News and Press Release Index
What’s the latest on Homelessness in Sonoma County? A Community Webinar (Webinar #1)
You are invited to participate in a public forum on homelessness. This forum will feature Michael Gause, Ending Homelessness Program Manager for the Sonoma County Department of Health Services, and Dennis Pocekay, Continuum of Care Board Chair and Petaluma City Council Member. The forum will begin with a brief presentation on the state of homelessness in Sonoma County, followed by an “open forum” style Q&A session. Read full story
FY 2023 CoC Renewal Evaluations: Rating & Ranking Process for the Continuum of Care Competition (Materials due May 01, 2023)
FY 2023 CoC Renewal Evaluations: Rating & Ranking Process for the Continuum of Care Competition (Materials due May 01, 2023) Read full story
Notice: Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Sonoma County Continuum of Care Consolidated Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)- Now Available! Due April 3, 2023
This message services as notification for the release of the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Sonoma County Continuum of Care Consolidated Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Read full story
2023 Sonoma County Homeless Point-in-Time Count Volunteer Registration Now Open- January 27th !
Friday, January 27, 2023, is the Sonoma County Point-in-Time (PIT) Street Count for all populations of person’s experiencing homelessness. The Count is a requirement for receiving federal homeless assistance funds and provides critical data used to understand homelessness locally and to support strategic decisions about our program. We hope that you are able to help by participating this year! Read full story
Request for Proposals (RFP) for the management and operation of Los Guilicos Village Non-Congregate Shelter
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors acting as the Board of Commissioners for the Sonoma County Community Development Commission (SCCDC) is pleased to invite you to respond to this Request for Proposals (RFP) as the service provider, managing and operating the 60-unit Los Guilicos Village non-congregate shelter (NCS) at 7363 Rancho Los Guilicos Road, in Santa Rosa, California. Read full story
Sonoma County CoC Board 2022 Open Nominations: Vacant Seats
Sonoma County CoC Board 2022 Open Nominations: Vacant Seats Read full story
The Sonoma County Continuum of Care (CoC) is accepting applications to become a member of the Continuum of Care.
The Sonoma County CoC addresses the problems of housing and homelessness by having a countywide, community-informed, and person-centered CoC system that is compassionate, inclusive, financially responsible, equitable, coordinated, and outcomes-based. Anyone or any entity committed to the prevention and ending of homeless is welcome in the Continuum of Care. There are no meeting requirements, dues, or fees to become a member. Please see the link below to access the membership application if you or your organization is interested in applying for General Membership or Voting Membership. Read full story
Sonoma County’s Continuum of Care seeks public input on draft Homelessness Strategic Plan
Sonoma County’s Continuum of Care Board and its Strategic Planning Committee invites the public to provide input on a draft 2022 Homeless Strategic Plan and to learn more about the plan during a series of upcoming meetings. The Continuum of Care is a federally directed homelessness coordination system that works to ensure a regional homelessness system of care is coordinated and effective. Read full story
Sonoma County CoC Board Open Nominations: Vacant Service Provider Seat
The Sonoma County CoC Board is the decision-making body of the Sonoma County Continuum of Care. The Sonoma County Continuum of Care addresses the problems of housing and homelessness by having a countywide, community-informed, and person-centered CoC system that is compassionate, inclusive, financially responsible, equitable, coordinated, and outcomes based. Read full story
FY 2022 CoC Renewal Evaluations: Rating & Ranking Process for the 2021 Continuum of Care Competition
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that local CoC’s prioritize all renewal and new projects submitted in our consolidated application. As in past years, project priorities will be generated by a scoring system, site visits and interviews by the CoC Competition Evaluation Committee, made up of impartial members of the Sonoma County Continuum of Care Board and community partners. The evaluation Committee will be considered a committee of the CoC, and all documents will be published and noticed publicly. Read full story