Continuum of Care (CoC)
In 1995, HUD began requiring communities to submit one application for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants. This streamlined the application process, and encouraged the coordination of housing and support services for agencies providing direct homeless services, and placed emphasis on the development of local CoCs. The CoC is defined as “the local planning body that coordinates housing and support services funding for homeless families and individuals.” In 2009, President Obama introduced the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009. This Act amended and reauthorized the McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act with substantial changes. In August 2012, HUD issued the Interim Rule which provided regulations for how the HEARTH Act of 2009 would be managed and administered.
Purpose & Activities
- Promote community-wide goals to end homelessness;
- Provide funding to quickly rehouse homeless persons;
- Promote access to mainstream resources; and
- Improve self-sufficiency among people experiencing homelessness.
Responsibilities
- Operating the CoC
- Designating and Operating an Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
- CoC Planning
Competitive Grant Program
- NOFO FY21 Final Collaborative Application(s)
Final CoC Application (Click here) posted 11/12/2021
Final Priority Listing (Click here) posted 11/12/2021Comments/feedback should be submitted to ldulin@howardcountymd.gov by Monday, November 15, 2021 by 12 p.m.
- Public Notification Ranking for Project Applications (Click here)
- Information on the review, rate, and rank process for NOFO Applications, click here.
- FY 2021 CoC NOFO Program Competition NOW OPEN! (click here)
- Permanent Housing (Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Rehousing
- Transitional Housing
- Support Services Only (SSO)
- Homeless Management and Information System (HMIS)
The board generally meets at Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, MD 21046. During the pandemic, the board is meeting via WebEx. Please contact Cara Baumgartner if you would like to attend the meeting via WebEx: carabaumgartner@howardcountymd.gov.
Co-Chairs
Peter Engel
- Howard County Housing Commission
- Local PHA/Commission
Bill Salganik
- Community Member
- Advocate for the homeless
Mandated
Kelly Cimino
- Howard County Department of Housing and Community Development
- Government-CDBG/HOME entitlement jurisdiction
Roe Bonaccorsy
- Howard County Health Department
- Health care related organization
TBD
- Howard County Department of Corrections
- Government/Corrections
James Le'Mon
- Howard County Public School System
- Local public school system
Venita Leatherwood
- HopeWorks of Howard County, Inc.
- Domestic violence services
Jacqueline Scott
- Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services
- Government/CoC-ESG Recipient/Lead Agency
Fran Trout
- Howard County Office of Workforce Development
- Government/mainstream benefit
Linda Zumbrun
- Howard County Department of Social Services
- Government/mainstream benefit
Christopher Cromwell
- Howard County Police Department
- Government/law enforcement
Term Limited
Kelly Anderson
- Catholic Charities and Sarah's House
- Faith Based Organization
Karen Booth
- Humanim, Inc.
- Organization serving homeless population
Jennifer Broderick
- Bridges to Housing Stability, Inc.
- Organization serving homeless population
James Cline
- Howard County Business Community
Bita Dayhoff
- Howard County Community Action Council, Inc.
- Organization serving homeless population
Kim Eisenreich
- Howard County Office of the Local Children's Board
- Government/special population
Mariana Izraelson
- Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Inc.
- Organization serving homeless population
Cassandra Killingsworth
- Consumer
- Community Advocate
Leslie Lampieri
- Howard County General Hospital
Healthcare Related Organization
Stan Levi
- Community Member
- Advocate for the homeless
Sandy Monck
- United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.
- Business community
Sheryl Neverson
- Volunteers of America of the Chesapeake, Inc.
- Organization serving homeless population
Rich Pardoe
- Howard County Business Community
Lisa Terry
- Howard County Office of Veteran and Military Families
- Veteran service organization
Joe Willmott
- Community Member
- Advocate for the homeless
Mailing Address:
Continuum of Care Program
Office of Community Partnerships
Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services
9830 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, MD 21046
December
- Minutes (Board to End Homelessness)
- Agenda (Board to End Homelessness)
- Minutes (System Performance)
- Agenda (System Performance)
November
October
September
- Minutes (Board to End Homelessness)
- Agenda (Board to End Homelessness)
- Minutes (System Performance)
- Agenda (System Performance)
- Agenda (HMIS Committee)
August
- Minutes (Board to End Homelessness)
- Agenda (Board to End Homelessness)
- Minutes (System Performance)
- Agenda (System Performance)
July
- Minutes (System Performance)
June
- Minutes (Board to End Homelessness)
- Agenda (Board to End Homelessness)
- Minutes (System Performance)
- Agenda (System Performance)
May
- Minutes (Board to End Homelessness)
- Agenda (Board to End Homelessness)
- Minutes (HMIS Committee)
- Agenda (HMIS Committee)
April
March
February
January