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Development Council Submits Pre-Registration Packet to HUD for Approval

Posted on 12/06/201901/08/2020 by Admin
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Area Providers Vote to Form Regional CoC

Posted on 12/05/201912/08/2019 by Admin

In the last such last meeting for 2019, area providers gathered at the Keizer Civic Center on December 5, 2019, for the final vote on whether to remain in the Rural Oregon Continuum of Care, or leave and re-form the regional CoC consisting of Marion and Polk counties. The vote was unanimous in favor. The…

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Built for Zero Project Press Release

Posted on 11/19/201901/13/2020 by Admin

Kaiser Permanente has joined forces with the Mid-Willamette Valley Homeless Alliance to implement Built for Zero in the Marion-Polk county region. Built for Zero is a national initiative of more than 70 cities and counties committed to ending chronic and veteran homelessness by using real-time data to improve performance, adopt proven best practices, and deploy…

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Development Council Preps for HUD Recognition

Posted on 11/19/201911/20/2019 by Admin

October and November meetings of the Development Council were focused on organizational formalities like approving a governance charter, member contribution agreements, staffing contracts, separation agreements with the Rural Oregon Continuum of Care (ROCC), and identifying a collaborative applicant, all of which are needed to gain recognition by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD)…

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Development Council Inaugural Meeting

Posted on 09/25/201901/19/2020 by Admin

The first meeting of the Development Council (DC) was held yesterday, September 24, at the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments’ (MWVCOG) offices on High Street in Salem.  (See here for the agenda and here for a roster of DC members.) At this meeting, the DC decided that the name of the new continuum of care…

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Area Providers Gather in Independence

Posted on 09/20/201903/17/2020 by Admin

Thursday morning, September 19, 2019, Independence City Manager Tom Pessemier and Monmouth City Manager Scott McClure welcomed area providers to Polk County Fire District One fire station in Independence. The group reviewed the timeline for forming a local continuum of care, asked questions about the organizational structure, and offered comments and suggestions on the draft…

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Steering Committee Wraps Up

Posted on 08/30/201911/18/2019 by Admin

The Mid-Willamette Homeless Initiative Steering Committee held their final (for now) meeting at the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments (MWVCOG) offices yesterday. Most of the meeting was spent previewing the actions that they would have to take immediately upon reconvening as the Mid-Willamette Valley Continuum of Care (CoC) Development Council. Those tasks included choosing a…

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First meeting of Development Council set for September 24, 2019

Posted on 08/05/201911/19/2019 by Admin

The Mid-Willamette Homeless Initiative Steering Committee meets for what could be the last time on Thursday, August 29 from 3 to 5 at the offices of the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Government offices on High Street in Salem (the steering committee did not meet in July). Then in September, the members of the steering committee…

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Area providers asked to imagine “ideal CoC”

Posted on 06/23/2019 by Admin

Twenty Salem-area homeless housing and services providers attended a second informational meeting about forming a regional CoC, sponsored by the Mid-Willamette Homeless Initiative Steering Committee. Seven had not attended the initial meeting in April 2019 (listed in bold below). The meeting was held at The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center. Also…

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Salem adopts resolution supporting regional Continuum of Care

Posted on 06/11/201906/11/2019 by Admin

Monday night, by unanimous consent, the Salem City Council adopted Resolution 2019-17, supporting the formation of a regional CoC. From the staff summary: Analysis of the Rural Oregon Continuum of Care (ROCC) structure has concluded that a Regional Continuum of Care (CoC) structure consisting of Marion, Polk, and possibly Yamhill counties, offers the potential for…

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