PURPOSE
The purpose of the Wake Continuum of Care (CoC) is to create a collaborative, inclusive, community-based process and approach to plan for and manage homeless assistance resources and programs effectively and efficiently to end homelessness.
MISSION
The Wake County CoC plans, develops, and implements comprehensive and coordinated strategies across funding sources and systems to address homelessness in Raleigh/Wake County.
VISION
The vision of the Wake County CoC is to ensure that homelessness is rare, brief, and one-time. We will achieve this vision through our shared values and actions.
Values
Trauma-Informed:
Leadership by People with Lived Experience:
We are accountable to people experiencing homelessness and ensure there are meaningful and accessible ways to participate in shaping decisions.
Transparency:
We believe in being transparent with people experiencing homelessness and our community.
Efficiency:
We implement efficient systems that help people experiencing homelessness get housing as quickly as possible because every day a person spends unhoused is a day too many.
Collaboration:
We know working together is better than working alone.
Client-Driven:
We believe that people experiencing homelessness are experts in their own lives and that service providers’ role is to support strengths and overcome barriers.
What is a continuum of care?
Continuum of Care (CoC) is the collective networks, institutions, and organizations that provide housing and services to people who are at risk of or are experiencing homelessness.
Federally mandated goals of the CoC include:
- Promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness;
- Provide funding for efforts to quickly re-house individuals and families who are homeless, which minimizes the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness;
- Promote access to and effective use of mainstream programs;
- Optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the official legal print publication containing the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) is a continuously updated online version of the CFR. It is not an official legal edition of the CFR.
HEARTH Act
The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 amends and reauthorizes the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, also establishing the CoC Program.
Interim Rule
The Interim Rule, effective in 2012, outlines the components and regulations of the CoC Program.
Wake County Continuum of Care – NC 507
What is the Wake County Continuum of Care?
Wake CoC Official Documents