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Continuum of Care (CoC) Board

The Coalition to End Homelessness and the Continuum of Care (CoC) Board demonstrate a communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness in our community. The CoC program provides funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, state and local government to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families to minimize the trauma of dislocation experienced by homeless individuals and families in the community; promote access and utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families; and optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Purpose & Activities

  • Promote community-wide goals to end homelessness; 
  • Provide funding to quickly rehouse homeless persons; 
  • Promote access to mainstream resources; and 
  • Improve self-sufficiency among people experiencing homelessness. 

Responsibilities of the CoC

  • System Governance and Structure
  • System Operations and Planning
  • Designating and Operating a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
  • Designing a Coordinated Entry System

The Path Home and The 2022 Progress Report

The Office of Community Partnerships worked with the Howard County Coalition to End Homelessness to update and further the work of the 2010 Plan. The title of the new plan, The Path Home, refers to the Coalition’s goals to strengthen the Coordinated Entry System – the path – to allow clients to return to stable, sustainable housing. It is a five-year strategic plan to end homelessness in Howard County, and will be implemented by the Coalition through annual action plans to ensure that homelessness is rare, brief and nonrecurring. “The Path Home” has been developed in partnership with the Coalition to End Homelessness Board (CoC) with input from: the State of Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development, The National Alliance to End Homelessness, various Howard County Departments and Offices, and the community-wide Coalition to End Homelessness. 

Board Information

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Meeting and Board Recruitment Information

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Board Meetings

The board meets in-person at 9830 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, MD 21046. Beginning during the pandemic, the board started meeting via Webex. The board now alternates between meeting in-person and via Webex. Please contact Cara Baumgartner if you would like to attend an in-person or virtual meeting: cbaumgartner@howardcountymd.gov.

Joining the Board

The Coalition to End Homelessness Governance Charter provides details on how to join the Governance Board. Please click the link below for information on joining the Howard County Coalition to End Homelessness, its Board and/or committees. Email any questions regarding joining the Coalition to End Homelessness Governance Board toCoC@howardcountymd.gov .

Coalition to End Homelessness Governance Charter

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Board Members

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Chairs

Chair - Kelly Cimino

  • Howard County Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Government-CDBG/HOME entitlement jurisdiction

Vice-Chair - Peter Engel

  • Howard County Housing Commission
  • Local PHA/Commission

Mandated

    Roe Bonaccorsy

    • Howard County Health Department
    • Health care related organization

    Margaret Chippendale

    • Howard County Department of Corrections
    • Government/Corrections

    James Le'Mon

    • Howard County Public School System
    • Local public school system

    Ngozi Obineme

    • HopeWorks of Howard County, Inc.
    • Domestic violence services

    Jacqueline Scott

    • Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services
    • Government/CoC-ESG Recipient/Lead Agency

    Fran Trout

    • Howard County Office of Workforce Development
    • Government/mainstream benefit

    Linda Zumbrun

    • Howard County Department of Social Services
    • Government/mainstream benefit

    Christopher Cromwell

    • Howard County Police Department
    • Government/law enforcement

    Term Limited

    Bill Salganik

    • Community Advocate

    Catherine Blessing

    • Community Advocate

    Jennifer Broderick

    • Bridges to Housing Stability, Inc.
    • Organization serving homeless population

    Tracy Broccolino

    • Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland, Inc.
    • Organization serving homeless population

    Kim Eisenreich

    • Howard County Office of the Local Children's Board
    • Government/special population

    Mariana Izraelson

    • Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Inc.
    • Organization serving homeless population

    Leslie Lampieri

    • Howard County General Hospital
      Healthcare Related Organization

    Stan Levi

    • Community Advocate

    Grace Morris

    • Community Advocate

    Sheryl Neverson

    • Volunteers of America of the Chesapeake, Inc.
    • Organization serving homeless population

    Rich Pardoe

    • Community Advocate

    Lisa Terry

    • Howard County Office of Veteran and Military Families
    • Veteran service organization

    Mailing Address:

    Continuum of Care Program
    Howard County Department of Housing & Community Development
    9820 Patuxent Woods Drive, Suite 224, Columbia, MD 21046 

    Meeting Agendas & Minutes

    Title

    2024

    Content

    October 

    June

    March

    January

    Title

    2023

    Content

     

      November

      September

      July

      February

      Title

      2022

      Content

      December

      • Minutes (Board to End Homelessness)
      • Agenda (Board to End Homelessness)

      October

      • Minutes (Board to End Homelessness)
      • Agenda (Board to End Homelessness)

      September

      August

      • Minutes (Board to End Homelessness)
      • Agenda (Board to End Homelessness)

      July

      May 

      • Minutes (Board to End Homelessness)
      • Agenda (Board to End Homelessness)

      April

      March

      • Minutes (Board to End Homelessness)
      • Agenda (Board to End Homelessness)
      • Minutes (System Performance)
      • Agenda (System Performance)

      January

      Title

      2021

      Content

      December

      • Minutes (Board to End Homelessness)
      • Agenda (Board to End Homelessness)
      • Minutes (System Performance)
      • Agenda (System Performance)

      November

      October

      September

      August

      • Minutes (Board to End Homelessness)
      • Agenda (Board to End Homelessness)
      • Minutes (System Performance)
      • Agenda (System Performance)

      July

      June

      May

      April

      March

      February

      January

      Title

      2020

      Content

      December

      October

      September

      August (Special Session)

      July

      June

      April

      March

      February

      January

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