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Continuum of Care (CoC) Board
The Tacoma/Lakewood/Pierce County Continuum of Care (CoC) Board produces and oversees implementation of the CoC's Plan to Address Homelessness. The Board consists of representatives from a variety of sectors, including local government, public housing authorities, schools, health care, law enforcement and faith-based communities. The CoC was established to meet federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements for funding services and programs to reduce homelessness.
Members are appointed for three-year terms but may apply at any time. Apply to be a member of the CoC here Version OptionsContinuum of Care Headline. For more information about the CoC, please contact Jeff Rodgers by email or phone at 253-651-1823.
Pierce County Human Services is designated by the Continuum of Care Board as the Collaborative Applicant and the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) lead. The Continuum of Care Board is not a County entity.
The Continuum of Care is looking for new members!
The CoC’s vision is an equitable service delivery system in which all participants collaborate to achieve the prevention and elimination of homelessness in Pierce County. We invite you to join us in moving towards that vision.
Meeting Schedule and Location
Continuum of Care Board
Location: Zoom (Virtual)
Watch the Meeting: https://piercecountywa.zoom.us/j/98138835009
Meeting ID: 981 3883 5009
Dial by your location : 253 215 8782 or 877-853-5247
Time: 10 a.m. - Noon on dates below:
- January 2019: Agenda | Minutes
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- April 2019: Agenda | Minutes
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- August 2019: Agenda | Minutes
- September 2019: Agenda | Minutes
- October 2019: Agenda | Minutes
- December 2019: Agenda | Minutes
- January 2020: Agenda | Minutes
- February 2020: Agenda | Minutes
- March 2020: Agenda | Minutes
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- June 2020: Agenda | Minutes
- July 2020: Agenda | Minutes
- August 2020: Agenda | Minutes
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- October 2020: Agenda | Minutes
- November 2020: Agenda | Minutes
- December 2020: Agenda | Minutes
- January 2021: Agenda | Minutes
- February 2021: Agenda | Minutes
- March 2021: Agenda | Minutes
- April 2021: Agenda | Minutes
- May 2021: Agenda | Minutes
- June 2021: Agenda | Minutes
- July 2021: Agenda | Minutes
- August 2021: Agenda | Minutes
- September 2021: Agenda | Minutes
- October 2021: Agenda | Minutes
- November 2021: Agenda | Minutes
- December 2021: Agenda | Minutes
- February 2022: Agenda | Minutes
- March 2022: Agenda | Minutes
- April 2022: Agenda | Minutes
- June 2022: Agenda | Minutes
- September 2022: Agenda | Minutes
- December 2022: Agenda | Minutes
Homeless Housing Program (HHP) Funding
The Homeless Housing Program (HHP) funding is the largest NOFA that Pierce County puts out annually for homeless and housing services. Funding sources are combined from the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Consolidated Homeless Grant, Document Recording Fees, Tacoma Housing Authority, and Anchor Communities Initiative to support varying interventions.
2023-2024 HHP Funding Awards
2023 Continuum of Care Funding Application Materials
2022 Supplemental CoC to Address Unsheltered Homelessness
Special CoC Consolidated Application
2022 Continuum of Care Funding Application Materials
Anchor Communities Initiative Funding Awards
The Anchors Community Initiative (ACI) is state funding that is strictly reserved for youth and young adults.
2019-2021 ACI Funding Awards
Coordinated Entry Funding Awards
Tacoma Schools Housing Assistance Program Funding Awards
This partnership with Tacoma Public Schools and Tacoma Housing Authority provided prevention, rapid rehousing and coordinated entry services to support children in unstable housing.
2020 TSHAP Funding Awards
2021 Continuum of Care Funding Application Materials
2019 Continuum of Care
Homeless Housing Program (HHP) Funding
2021 Continuum of Care Funding Application Materials
2019 Continuum of Care
Continuum of Care (CoC) Publications:
Publications are available in an alternative format upon request. CoC meetings and funding opportunities are accessible to persons with disabilities. Accommodations may be arranged with a minimum of ten working days’ notice.
CoC Documents
Coc Roster
CoC Governance Charter
5-Year Strategic Plan
The Tacoma/Lakewood/Pierce County Continuum of Care developed and implemented the Plan to Address Homelessness. The plan contains the goals and priorities of the Continuum to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring in Pierce County. Read the Five-Year Plan to Address Homelessness.