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CENTRAL MN CONTINUUM OF CARE

Continuum of Care Overview

The Central MN Continuum of Care (COC) is a network of organizations, community residents and businesses that plan programs with the primary goal of alleviating homelessness in 14 counties in Central MN, as well as the City of St. Cloud. The counties include: Cass, Wadena, Crow Wing, Todd, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Pine, Isanti, Chisago, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne and Wright. Hanna Klimmek serves as the Central MN Continuum of Care Coordinator.

Who is Involved in the Continuum of Care

Government officials, local public housing authorities, county officials and service providers from 14 counties and the St. Cloud Area

What is the purpose of the Continuum of Care

The Continuum of Care serves two main purposes:

It is a strategic plan to address the use of HUD resources and their interface with other funding sources, developed through a community-based process to address homelessness based on: the identified needs of homeless individuals and families; the availability and accessibility of existing housing and services; and the opportunities for linkages with non-homeless mainstream housing and services resources. Through the Continuum of Care planning process, a community can:
- Identify the size and scope of the homeless problem;
- Inventory the resources available in the community to address the problem of homelessness, including both homeless resources and non-homeless targeted housing and service resources (referred to as "mainstream" resources);
- Rank the community's needs in order of priority;
- Strategically plan the range of services and housing that should be implemented to address homelessness; and
- Identify available leveraging resources that can be used to address homelessness.
It is an application to HUD for McKinney Homeless Assistance resources. These resources are invaluable in providing housing and supportive services for people who are homeless. These funds are made available through a national competition announced each year in HUD's Notice of Funding Availability. The Central MN COC has secured $10,668,789 in funding since 1997 through this application.

Continuum of Care Meeting Information

All 2010 Central MN COC meetings will take place at the Morrison County Government Center in Little Falls.

Location address: 213 SE 1st Avenue

Meeting Room #1

Little Falls, MN 56345

2010 Meeting Schedule

Date	Time
May 4th	1 - 3 p.m.
June 1st	1 - 3 p.m.
July 6th	1 - 3 p.m.
August 3rd	1 - 3 p.m.
September 7th	1 - 3 p.m.
October 5th	1 - 3 p.m.
November 2nd	1 - 3 p.m.
December 7th	1 - 3 p.m.

New member orientation is scheduled every 6 months and is held from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at the above location before the regulariliy scheduled meeting. 2010 dates:

June 1st
November 2nd

Please contact Hanna Klimmek, Central Continuum of Care Coordinator with questions at:

(320) 259-0393 or hanna@cmhp.net.