Long Beach Continuum of Care
The Long Beach Continuum of Care (CoC) is a collaborative network of community organizations, public agencies, and other partners working together to prevent and end homelessness in Long Beach. The CoC brings together a broad range of stakeholders—including nonprofit service providers, housing developers, faith-based organizations, healthcare agencies, local businesses, people with lived experience of homelessness, and other community members—to ensure a coordinated, comprehensive response to homelessness.
The CoC is responsible for planning and overseeing a system of housing and services that meets the needs of individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing their housing. This includes:
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Coordinating Services: Ensuring that outreach, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing programs, and supportive services are well-connected and accessible.
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Strategic Planning: Developing strategies to reduce homelessness, address gaps in services, and expand access to safe, stable housing.
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Federal Funding Oversight: Managing federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support local homeless assistance programs.
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Community Engagement: Involving the community, including people with lived experience, in decision-making to create solutions that reflect real needs.
The City of Long Beach serves as the designated Lead Entity for the CoC. In this role, the City is responsible for organizing and guiding the collaborative’s efforts, applying for and administering HUD funding, managing the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and ensuring compliance with federal requirements.
Through strong partnerships and coordinated planning, the Long Beach CoC works to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring, while advancing long-term solutions that help all residents find and maintain permanent housing.
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Long Beach CoC Membership
Long Beach CoC General Membership
The Long Beach CoC General Membership is comprised of stakeholders from all parts of the region including but not limited to public and private agencies, publicly appointed officials, faith-based organizations, business entities, and Long Beach residents including homeless and formerly homeless individuals.
The Long Beach CoC Governance Charter outlines that any individual or organization that attends at least one (1) CoC General Membership meeting shall be considered a member. All members shall have the right to speak at meetings, to address matters before the Long Beach CoC General Membership, and to participate in Long Beach CoC activities.
On behalf of the Long Beach CoC, the City of Long Beach Homeless Services Bureau invites and encourages all individuals and entities to become active CoC members by attending public meetings as well as community-based meetings.
All public meeting information for the Long Beach CoC can be found on the City's public meeting webpage and the Homeless Services Bureau Volunteer, Donate, & Get Involved webpage. -
Long Beach CoC Board
Long Beach Continuum of Care Board
What is the CoC Board?
The Long Beach CoC Board is the primary governance body of the Long Beach CoC, responsible for setting policy direction, providing oversight, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local requirements related to preventing and ending homelessness, operating under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (as amended by the HEARTH Act) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) CoC Program Interim Rule (24 CFR Part 578).
The Board serves in a governance and advisory capacity, facilitating and informing Continuum of Care policy and planning responsibilities. Day-to-day contract, grant, and program administration is carried out by the City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, Homeless Services Bureau (HSB), as the Collaborative Applicant, HMIS Lead, and CES Lead.
Board Composition and Member Types
The Long Beach CoC Board shall be comprised of thirteen (13) to seventeen (17) total members, including Long Beach CoC General Members and appointed ex officio members.
Eight (8) to twelve (12) of the members shall be elected from the Long Beach CoC General Membership. In addition, the Board shall include five (5) appointed ex officio members. Ex officio members represent entities within Long Beach whose participation is fundamental to the planning, funding, and policy decisions of the CoC Board. During each open election period, the Long Beach CoC shall strive to elect and maintain a full Board of seventeen (17) active members.
The Long Beach CoC Board must be representative of organizations and projects serving individuals and/or families experiencing homelessness that operate within the geographic area of the City of Long Beach.
As such, representation from interested parties shall include but not be limited to any of the following affiliations:- Nonprofit homeless assistance providers, survivor (domestic violence) service providers, faith-based organizations, governmental entities, businesses, advocates, school districts, social service providers, mental health agencies, hospitals, universities, affordable housing developers, public safety officials, and veteran-serving organizations.
- CoC and/or ESG subrecipient agency: at least one (1) and maximum of two (2)
- Homeless or Formerly Homeless Individual: at least one (1)
- Representative for Youth focused services: at least one (1)
- Representative for an agency serving LGBTQ+ individuals: at least one (1)
The following entities shall hold ex officio membership positions on the Long Beach CoC Board and shall share the same responsibilities as elected CoC Board members with the same voting rights. Ex officio members shall be appointed by the chair/director of the entity that they represent:
- Homeless Services Advisory Committee (HSAC)
- Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach
- Community Development, Housing and Neighborhood Services Bureau
- Mayor’s Office, City of Long Beach
- Advisory Board with Lived Experience (ABLE)
CoC Board Member Elections
2025-2026 CoC Board Member Election
The Long Beach CoC Board selected new members during their meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
Congratulations to our new CoC Board Members!
- Travion Chamberlin - General Representative
- Jacob Munoz - CoC/ESG Subrecipient Representative
- Valerie Wiliams - General Representative
For questions about CoC Board membership or the application process, please contact the Homeless Services Bureau at HomelessServicesAdmin@longbeach.gov.
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Long Beach CoC Governance Charter and Bylaws
Long Beach CoC Governance Charter and Bylaws
The Long Beach CoC Governance Charter outlines how the Continuum of Care is organized and how it fulfills its responsibilities under HUD’s Continuum of Care Program Interim Rule (24 CFR Part 578). The CoC is responsible for maintaining a representative governance structure, coordinating the local homelessness response system, operating HMIS, and adopting written policies and standards.Long Beach Continuum of Care Governance Charter and Bylaws
2025-2026 Long Beach CoC Governance Charter and Bylaws Updates
The Long Beach Continuum of Care (CoC) is currently reviewing proposed updates to the CoC Governance Charter. The Governance Charter outlines the structure, roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes that guide the CoC’s work to coordinate homelessness services within the City of Long Beach. Community members, service providers, and interested parties are invited to review the proposed updates and submit comments or feedback during the public comment period from April 15, 2026, at 9 a.m., through April 28, 2026, at 5 p.m.
