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** Welcome to the Sonoma County Continuum of Care Wiki ** **// Sonoma County's Central Address for Planning to End Homelessness through Housing, Health Care, and Income //**
 * If you need shelter or other help, call 2-1-1. You can search the 2-1-1 database [|here]. You may also access, download, or print the Sonoma County Homeless Resource Guide [|here]. There is also a link to a Spanish language version.
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 * Continuum of Care funded agencies can access materials about grants management and monitoring here.

= What is "Continuum of Care?" =
 * **A funding stream from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), dedicated to ending homelessness. **
 * **The local Sonoma County planning process required to access these funds. **
 * **The Continuum of Care brings approximately $2.9 million annually to Sonoma County to end homelessness! **

To learn about CoC working groups, begin here. To see our CoC-funded programs, begin here. For recent news, click here. For a calendar of events, click here.

For more information about the Continuum of Care, **please contact Michael Gause, Continuum of Care Coordinator, at (707) 565-1977 or Michael.Gause@sonoma-county.org**

=2018 Point in Time Homeless Census= Registration is now open for the 2018 Point in Time Homeless Count. Full details are located on the Homeless Count website at: https://sonoma-county-homelesscount.wikispaces.com/home.

You may also register using the following link: []

=**2017 Point in Time Homeless Census**= The 2017 Point in Time Homeless Census took place on January 29, 2017 throughout Sonoma County. The full report can be found here: http://sonoma-county-continuum-of-care.wikispaces.com/Sonoma+County%27s+Point+In+Time+Homeless+Count

2,835 people were counted during the homeless count, of which 1,847 are living in unsheltered conditions. The Continuum of Care (CoC) brings together government, service providers, and community activists to develop collaborative strategies to reduce homelessness and address the needs of many varied homeless sub-populations.

=2016 Point in Time Homeless Census= The 2016 Point in Time Homeless census took place in January 2016. The full report can be found here: http://sonoma-county-continuum-of-care.wikispaces.com/Sonoma+County%27s+Point+In+Time+Homeless+Count

The Continuum of Care (CoC) brings together government, service providers, and community activists to develop collaborative strategies to reduce homelessness and address the needs of many varied homeless sub-populations.

Source - Applied Survey Research, 2015 Homeless Census.

Sonoma County’s 10-Year Homeless Action Plan, adopted in 2007, is our strategic plan to end homelessness. This plan includes strategies to address the needs of all homeless subpopulations, and ensures that financial and other resources are **coordinated** to provide the necessary breadth of housing and service options, so that people experiencing homelessness are able to transition from the streets to stable work and living environments, and become more self-sufficient.

In 2015, the Sonoma County Community Development Commission released the Building Homes Toolbox. This plan details the housing needed for the success of the 10 Year Plan.