The Continuum of Care of Nashville-Davidson County (CoC), consists of community partners dedicated to ending homelessness in Nashville. This Charter sets out the composition, roles, responsibilities, and committee structure of the Nashville-Davidson County Continuum of Care (CoC), whose jurisdiction includes Nashville and Davidson County.

–Nashville, Davidson County, TN Governance Charter, 2017 version

The Nashville CoC Governance Board ensures orderly operations of the Nashville CoC. The Governance Board shall have the power to act on behalf of, and in the best interest of, the Nashville CoC. The Governance Board shall conduct the business of the Nashville CoC. Board members are elected to term by the CoC General Membership body.

-Nashville, Davidson County, TN CoC Governance Charter, 2017 version

2018 CoC Charter Proposal & Details:

CoC Governance Charter_DRAFT ONLY for PUBLIC COMMENT_ as of_04.20.2018

Homeless Planning Council Ordinance Draft

Currently accepting public comments. Please send as soon as possible to contact below: (Deadline will be posted here!)

Charter Comments to Suzie Tolmie stolmie@nashville-mdha.org

Comparison to current CoC Chater

Click here to view the current charter

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Post revised Charter draft and comparison to original Charter on MDHA website.

Thursday, March 22  11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MDHA Board Room, 701 South Sixth Street

Charter Review Committee Chair & Metro Legal staff available to receive feedback, discuss context with interested stakeholders, describe interface between Metro Ordinance and Charter revision

Date/time TBA

Charter Revision Committee meeting to consider public comments & finalize draft Charter Revision

Date/TBD

Charter Revision Committee meeting to consider public comments & finalize draft Charter Revision

April 19 CoC General Meeting (10 a.m., Nashville Rescue Mission, 639 Lafayette)

Final Charter Revision presented to CoC General Membership.

May 17 CoC General Meeting (10 a.m., Nashville Rescue Mission, 639 Lafayette)

Vote on revised Charter

The CoC will designate a Collaborative Applicant annually. This will be done by a full membership vote of the CoC. The Collaborative Applicant is responsible for facilitating the community response to the annual Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and providing all other operational, staffing, and administrative support for the CoC.

–Nashville, Davidson County, TN Governance Charter, 2017 version

Since Fall 2016, Nashville, Davidson County, TN has been receiving technical assistance from a technical assistance provider, Cloudburst. For materials, presentations, community involvement or timelines, please visit the link above.

–Nashville, Davidson County, TN Governance Charter, 2017 version

Each year, the MDHA leads the HUD required Point-In-Time (PIT) count for Nashville, Davidson County, TN.  The Point-in-Time (PIT) count is an annually conducted count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night in January carried out by the local body.

–Nashville, Davidson County, TN Governance Charter, 2017 version

The Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is the Nashville-Davidson County, TN CoC’s primary database used to collect data on homelessness.

–Nashville, Davidson County, TN HMIS Policies and Procedure Manual, version 2017 (currently under review)