Continuum of Care
Council on Homelessness
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Meetings
All our meetings are open to the public. The Council on Homelessness meets remotely the first Thursday of every month from 1:00-3:00 pm. These meetings focus on governance and oversight of the Continuum of Care programs and services, partners, processes, and policy. There are a number of Council on Homelessness Sub-Committees that meet regularly. The Continuum of Care meets approximately quarterly (dates TBD). These community wide meetings are topic specific meetings. Learn how to receive notification of meeting dates and times here or email cchomelesscouncil@cchealth.org.
ADA Accommodations: The Council will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend meetings. Please email cchomelesscouncil@cchealth.org or call 925-608-6700 at least 72 hours before the meeting.
See full calendar of all meetings, trainings and events for 2021.
Agendas/Minutes - Council on Homelessness
All publicly noticed Continuum of Care meeting agendas, slide decks and minutes are posted in the "Council on Homelessness" section of the Public Meetings Agenda Center at contracosta.ca.gov/agendacenter. Links to meeting recordings can be found at the very end of the slide decks and also at the top of posted minutes.
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Meet the Members
The Board of Supervisors has established many boards, committees, and commissions to which it appoints Contra Costa residents to serve, on a volunteer basis, to advise the Board on the myriad of programs and issues under the Board's jurisdiction.
The Contra Costa Council on Homelessness is charged with providing advice and input on the operations of homeless services, program operations, and program development efforts in Contra Costa County. Council members are appointed and serve two year terms.
Seat Name Appointee/Affiliation Term 1. Affordable Housing Developer Iman Novin
Novin Development Consulting1/1/21 - 12/31/22 2. Behavioral Health Representative Margaret Schlitz
Portia Bell HumeCenter's West County FSP program1/1/21 - 12/31/22 3. City Government Seat Teri House
CDBG Consultant, City of Antioch1/1/21 - 12/31/22 4. CoC/ESG Program Grantee Leslie Gleason
Executive Director, Trinity Center3/12/19 - 12/31/21 5. Community Member Seat Lindy Lavender
Policy Director, East Bay Leadership Council3/12/19 - 12/31/21 6. Consumer/Consumer Advocate Jo Bruno
Consumer1/1/21 - 12/31/22 7. Education and Vocational Services Representative Alejandra Chamberlain
Homeless Education Liaison, Contra Costa Office of Education1/1/21 - 12/31/22 8. Emergency Solutions Grants Representative Gabriel Lemus
Contra Costa Department of Conservation and Development1/1/21 - 12/31/22 9. Employment and Human Services (EHSD) Representative Sherry Lynn Peralta
Program Director, EHSD3/12/19 - 12/31/21 10. Faith Community Representative Doug Leich
Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition3/12/19 - 12/31/21 11. Health Care Representative Linae Altman
Healthcare for the Homeless1/1/21 - 12/31/22 12. Homeless Service Provider Deanne Pearn
Executive Director, Hope Solutions1/1/21 - 12/31/22 13. Public Housing Authority Tony Ucciferri
Special Assistant to the Executive Director, Housing Authority of County of Contra Costa3/12/19 - 12/31/21 14. Public Safety Representative #2 Shawn Ray
Lieutenant, San Pablo Police Department3/12/19 - 12/31/21 15. Public Safety Representative #1 Manjit Sappal
Chief, Martinez Police Department1/1/21 - 12/31/22 16. Reentry Services Representative Patrice Guillory
Managing Director, Healthright 3603/12/19 - 12/31/21 17. Veterans Administration Representative Masaki Hiriyama
Northern California VA Healthcare System1/1/21 - 12/31/22 18. Workforce Development Representative Maureen Nelson
One Stop Consortium1/1/21 - 12/31/22 19. Youth Representative Juno Hedrick
YAC Member1/1/21 - 12/31/22 -
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Contact Us
Council on Homelessness
2400 Bisso Lane, Suite D, 2nd Floor
Concord, CA 94520E-mail: cchomelesscouncil@cchealth.org
Phone: 925-608-6700 -
About
The Council on Homelessness is the governing body for the Contra Costa CoC. The Council is compliant with federal and state regulations and is the planning body that coordinates the community’s policies, strategies, and activities toward preventing and ending homelessness in Contra Costa County. The COH is responsible for approving some funding allocations for proposed projects and monitoring and tracking performance and compliance in coordination with the CoC and HMIS Lead Agency.
The Contra Costa Council on Homelessness, appointed by the Board of Supervisors, provides advice and input on the operations of homeless services, program operations, and program development efforts in Contra Costa County. The Council provides a forum for the Continuum of Care to communicate about the implementation of strategies to prevent and end homelessness.
Governance
The Council on Homelessness is appointed by the Board of Supervisors and serves for a two-year term, which may be renewed. All Council members must reside, or be employed, in Contra Costa County, demonstrate a professional interest in or personal commitment to addressing and alleviating the impact of homelessness, and contribute unique expertise, opinions and viewpoints on homeless issues. The Council consists of 19 seats including representation from homeless or formerly homeless persons, health care (including behavioral health), education, the faith community, government, housing providers, public safety, public housing authority, nonprofit homeless service providers and Veterans Administration. Members of the Council assist with and provide guidance in the development and implementation of long range planning and policy formulation of homeless issues in Contra Costa County, attend monthly meetings, participate (as needed and able) in subcommittees, and attend quarterly General Membership meetings as they are able. The Council on Homelessness meets on the 1st Thursday of each month from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. online. Meeting details can be found here.