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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!
Coordinated Entry System Committee | HMIS & Data Committee | Point-In-Time Count Committee | Project Review Committee | Racial Equity Committee | System Performance Committee | Youth Advisory Board | Executive Committee | Governance Committee
The 2023 CoC Orientation was held on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Thank you to the CoC Executive Committee, Board and Committee Chairs for attending the orientation. Here are the orientation materials and recording:
The CoC Executive Committee and SSF Staff are preparing for the 2023 CoC Annual Meeting. Please check back at a later time for details.
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:
Chair: Angela Upshaw
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Michelle Charlton
Status: Active
Revised April 12th, 2023 Meeting Agenda | April 12th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
Revised March 8th, 2023 Meeting Agenda | March 8th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
February 8th, 2023 Meeting Agenda | February 8th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
January 11th, 2023 Meeting Agenda | January 11th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
To access 2022 CoC Board documents click here.
To access 2021 CoC Board documents click here.
To access 2020 CoC Board documents click here.
To access 2019 CoC Board documents click here.
Coordinated Entry System Committee Roster | Coordinated Entry System Committee Work Plan
The CESC oversees the design and implementation of the local coordinated entry system (CES), evaluates its functioning, and assesses its impact on improving access and connection to services to resolve homelessness.
. Responsibilities include:
For more details about the CESC purpose, responsibilities, and more, please review the CESC 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: John Foley and Monica Rocha-Wyatt
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Peter Bell
Status: Active
May 11th, 2023 Meeting Materials | May 11th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
April 13th, 2023 Meeting Materials | April 13th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
March 9th, 2023 Meeting Materials | March 9th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
February 9th, 2023 Meeting Materials | February 9th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
January 12th, 2023 Meeting Materials | January 12th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
To read 2022 CESC documents, click here.
To read 2021 CESC documents click here.
To read 2020 CESC committee documents click here.
To read 2019 committee documents click here.
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
2023 Meeting Dates: Jan 12, 2023 | April 13, 2023 | July 13, 2023 | Oct 12, 2023
Meeting Location: Public Zoom Meetings until further notice
Zoom Details:
Co-Chairs: Erica Plumb and Jameson Parker
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Wendy Huynh
Status: Active
April 13th, 2023 Meeting Agenda | April 13th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
January 12th, 2023 Meeting Agenda | January 12th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
To read 2019 to 2022 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: Every Other Month 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, Jeffery Tardaguila, and Joseph Smith
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Michelle Charlton
Status: Active
May 18th, 2023 Meeting Agenda | May 18th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
April Meeting Skipped (Every Other Month Schedule)
March 16th, 2023 Meeting Agenda | March 16th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
February Meeting Skipped (Every Other Month Schedule)
January 19th, 2023 Meeting Agenda | January 19th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
To read 2019 – 2022 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: Angel Uhercik 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 25-member 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
Zoom Details:
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 838 5034 2087
Passcode: 033400
Dial by your location: 1-669-900-9128 US (Sacramento)
Co-Chairs: Angela Upshaw and Ardy Akhzari
Sacramento Steps Forward Contact: Rachel Bereza
Status: Active
May 17th, 2023 Meeting Materials | May 17th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
April 19th, 2023 Meeting Materials | April 19th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
March 15th, 2023 Meeting Materials | March 15th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
February 15th, 2023 Meeting Materials | February 15th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
January 18th, 2023 Meeting Materials | January 18th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
To read 2022 committee documents, click here.
To read 2021 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
April 27th, 2023 Meeting Agenda
March 23rd, 2023 Meeting Agenda | March 23rd, 2023 Meeting Minutes
March 2nd, 2023 Meeting Agenda (Rescheduled February Meeting) | March 2nd, 2023 Meeting Minutes
January 26th, 2023 Meeting Agenda | January 26th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
To read 2020-2022 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, Fourth Thursday of the Month from 3:00 PM to 4:30 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 Hirota
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
