Welcome
Welcome to the Gaston-Lincoln-Cleveland Continuum of Care (G-L-C CoC) homepage. The G-L-C CoC is a collaboration of stakeholders committed to preventing, addressing, and ending homelessness in our tri-county region. Continuums of Care were established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as authorized by federal legislation enacted by Congress. The G-L-C CoC is made up of community stakeholders representing nonprofits, local government, healthcare and behavioral health providers, law enforcement, faith communities, persons with lived experience, and community volunteers. Membership is open to all who aspire to the goal of ending homelessness.
HealthNet Gaston serves as the lead agency for our CoC and is responsible for the planning and coordination of CoC activities, collaborative and regional funding applications, and administration of our Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). The CoC is governed by a local body with representation from all three counties. The CoC has developed a structure, following HUD guidelines, to proactively address homelessness in our communities, including collaboratively applying for federal resources that fund much of the CoC’s work.
Our Purpose
As described on the HUD Exchange website …
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals, families, and communities by homelessness; promote access to and effect utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families; and optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
Membership
Membership is open to organizations and individuals committed to the ideal that everyone has a right to safe, affordable housing and that homelessness should be a rare, brief, and one-time occurrence. There is no cost of membership other than becoming actively engaged in the work of the G-L-C CoC. For questions about membership, please click on the Contact tab at the top and email us.
Persons Experiencing Homelessness
Exiting Homeless System to Housing
Entered / Re-Entered Homeless System
Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
Families Experiencing Homelessness
Member Agencies
Women Experiencing Homelessness
Men Experiencing Homelessness
Our CoC’s Key Performance Indicators
August 2023
The Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) above provide a snapshot of the impact that the G-L-C CoC has across our three counties. The data included is updated monthly and the top three KPIs are color coded to illustrate progress: green = improvement over the previous month, orange = stable from previous month, and red = deterioration over the previous month. For more detailed information about G-L-C CoC’s impact please visit our CoC Resource Library by clicking on the About tab at the top of the page.
CoC Member Agencies
CoC Funding Opportunity
There are no funding opportunities posted at this time. Please use the “More Information” button below to view information on recently submitted CoC applications.