The Sacramento Continuum of Care (CoC) includes a diverse body of stakeholders throughout the entire geographic area of the CoC to ensure a community-wide commitment to preventing and ending homelessness. The CoC Board and CoC Committees, listed below, are intended to ensure that the core responsibilities of the Sacramento CoC are carried out efficiently and effectively to meet its mission. Explore the CoC Board and Committees sections below to access the CoC meetings overview, schedule, Zoom details, work plans, rosters, materials and more!
Per the 2024 CoC Governance Charter, “The Sacramento CoC Board will issue a public call for board members annually.” The Sacramento CoC Board annual recruitment period started Monday, November 18, 2024 through Friday, January 17, 2025. CoC Board applications submitted through the CoC Membership Application will be reviewed by the CoC Governance Committee and Sacramento Steps Forward. At the March 12, 2025 CoC Board meeting, the CoC Board will vote on the appointment of new CoC Board members. Please see the timeline below for the next steps:
If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Charlton.
The 2025 CoC Orientation will be held during the end of March 2025.
2024 CoC Orientation Details: The 2024 CoC Orientation was held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Thank you to the CoC Executive Committee and CoC Board members for attending the orientation. Here are the orientation materials and recording:
The 2025 CoC Committee recruitment period will launch Spring 2025 (April/May 2025). The CoC Committee recruitment process will mirror the CoC Board recruitment process. Additional details are to come.
The 2025 CoC Annual meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held in September 2025. Additional details are to come. In the time being, learn about CoC Annual meetings here.
The Sacramento CoC Board is a +25 member board that is responsible for managing community planning, coordination, and evaluation to ensure that the system of homeless assistance resources are used effectively and efficiently to rapidly and permanently end people’s homelessness. This includes planning for the use of HEARTH Act Continuum of Care resources and State or local funds allocated to the Sacramento CoC and coordinating these funds with other relevant resources in the CoC geography. The Sacramento CoC Board will also share its data and analyses to inform the use of State, local, and private resources throughout Sacramento County.
The Sacramento CoC Board shall have a minimum of fifteen (15) and a maximum of thirty-two (32) seats. Board membership shall be representative of relevant and diverse organizations and projects serving homeless subpopulations and include at least one individual either currently experiencing homelessness or formerly homeless. Access more information about the CoC Board here.
Meeting Schedule: Monthly Meetings, Second Wednesday of the Month, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Meeting Location: Public Zoom Meetings until further notice
NEW! 2025 Zoom Details:
NEW! 2025 Zoom Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88587209872
NEW! 2025 Zoom Webinar ID: 885 8720 9872
Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (Sacramento). Press # to enter.
Chair: Angela Upshaw
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Michelle Charlton
Status: Active
January 8, 2025 Meeting Agenda | January 8, 2025 Meeting Minutes
Revised February 12, 2025 Meeting Agenda | February 12, 2025 Meeting Minutes
March 12, 2025
April 9, 2025
May 14, 2025
June 11, 2025
July 9, 2025
August 13, 2025
September 10, 2025
October 8, 2025
November 12, 2025
December 10, 2025
To access 2019-2024 CoC Board documents click here.
The CASC oversees the design and implementation of the local coordinated access system (CAS), evaluates its functioning, and assesses its impact on improving access and connection to services to resolve homelessness.
Responsibilities include:
For more details about the CASC purpose, responsibilities, and more, please review the CASC Member Orientation materials and recording.
Meeting Schedule: Monthly Meetings, Second Thursday of the Month from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Meeting Location: Public Zoom Meetings until further notice
Zoom Details: Zoom Meeting Link | Meeting ID: 881 1730 8740 | Passcode: 215903
Co-Chairs: Joseph Smith and LaShawnda Baker
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Michelle Reedus
Status: Active
January 9, 2025 Meeting Agenda | January 9, 2025 Meeting Minutes
February 13, 2025 Meeting Agenda | February 13, 2025 Meeting Minutes
March 13, 2025
April 10, 2025
May 8, 2025
June 12, 2025
July 10, 2025
August 14, 2025
September 11, 2025
October 9, 2025
November 13, 2025
December 11, 2025
To read 2019-2024 committee documents click here.
The Partners with Lived Expertise Committee (PWLEC), born from the Racial Equity plan, has 10 members, with a tentative goal of reaching 30 active members. The PWLEC is an integral part of our homelessness response system. Centering the voices of and meaningfully engaging with persons who have lived experience of homelessness has helped us identify barriers, inequities, and gaps that contribute to under-serving our community. As a result, the PWLEC has been instrumental in designing and proposing solutions to the challenges identified via various committees, projects, work groups, and other system efforts.
Activities include:
Meeting Schedule: Monthly Meetings, Second Tuesday of the Month from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Meeting Location: Private Zoom Meetings until further notice
Co-Chairs: Dawn Basciano and Marjorie Beazer
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Kelley Castro
Status: Active
Partners with Lived Expertise Committee Private Webpage (password required). Please contact Kelley Castro for details.
With assistance from the HMIS Lead Agency, the HMIS and Data Committee is responsible for carrying out responsibilities of Part II. C. within the 2021 Governance Charter, including:
For more details about the HDC purpose, accomplishments, responsibilities, and more, please review the HDC Member Orientation presentation and recording.
