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. Within the CoC Board and Committees sections below, access the CoC meetings overview, schedule, Zoom details, work plans, rosters, materials and more!
Monday, November 18, 2024 – Friday, January 17, 2025
The Sacramento CoC Board is accepting applications to recruit up to five new members starting Monday, November 18, 2024 through Friday, January 17, 2025. Explore the CoC Membership Application to learn about the application process, access helpful resources, and more! Be sure to share the application link with your network and community today. In addition to applying to join the CoC Board you can apply to join a CoC Committee(s). Please see the beginning of the application for details. If you have any questions, please email Michelle Charlton.
Explore the 2024 Calendar of Actions here.
Learn about the 2024 CoC Annual meeting here. Be sure to register to attend today by using this link.
Learn about the 2023 CoC Annual meeting here.
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 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 (30) 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
Zoom Details:
Zoom Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88430759376
Zoom Webinar ID: 884 3075 9376
Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (Sacramento). Press # to enter.
Chair: Angela Upshaw
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Michelle Charlton
Status: Active
November 13, 2024 Meeting Agenda | November 13, 2024 Meeting Minutes
Revised October 9, 2024 Meeting Agenda | October 9, 2024 Meeting Minutes
September 11, 2024 Meeting Agenda | September 11, 2024 Meeting Minutes
August 14, 2024 Meeting Agenda | August 14, 2024 Meeting Minutes
July 2024 Meeting Canceled
June 12, 2024 Meeting Agenda | June 12, 2024 Meeting Minutes
May 2024 Meeting Canceled
April 10, 2024 Meeting Agenda | April 10, 2024 Meeting Minutes
March 13, 2024 Meeting Agenda | March 13, 2024 Meeting Minutes
February 14, 2024 Meeting Agenda | February 14, 2024 Meeting Minutes
January 10, 2024 Meeting Agenda | January 10, 2024 Meeting Minutes
To access 2019-2023 CoC Board documents click here.
Coordinated Access System Committee Roster | Coordinated Access System Committee Work Plan
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:
Co-Chairs: Joseph Smith and LaShawnda Baker
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Michelle Reedus
Status: Active
November 14, 2024 Meeting Agenda
October 10, 2024 Meeting Agenda | October 10, 2024 Meeting Minutes
September 20, 2024 Meeting Agenda | September 20, 2024 Meeting Minutes
August 8, 2024 Meeting Agenda | August 8, 2024 Meeting Minutes
July 11, 2024 Meeting Agenda | July 11, 2024 Meeting Minutes
July 2024 VI-SPDAT Replacement Community Discussions Materials: Presentation | July 8, 2024 Discussion Recording | July 10, 2024 Discussion Recording | HCT Questions | HCT Prioritization Schema
May 2024 Meeting Canceled
April 11, 2024 Meeting Agenda | April 11, 2024 Meeting Minutes
Revised March 14, 2024 Meeting Agenda | March 14, 2024 Meeting Minutes
February 8, 2024 Meeting Agenda | February 8, 2024 Meeting Minutes
January 11, 2024 Meeting Agenda | January 11, 2024 Meeting Minutes
To read 2019-2023 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: Rachel Bereza
Status: Active
Partners with Lived Expertise Committee Private Webpage (password required). Please contact Michelle Charlton, SSF CoC Coordinator, for more details.
HMIS & Data Committee Roster | HMIS & Data Committee Workplan
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: Quarterly Meetings, Second Thursday of the Month from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
2024 Meeting Dates: Jan 12, 2024 | April 11, 2024 | Aug 6, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024
Meeting Location: Public Zoom Meetings until further notice
Zoom Details:
Co-Chairs: Jameson Parker and Janel Fletcher
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: David Arthur
Status: Active
October 10, 2024 Meeting Agenda | October 10, 2024 Meeting Minutes
August 6, 2024 Meeting Agenda | August 6, 2024 Meeting Minutes
April 11, 2024 Meeting Agenda | April 11, 2024 Meeting Minutes
January 11, 2024 Meeting Agenda | January 11, 2024 Meeting Minutes
To read 2019-2023 committee documents click here.
