Continuum of Care (CoC)

The Continuum of Care (CoC) is a process sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CoC was created to address the needs of homeless individuals and families in a comprehensive manner across the nation. According to HUD, there are four necessary parts of a continuum:

• Outreach, intake, & assessment in order to identify service & housing needs as well as provide a link to the appropriate level of both.

• Emergency shelter to provide an immediate & safe alternative to sleeping on the streets, especially for homeless families with children.

• Transitional housing with supportive services to allow for the development of skills that will be needed once permanently housed.

• Permanent supportive housing to provide individuals & families with an affordable plan to live with services if needed.

CoC Meeting Documents

Annual Homeless Point-in-Time Counts

CoCBuild Competition

ARCH CoCBuild Project Application Process Timeline and Scoring Criteria, posted 8/28/24

CoCBuild NOFO

Resources & Documentation

Landlord Engagement Initiatives Slides (5/2024)

Sage Video on Program Eligibility

ARCH Membership Form

Homeless Liaison Contact Information

McKinney Vento Act Information

Policy for Appeals of ARCH Steering and Ranking Committee Recommendations

ARCH CoC Written Standards (updated 6/2022)

ARCH Written Standards for THDA HOME-ARP-Supportive-Services

ARCH CoC Plan for Serving Individuals and Families Experiencing Homelessness with Severe Service Needs

ARCH Mission & Vision Statement

Supplemental to Address Unsheltered & Rural Homelessness Consolidated Application & Listing with Attachments

TN509 ARCH CoC Supplemental to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness Consolidated Application with Attachments

TN509 ARCH CoC Supplemental to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness Priority Listing with Attachments

HUD’s Equal Access and Gender Identity Rules Training

Implementing HUD’s Equal Access and Gender Identity Rules

Housing 38000 Veterans Presentation- July 2022

LGBT Flyer

Training Material

Intro to the Crisis Response System

Intro to the Housing Crisis Response System Slide Deck

Intro to the Housing Crisis Response System Video

Intro to the Housing Crisis Response System Audio

Housing First Checklist

Harm Reduction

Harm Reduction Slide Deck

Harm Reduction video

Case Management Essentials

Case Management Essentials Slide Deck

Case Management Essentials Handouts

CoC NOFA Workshop

2023 CoC NOFA Workshop Slide Deck

Trauma-Informed Care

Trauma-Informed Care Slide Deck

Trauma-Informed Care Handouts

HMIS

2024 ARCH CoC Program Competition

ARCH CoC Program 2024 Competition Prioritization, Posted 8/28/24

ARCH CoC Program 2024 Competition Schedule with Bonus Amounts, Posted 8/28/24

ARCH CoC Program 2024 Competition Renewal Project Rating Tool, Posted 8/28/24

ARCH CoC Program 2024 Competition Renewal Project Supplement to Application, Posted 8/28/24

ARCH CoC Program 2024 Competition New Project Rating Tool, Posted 8/28/24

ARCH CoC Program 2024 Competition New Project Supplement to Application, Posted 8/28/24

New Project Application Reference Helps, Posted 8/23/2024

CoC Program New Project Application Detailed Instructions

CoC Program Renewal Project Application Detailed Instructions

CoC Program NOFO has been released and ARCH CoC local competition documents will be posted as they are approved. HUD’s CoC competition page can be found here.