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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board discuss the current El Dorado Opportunity Knocks (EDOK) Board application period and identify who should serve as the County's representative on EDOK for a two-year term, effective February 4, 2022.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program, which is facilitated through the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness. Through being responsible for receiving Federal and State funding and holding annual funding competitions in the community, CoCs provide grant funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, as well as State and local governments, to rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals and families. There are 44 CoCs in the State of California and over 400 CoCs nationwide. In El Dorado County, our CoC program is called El Dorado Opportunity Knocks (EDOK).
Per HUD Federal Guidelines, CoCs are responsible for coordinating the community’s policies, strategies, and activities geared toward ending homelessness. CoC requirements include but are not limited to: establishing and maintaining a formal governance and structure, Coordinated Entry System operations and planning, annual community applications and processes to receive funding, designating and operating the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and strategic planning to improve system performance. Additionally, throughout the year, CoC’s are responsible for submitting several reports to HUD, including: Housing Inventory Count, Point in Time Count, System Performance Measure Reports, Annual Homeless Assessment Report, Grant Inventory Worksheet, and Consolidated Applications for funds on behalf of the community.
Specific to the governance of CoCs, HUD requires that each CoC establish a governing board that meets federal requirements...
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