CoC Policies and Standards

Continuum of Care Policies

• Continuum of Care Governance Charter (version September 2019)
• Coordinated Entry Policy & Procedure Manual (version April 2018)
• Temporary COVID-Related Revisions to Coordinated Entry
• Sacramento Rapid Rehousing Policy Manual

Continuum of Care Standards

• CoC Performance Targets and Minimum Standards

Plans & Evaluations

• Final Sacramento County Homeless Plan- December 12, 2018
• CES Evaluation- December 10, 2020
• Gaps Analysis Executive Summary- February 2021
• Gaps Analysis- February 2021

Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act

The HEARTH Act was signed into law on May 20, 2009. The HEATH Act amends and reauthorized MCKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act with substantial changes, including:

• A consolidation of HUD’s competitive grant programs
• The creation of a Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program
• A change in HUD’s definition of homelessness and chronic homelessness
• A simplified match requirement
• An increase in prevention resources
• An increase in emphasis on performance
  

To read the amended and reauthorized McKinney-Vento Act, see The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended by the HEARTH Act.