Sonoma County Homeless Coalition’s Committee Vacancies – Application Due March 28 2025
The Sonoma County Homeless Coalition invites members of the public to apply for current Homeless Coalition Committee Vacancies. There are two (2) vacancies to be filled for the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Data Committee and two (2) vacancies for the Coordinated Entry Advisory (CEA) Committee.
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Sonoma County Homeless Coalition’s Committee Vacancies – Application Due March 28 2025
The Sonoma County Homeless Coalition invites members of the public to apply for current Homeless Coalition Committee Vacancies. There are two (2) vacancies to be filled for the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Data Committee and two (2) vacancies for the Coordinated Entry Advisory (CEA) Committee.
Sonoma County Homeless Coalition Board 2025 Extended Elections
The Sonoma County Homeless Coalition Board is the decision-making body of the Sonoma County Continuum of Care. The Sonoma County Homeless Coalition 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.
Sonoma County Homeless Coalition 2025-2026 Local Homelessness Services Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
On behalf of the Sonoma County Homeless Coalition, we are pleased to release the 2025-2026 Local Homelessness Services NOFA. Please note that funding amounts are not yet know but approximately $5.5 million is expected to be available in this NOFA. The full timeline is included in the NOFA, along with the application materials.
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Memorial to recognize 60 lives lost in Sonoma County’s unhoused community
On Dec. 20, one day before National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, HomeFirst and Sonoma County Department of Health Services will host a memorial to honor individuals who lost their lives over the last year while living without housing in Sonoma County. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Arlene Francis Center, 99 6th St., Santa Rosa. The space is being provided by FS Global, and Community Foundation Sonoma County granted the needed funding to host the memorial.
St. Vincent de Paul selected to run two Sonoma County homeless shelters
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today authorized St. Vincent de Paul to provide interim shelter support services and site management at County shelter sites Mickey Zane Place and Eliza’s Village. The contract will be effective Aug. 1 and will last for three years with an option to extend. Additionally, the Board authorized an amendment with St. Vincent to cover current services at Los Guilicos Village through Aug. 31, 2024 or until all Los Guilicos Village guests and operations are transitioned to Eliza’s Village. The budget for the two actions together amounts to just over $5 million.
Preliminary 2024 Point-in-Time homeless count numbers rise as COVID-era programs end
After registering a decrease of 22 percent of people experiencing homelessness in Sonoma County in 2023, preliminary results of the Sonoma County Point-in-Time count for 2024 recorded an overall 11 percent increase. The annual one-day snapshot, conducted on January 26 from 5 to 10 a.m. across Sonoma County, located a total of 2,522 people experiencing homelessness, up from 2,266 in 2023
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