Review the proposed edits to the Long Beach CoC Governance Charter and Bylaws
Please use the form linked to submit any comments, questions, or recommendations regarding the proposed revisions. All feedback received during the public comment period will be reviewed by Homeless Services Bureau staff and summarized for the Long Beach CoC Board for consideration prior to final adoption.
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FY 2025 CoC Competition and YHDP Grants NOFO
UPDATE: On January 26, HUD disseminated guidance through its listserv on the notification process for CoCs to request renewal funding for FY 2025 under the FY 2024-2025 CoC NOFO framework (FR-6800-N-25). CoCs that will not reallocate, replace, or consolidate any FY 2024 awards, or submit any renewal applications that were not awarded in FY 2024, may notify HUD via email and are not required to submit a formal CoC Priority Listing.
The Long Beach CoC will provide updates as more information becomes available.
Read the Long Beach CoC's FY 25 Renewal Process and Reallocation Recommendation memo (approved by the Long Beach CoC Board on February 3, 2025) (opens in new tab)
Long Beach CoC's summary of the NOFO status and current renewal process (January 14, 2026) (opens in new tab)
Long Beach CoC's summary of the withdrawn NOFO (November 14, 2025) (opens in new tab)FY 2025 CA-606 Grant Inventory Worksheet
The Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) is a tool used by HUD to document all projects within a CoC that are eligible for renewal in a given funding cycle. The GIW lists each project’s grant number, operating year, and Annual Renewal Amount (ARA), which HUD uses to calculate the CoC’s total renewal funding amount for the year.
FY 2025 CoC Scoring and Ranking Policies
The Long Beach CoC evaluates the performance and utilization of funding on an annual basis to determine the ranking and scoring of projects in alignment with the HUD CoC Program Interim Rule. The Interim Rule requires that each CoC establish performance targets that are appropriate to the program design as well as that the CoC has a process for taking action regarding poor performing projects. -
Previous CoC Applications
Long Beach CoC 2023 Consolidated Application
On September 12, 2023, the Long Beach Continuum of Care (CoC) Board voted to approve the recommended Priority Listing for the HUD FY 2023 CoC Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. The 2023 Long Beach Consolidated Application, including all attachments, project applications, and priority listing, will be submitted to HUD by September 28, 2023. Each application component will be available in the links below. For additional information, email HomelessServicesAdmin@longbeach.gov.Long Beach CoC 2023 Consolidated Application
I. 2023 CoC Application
II. FY 2023 CoC Eligible Project ApplicationsFY 2023 CoC Renewal Project Applications
Alphabetical by Project Name:
FY 2023 CoC New Project Applications
Alphabetical by Project Name:Lutheran Social Services - It's a New Day (Expansion) Interval House - Joint Domestic Violence Transitional Housing - Rapid Rehousing (Expansion) City of Long Beach DHHS - Keys to Health II
III. Project Priority ListingThe Priority Listing reflects the approved list of ranked renewal and new projects for inclusion in Long Beach's application to HUD's FY 2023 CoC Program Notice of Funding Opportunity.IV. Ranking and Review
- Minutes from CoC Special Board Meeting
- Minutes from the September 12, 2023 CoC Board Meeting
- New Project Evaluation Tool-DV
- New Project Evaluation Tool- Non-DV
- CoC NOFO Scoring & Prioritization Policy
This information is available in an alternative format by request to the Homeless Services Bureau at HomelessServicesAdmin@longbeach.gov.
Esta información está disponible en un formato alternativo por petición a la División de Bureau para Desamparados en HomelessServicesAdmin@longbeach.gov.
FY 2022 Long Beach CoC Special NOFO Consolidated ApplicationOn October 4, 2022, the Long Beach Continuum of Care (CoC) Board approved the final Priority Listing for the HUD FY 2022 CoC Program Special Notice of Funding Opportunity Unsheltered Homelessness submission. The 2022 Long Beach Special NOFO Consolidated Application, including all attachments, project applications, and priority listing, will be submitted to HUD by October 20, 2022. Each application component will be available in the links below. For additional information, email HomelessServicesAdmin@longbeach.gov.FY 2022 Long Beach CoC Special NOFO Consolidated Application
I. FY 2022 CoC Special NOFO Application
II. FY 2022 CoC Special NOFO List of Eligible Project ApplicationsFY 2022 CoC Special NOFO New Project Applications
Alphabetical by Project Name:HMIS - Unsheltered Housing4Health(Families) Keys to Health Planning Project - Unsheltered SSO CES Project SSO Project Doorway SSO Street Outreach Unified Funding Agency - Unsheltered III. Project Priority Listing
The Priority Listing reflects the approved list of ranked new projects for inclusion in Long Beach's application to HUD's FY 2022 CoC Program Special Notice of Funding Opportunity Unsheltered Homelessness.IV. Ranking and Review
- Minutes from the July 12, 2022 CoC Board Meeting
- Minutes from the August 17, 2022 CoC Special Board Meeting
- Minutes from the October 4, 2022 CoC Board Meeting
- New Project Evaluation Tool
This information is available in an alternative format by request to the Homeless Services Bureau at HomelessServicesAdmin@longbeach.gov.
Esta información está disponible en un formato alternativo por petición a la División de Bureau para Desamparados en HomelessServicesAdmin@longbeach.gov.
