The Michigan Balance of State Continuum of Care
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The Michigan Balance of State Continuum of Care Body (MI BOSCOC) represents 61 of Michigan’s 83 counties to HUD as a recognized Continuum of Care (CoC) Body; the remaining 22 counties are part of other CoC Bodies that apply directly to HUD. The 61 counties within the MI BOSCOC consist of Local Planning Bodies (LPBs) who collaborate for planning purposes and the application to HUD through the MI BOSCOC application process. The goal of a LPB is to bring together key partners in the community to best serve people experiencing homelessness.
As a member of the MI BOSCOC, the LPBs are provided technical assistance in implementing state and federal resources and delivering services. LPB program types include, but are not limited to: the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program, emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid re-housing, and permanent supportive housing. |
Mission
MI BOSCOC promotes the prevention and ending of homelessness by developing and maintaining a system to coordinate federal and statewide resources and services for people experiencing homelessness in the Michigan Balance of State geographic area
MI BOSCOC promotes the prevention and ending of homelessness by developing and maintaining a system to coordinate federal and statewide resources and services for people experiencing homelessness in the Michigan Balance of State geographic area
Vision
No one is homeless – everyone has a safe, stable place to call home.
No one is homeless – everyone has a safe, stable place to call home.
Purpose
MI BOSCOC coordinates the jurisdiction’s policies, strategies, and activities toward the prevention of homelessness and ending homelessness.
MI BOSCOC coordinates the jurisdiction’s policies, strategies, and activities toward the prevention of homelessness and ending homelessness.
Our Priorities Are To:
Prioritize vulnerable populations
Homelessness has significant detrimental effects on everyone, yet there are some whose health and safety are placed at even greater risk for harm without a safe and stable place to call home. These groups include, but are not limited to: children, youth, chronically homeless, individuals fleeing from domestic violence situations, veterans and people with disabilities. Strategies to identify and assist the most vulnerable groups will be prioritized.
Promote justice for all vulnerable populations
To eliminate the disproportionate rates of homelessness among many communities of vulnerable populations, we will adopt strategies to achieve equity in both access and outcomes in all areas of housing and services. These strategies will include culturally specific services, using a racially equitable lens across all program investments and dedicated funds to eliminate disparities.
Use data-driven assessment and accountability
To best utilize our resources, we must understand the outcomes of our investments, evaluate progress and demonstrate accountability. We will continue to improve and expand our community-wide data system so funders and providers can efficiently collect data, share knowledge for better client outcomes and report outcomes against the goals of the CoC.
Engage and involve the community
Policy makers and community stakeholders must understand the magnitude of the challenge, the costs if we do not meet the challenge, our strategies for ending homelessness and the importance of obtaining and allocating resources equal to our aspirations. An action plan for ending homelessness in Michigan will ensure that the specific concerns and interests of our local, regional and national stakeholders are heard and addressed.
Strengthen system capacity and increase leveraging opportunities
The longstanding solutions to prevent and end homelessness transcend multiple systems of care, foster care, education, domestic violence, community justice, health, mental health and addictions and available resources. To permanently end homelessness, we must strengthen efficiencies in our current system and better align other resources towards ending homelessness.
Homelessness has significant detrimental effects on everyone, yet there are some whose health and safety are placed at even greater risk for harm without a safe and stable place to call home. These groups include, but are not limited to: children, youth, chronically homeless, individuals fleeing from domestic violence situations, veterans and people with disabilities. Strategies to identify and assist the most vulnerable groups will be prioritized.
Promote justice for all vulnerable populations
To eliminate the disproportionate rates of homelessness among many communities of vulnerable populations, we will adopt strategies to achieve equity in both access and outcomes in all areas of housing and services. These strategies will include culturally specific services, using a racially equitable lens across all program investments and dedicated funds to eliminate disparities.
Use data-driven assessment and accountability
To best utilize our resources, we must understand the outcomes of our investments, evaluate progress and demonstrate accountability. We will continue to improve and expand our community-wide data system so funders and providers can efficiently collect data, share knowledge for better client outcomes and report outcomes against the goals of the CoC.
Engage and involve the community
Policy makers and community stakeholders must understand the magnitude of the challenge, the costs if we do not meet the challenge, our strategies for ending homelessness and the importance of obtaining and allocating resources equal to our aspirations. An action plan for ending homelessness in Michigan will ensure that the specific concerns and interests of our local, regional and national stakeholders are heard and addressed.
Strengthen system capacity and increase leveraging opportunities
The longstanding solutions to prevent and end homelessness transcend multiple systems of care, foster care, education, domestic violence, community justice, health, mental health and addictions and available resources. To permanently end homelessness, we must strengthen efficiencies in our current system and better align other resources towards ending homelessness.