Meeting Schedule: Bimonthly Meetings, Second Thursday of the Month from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
2025 Meeting Dates: to be provided.
Meeting Location: Public Zoom Meetings until further notice
Zoom Details: Zoom Meeting Link | Meeting ID: 829 8165 1354 | Passcode: 254037
Co-Chairs: Vacant
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: David Arthur
Status: Active
February 13, 2025 Meeting Agenda | February 13, 2025 Meeting Minutes
April 10, 2025
June 12, 2025
August 14, 2025
October 9, 2025
December 11, 2025
To read 2019-2024 committee documents click here.
The role of Point-In-Time (PIT) Count Committee is to engage the broader CoC community in the planning, implementation, and debriefing of biennial PIT Counts. Activities include:
Meeting Schedule: Monthly Meetings, Third Thursday of the Month from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Meeting Location: Public Zoom Meetings until further notice
Zoom Details: Zoom Meeting Link | Meeting ID: 843 2786 8631 | Passcode: 797272
Co-Chairs: Cynthia Hunt, Kristy Smith, and Theresa Luna
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Michelle Charlton
Status: Active
January 2025 Meeting Canceled
February 20, 2025 Meeting Agenda | February 20, 2025 Meeting Minutes
March 2025 Meeting Canceled
April 17, 2025
May 2025 Meeting Canceled
June 19, 2025
July 17, 2025
August 21, 2025
September 18, 2025
October 16, 2025
November 20, 2025
December 18, 2025
To read 2019 – 2024 committee documents click here.
The Project Review Committee holds primary responsibility for overseeing a collaborative process to select projects for the HUD CoC funding application and for evaluating project performance of HUD-funded activities. Activities include:
Meeting Schedule: Monthly Meetings, Fourth Tuesday of the Month from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Meeting Location: Private Zoom Meetings until further notice
Co-Chairs: Dawn Basciano and Sarah Bontrager
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Michelle Charlton
Status: Active
Project Review Committee Private Webpage (password required). Please contact Michelle Charlton for details.
The committee is comprised primarily of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), many with lived experience of homelessness and seeks to uncover the ways in which BIPOC experience homelessness and our local homelessness system. Activities include:
For more details on our work, trainings, Action Plan, and more, explore the Racial Equity webpage.
Meeting Schedule: Monthly Meetings, Third Wednesday of the Month from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Meeting Location: Public Zoom Meetings until further notice
Meeting Details: Zoom Meeting | Meeting ID: 838 5034 2087 | Passcode: 033400
Co-Chair: Angela Upshaw, Marjorie Beazer, and Sher Singh
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Tyffanie (Ty) Wedding-O’Con
Status: Active
January 15, 2025 Meeting Agenda | January 15, 2025 Meeting Minutes
February 19, 2025 Meeting Agenda | February 19, 2025 Meeting Minutes
March 19, 2025
April 16, 2025
May 21, 2025
June 18, 2025
July 16, 2025
August 20, 2025
September 17, 2025
October 15, 2025
November 19, 2025
December 17, 2025
To read 2021-2o24 committee documents click here.
The System Performance Committee supports system wide planning to help the overall housing and service system meets the needs of individuals, including unaccompanied youth, and families experiencing homelessness. Working with the CoC Lead Agency who prepares the documents and reporting out to the Sacramento CoC Board for approval or adoption, areas of responsibility for this committee include:
For more details about the SPC purpose, accomplishments, responsibilities, and more, please review the SPC Member Orientation materials and recording.
Meeting Schedule: Monthly Meetings, Fourth Thursday of the Month from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Meeting Location: Public Zoom Meetings until further notice
Zoom Details: Zoom Meeting Link | Meeting ID: 834 1484 2046 | Passcode: 087264
Co-Chairs: Lisa Bates and Stefan Heisler
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Jesse Archer
Status: Active
January 2025 meeting canceled
February 27, 2025 Meeting Agenda
March 2025 meeting canceled
April 24, 2025
May 2025 meeting canceled
June 26, 2025
July 24, 2025
August 28, 2025
September 2025 meeting canceled
October 23, 2025
November/December meeting date is to be determined.
To read 2020-2024 committee documents click here.
The Sacramento Youth Action Board (YAB) is a formal committee of the Sacramento CoC Board. Membership consists of persons between ages 18 and 24 years at the time initial appointment to the YAB, and at least two thirds of YAB members must be experiencing homelessness or formerly experienced homelessness. The YAB advises the Sacramento CoC Board on policies and activities that relate to preventing and ending youth homelessness. Specific areas of work include:
Please email Geoffrey Fralick, SSF CoC Program Analyst – Youth Specialist
The Executive Committee is comprised of the three Sacramento CoC Board officers to carry out officer responsibilities as described in Section III.D. within the 2021 Governance Charter. The Executive Committee calls all meetings of the Sacramento CoC and Sacramento CoC Board. The Executive Committee may act for the Sacramento CoC Board for urgent decisions where a regular or special meeting of the Sacramento CoC Board cannot be scheduled. In such a case, decisions are then referred to the full Sacramento CoC Board for ratification.
Meeting Schedule: Monthly Meetings, Fourth Monday of the Month from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Meeting Location: Private Zoom Meetings until further notice
Chair: Angela Upshaw
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Michelle Charlton
Status: Active
The Governance Committee is responsible for ongoing evaluation of the CoC structure and operations, including:
Meeting Schedule: Quarterly Meetings, Third Wednesday of the Month from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Meeting Location: Private Zoom Meetings until further notice
Chair: Julie Davis-Jaffe
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Michelle Charlton
Status: Active
For any questions or concerns, please contact Michelle Charlton, Sacramento Steps Forward
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