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The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to assist individuals (including unaccompanied youth) and families experiencing homelessness and provide the services needed to help such individuals move into transitional and permanent housing, with the goal of long-term stability. More broadly, the CoC Program is designed to promote community-wide planning and strategic use of resources to address homelessness; improve coordination and integration with mainstream resources and other programs targeted to people experiencing homelessness; improve data collection and performance measurement; and allow each community to tailor its programs to the strengths and challenges in assisting homeless individuals and families within that community. To learn more about the HUD CoC Program, please visit 

https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc. 

The PA-502 Delaware County Continuum of Care (CoC) is known locally as the Homeless Services Coalition of Delaware County (HSC). The HSC Governing Board is composed of representatives from public, private, nonprofit, and community leaders, as well as people with the lived experience of homelessness, who are responsible for overseeing and approving all aspects of the operation of the CoC as specified under the HEARTH Act, 24 CFR 578.  

Further, the Board acts on behalf of the CoC using the process established as a requirement by C.F.R. 578.7(a)(3) and in compliance with the conflict-of-interest requirements at 578.95(b). The Board is responsible for the approval and implementation of all CoC policies and procedures that include but are not limited to voting on funding priorities, new members, bylaw updates, and HEARTH ACT funding strategies or other matters that pertain to HUD CoC Funding and programming.  

OUR HISTORY: The Homeless Services Coalition (HSC) is one of the longest standing coalitions in the County and has been coordinating homeless services since 1991. Over 100 members from both public and private organizations invest their time and efforts toward achieving an integrated community-based system of care which prevents homelessness, provides necessary supports and opportunities to end homelessness. 

OUR MISSION:   The Homeless Services Coalition (HSC) exists to assist homeless people in Delaware County to become self-sufficient and to secure safe, affordable housing. The HSC promotes, coordinates and supports the development of homeless programs that provide comprehensive services including Outreach, Shelter, Supportive Services and Housing to homeless populations. Members of the HSC are committed to the development of close collaboration and cooperation among service providers, homeless persons, funding sources, religious groups, businesses, government and interested members of the community.  

OUR GOVERNING BOARD (GB):  Our GB is the arm of the HSC that has been established to oversee and approve all aspects of the operation of the Delaware County Continuum of Care (CoC) as specified under the HEARTH Act, 24 CFR 578.  Further the GB acts on behalf of the CoC using the process established as a requirement by C.F.R. 578.7(a)(3) and in compliance with the conflict-of-interest requirements at 578.95(b). The GB is responsible for the approval and implementation of all CoC policies and procedures that includes but is not limited to, voting on funding priorities, GB business, bylaw updates and HEARTH ACT funding strategies or other matters that pertain to HUD CoC Funding and programming.