The Continuum of Care Advisory Board is made up of community stakeholders who are responsible for submitting the HEARTH Grant application to HUD each year to fund homeless programs in the Sacramento Continuum of Care and to provide policy recommendations to the Sacramento Steps Forward Board of Directors.

The Executive Committee of the Advisory Board, comprised of the Board Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary, is responsible for leading the Advisory Board and handling urgent matters. The Executive Committee may act in the absence of the CoC Advisory Board.

The Performance Review Committee reviews HEARTH Grant program performance, system-wide performance, and makes project rank recommendations to the full Advisory Board for the HEARTH Grant Application. The PRC also provides policy recommendations to the Sacramento CoC Advisory Board and the SSF Board of Directors regarding program and system performance improvements.

The Governance Committee reviews and updates the CoC Advisory Board’s Governance Charter

Formerly two separate committees, the CES and the CES Evaluation Committee consolidated in May 2019 due to overlapping goals and a need to align with formalizing committees of the Advisory Board. These combined committees are responsible for the design, implementation, success, and ongoing evaluation of the Housing Crisis Resolution System, specifically how the system triages clients, prioritizes them for service, and tracks clients through the Continuum of Care. The goal is to engage in ongoing analysis to evaluate the overall function and performance of the Coordinated Entry System.

This HMIS and Data Committee is responsible for evaluating HMIS data, ensuring it is accurate, timely, and comprehensive information, so that the committee can make recommendations for improvement. The committees work includes data analysis, system mapping, Point in Time Count information, data security, and other tasks directed by the Advisory board.

The 2019 PIT Committee is tasked with debriefing and analyzing the implementation of the 2019 Point in Time Count and to develop recommendations for forthcoming Point in Time Counts and PIT Committees.

The Homeless Youth Task Force develops and coordinates initiatives and specific programs that focus on homeless youth and transitional aged youth. They provide strategies for locating this population for the bi-annual PIT and represent the special needs of this population within the larger CoC framework.