Baltimore City Continuum of Care
Baltimore City Continuum of care (CoC) is a U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Program that promotes community-wide commitment to the goal of making homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in Baltimore City. The CoC is organized to carry out responsibilities assigned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) CoC Program and coordinates available resources and stakeholders’ efforts.
Continuum members include government agencies, organizations that serve homeless persons, people with lived experience of homelessness, funders, health and behavioral health systems, advocates, affordable housing developers, education systems, and other stakeholders interested in preventing and ending homelessness in Baltimore City.
Agencies and individuals interested in becoming members must fill out and submit a Membership Commitment Form.
Continuum Appointed Entities
- The Continuum’s Collaborative Applicant, an eligible applicant that must submit the annual CoC Consolidated Application for funding and apply for a grant for Continuum of Care planning.
- The Continuum’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Lead, which operates the Continuum’s HUD-required HMIS on its behalf.
- The Continuum’s Support Entity, which coordinates, directs, and advocates for the work of the Continuum and the Board.
Our Leadership
Nico Sanders
Jamal Turner
Elected Positions (Voting Members)
Corliss Alston
Chuck Callahan
Amy Collier
Ciera Dunlap
Louise Fink
Jeff Garrett
Scott Gottbreht
Damien Haussling
Carolyn Johnson
Shawn Jones
Kevin Lindamood
Daniel McCarthy
Janice Miller
Luciene Parsley
Winston Philip
Sonce Reese
John Schiavone
Koumba Yasin
Anthony Williams
Dr. Raymond Terry
Thomas Akras
Christine Harris
Harrison Misewicz
Eric Turonis
Appointed Positions (Non-Voting Members)
Alice Kennedy
Irene Augustin
Robert Stokes, Sr.
Baltimore City Youth Action Board
Established in 2017, the Youth Action Board (YAB) is comprised of young Baltimoreans (ages 16-24) with lived experience of homelessness and young allies.
Leadership
JOIN US!
About You
- You are between the ages of 16 and 24.
- You have experienced housing instability (struggling to pay rent, couch surfing, feeling unsafe at home, etc.), homelessness, or have been in foster care.
- You have Have a connection to Baltimore City.
- You are interested in using your experience and expertise to guide efforts to end youth homelessness in Baltimore City, including efforts such as the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)
- Young Allies and youth from diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences (traditionally underserved population such as LGBTQ+, communities of color, pregnant and/or parenting) are strongly encouraged to apply.
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program
YAB members are at the forefront of the planning and implementation of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program, an initiative that aims to prevent and end Homelessness in Baltimore City.
Publications And Current initiatives
Publications
Current Initiatives
Visit the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services’s Website for additional documents and archival information.
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Baltimore City Continuum Board
- Nineteen – twenty-seven (19-27) Elected Seats (Voting Members)
- Six-Eight (6-8) Homeless or Formerly Homeless Individuals
- Four-Six (4-6) Homeless and At-Risk of Homeless Service Providers
- Four-Six (4-6) At-Large Representatives
- Four-Six (4-6) System Leaders
- One (1) City Representative, nominated by the Mayor
- Named designees for up to nine (9) Appointed Seats (Non-voting Members)
- Six (6) City Agency Representatives (appointed by Mayor)
- Up to three (3) Appointed Entities
about THE leac
LIVED EXPERIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Lived Experience Advisory Committee (LEAC) is one of the two CoC dedicated committees that convene individuals with lived experience of homelessness. The committee is responsible for advising the Continuum of Care and the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services— with the goal of improving the quality and effectiveness of the homeless service system.
Leadership
The voices of people with lived experience of homelessness are critical and included in every aspect of the planning, decision-making, and activities undertaken by the Continuum of Care. Members of the LEAC sit on almost every CoC committee, including committees tasked with making decisions about funding and system-wide policies. In their capacity, members of the Lived Experience Advisory Committee have worked with the city to monitor and reform shelter policies and operations, promote affordable housing solutions, and recommend best practices on engaging people with lived experience. Six CoC Board positions are dedicated to people who have lived experience of homelessness. The LEAC Co-chairs are also members of the CoC Executive Committee.
Current Goals
Launching a Public Education Campaign
The committee will develop a communication strategy and campaign with specific actions to educate the public about homelessness in Baltimore City and in the U.S.
Building a Community of Action and Support
The committee will develop a set of actions to engage people experiencing homeless in shelters and other sites, including:
Reforming the Homeless Service System
The committee will engage and educate MOHS and provider agencies to improve the delivery of services in shelters and other parts of the system.
Advocating for Permanent Solutions to Homelessness
The committee will seek opportunities to advocate for permanent solutions to homelessness at the local, state, and national levels.
Meetings
Occasionally, the LEAC may schedule online meetings via zoom. See below for logistics.
Meetings Location: Our Daily Bread 725 Fallsway, RM 121
Phone: 3017158582 #948 2285 4248
Expertise from Lived Experience
“Anyone with lived experience of homelessness has a degree in homelessness and can use it to inform solutions to end homelessness. We have the knowledge to end Homelessness. “
