The Rochester/Monroe County Homeless Continuum of Care Team (CoC Team) was first convened by Monroe County and the City of Rochester in 1994 when HUD announced its homeless continuum of care strategy and is the lead entity for the CoC planning process. The Team is comprised of Five (5) Sponsors and Community-Based Planning Participant Organizations/ Individual(s). The Monroe County Sponsor has designated representatives from the Monroe County Departments of Planning & Development, Department of Human Services (MCDHS), Office of Mental Health, and the Rochester/Monroe County Youth Bureau. The City of Rochester Sponsor has designated representatives from the City of Rochester Bureaus of Housing and Project Development, Human Services, and Buildings and Zoning. The Homeless Services Network (HSN) Sponsor (a consortium of more than 50 homeless service providers) elects two (2) representatives; and both the United Way of Greater Rochester and Rochester Housing Authority Sponsors have a designated representative. In addition, a community-based planning participant (formerly homeless) individual is a representative; a non-profit housing development organization, a non-profit housing services organization, a representative for the Towns of Greece and Irondequoit, the business community and a neighborhood organization are members of the team. In addition, a diverse group of representatives from both the private and public sector are members of the team.

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