure of the CoC.

The Chicago CoC centers its work on five system goals:
  1. Reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness
  2. Reducing the amount of time people experience homelessness
  3. Committing Coordinated Entry Projects to the Coordinated Entry System
  4. Increasing the income of adults in the homeless system
  5. Moving the people experiencing street homelessness into sheltered destinations

The CoC is mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to strategize and plan a coordinated, comprehensive approach to preventing and ending homelessness for the hundreds of members of the continuum. After recognizing homelessness cannot be solved by individual people or agencies alone and requires collective community action, the Continuum of Care adopted the Implementation Structure (IS) to enact the strategic vision of the CoC. Review this introductory webinar that breaks down the system goals, priority areas, and opportunities to join the work of the CoC IS. 

If you have any questions, please contact CoC Programs.