Point-In-Time Count Committee Roster | Point-In-Time Count Committee Workplan
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:
Co-Chairs: Cynthia Hunt, Kristy Smith, and Theresa Luna
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Michelle Charlton
Status: Active
July, August, September, October, & November Meetings Canceled
June 20, 2024 Meeting Agenda | June 20, 2024 Meeting Minutes
May 2024 Meeting Canceled
April 18, 2024 Meeting Agenda | April 18, 2024 Meeting Minutes
March 21, 2024 Meeting Agenda | March 21, 2024 Meeting Minutes
February 15, 2024 Meeting Agenda | February 15, 2024 Meeting Minutes
Revised January 18, 2024 Meeting Agenda | January 18, 2024 Meeting Minutes
To read 2019 – 2023 committee documents click here.
Project Review Committee Roster | Project Review Committee Work Plan
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, SSF CoC Coordinator, for more details.
Racial Equity Committee Roster | Racial Equity Committee Work Plan
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
UPDATE! December 18, 2024 CoC REQC NEW ZOOM DETAILS:
Zoom Meeting | Meeting ID: 825 6697 4203 | Passcode: 995305
Co-Chair: Angela Upshaw, Marjorie Beazer, and Sher Singh
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Rachel Bereza
Status: Active
Revised December 18, 2024 Meeting Agenda
November 20, 2024 Meeting Agenda | November 20, 2024 Meeting Minutes
October 16, 2024 Meeting Agenda | October 16, 2024 Meeting Minutes
September 18, 2024 Meeting Agenda | September 18, 2024 Meeting Minutes
August 21, 2024 Meeting Agenda | August 21, 2024 Meeting Minutes
July 17, 2024 Meeting Agenda | July 17, 2024 Meeting Minutes
June 26, 2024 Meeting Agenda | June 26, 2024 Meeting Minutes
May 15, 2024 Meeting Agenda | May 15 Meeting Minutes
April 17, 2024 Meeting Agenda | April 17, 2024 Meeting Minutes
March 20, 2024 Meeting Agenda | March 20, 2024 Meeting Minutes
February 21, 2024 Meeting Agenda | February 21, 2024 Meeting Minutes
January 17, 2024 Meeting Agenda | January 17, 2024 Meeting Minutes
To read 2021-2o23 committee documents click here.
System Performance Committee Roster | System Performance Committee Work Plan
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
March 2nd, 2023 Zoom Details:
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 834 1484 2046
Passcode: 087264
Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
Co-Chairs: Lisa Bates and Stefan Heisler
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Jesse Archer
Status: Active
November 19, 2024 Meeting Agenda (Nov./Dec. SPC 2024 Meeting)
October 24, 2024 Meeting Agenda | October 24, 2024 Meeting Minutes
September 26, 2024 Meeting Agenda | September 26, 2024 Meeting Minutes
August 22, 2024 Meeting Agenda | August 22, 2024 Meeting Minutes
Revised July 25, 2024 Meeting Agenda | July 25, 2024 Meeting Minutes
June 27, 2024 Meeting Agenda | June 27, 2024 Meeting Minutes
May 2024 Meeting Canceled
April 25, 2024 Meeting Agenda | April 25, 2024 Meeting Minutes
March 2024 Meeting Canceled
February 22, 2024 Meeting Agenda | February 22, 2024 Meeting Minutes
February 2, 2024 Meeting Agenda | February 2, 2024 Meeting Mintues
To read 2020-2023 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 check back at a later time for details.
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, Third Monday of the Month from 12:30 PM to 2:00 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, CoC Coordinator, Sacramento Steps Forward
Sacramento Steps Forward is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) charity serving the Sacramento region. EIN# 27-4907397
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Sacramento Steps Forward will be closed from:
December 25, 2024 – January 1, 2025
We will monitor voicemail and email during this time and respond to urgent matters.
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Email: info@sacstepsforward.org
Phone: (916) 577-9770
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Thank you for your support and collaboration. We wish you a peaceful and healthy holiday season!
