Progress Report

Continuum of Care Progress

The Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care is continuously working to strengthen our community's response to homelessness. For monthly updates on ongoing CoC efforts, subscribe to the CoC Newsletter today or learn more about each of the CoC Collaboratives.

The Strategic Plan guides the CoC's efforts to reduce homelessness in our community. This section details recent community accomplishments.

Increase Data Access and Quality

• The Data Collaborative and Data Insights Workgroup continue to coordinate with AzHAC on data analysis, including how changes to the Coordinated Entry Evaluation tool affect outcomes.
• The Non-HMIS Agency, Data Literacy, and Data Quality workgroups continue their efforts to increase community utilization of HMIS and the quality of data entered.
• Following the HMIS evaluation, all three Arizona CoCs are currently collaborating on a framework for statewide HMIS governance policy.

Increase Awareness and Understanding

• Maricopa was among the recipients of the Youth Homelessness System Improvement grant, of which coordination has begun.
• Standardized training modules for Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter, and Rapid Rehousing staff are currently in development.
• The Youth Action Collaborative and Lived Experience Collaborative attended a storytelling workshop.
• The Shelter Bill of Rights was approved and distributed to shelter providers.

System Performance Measures

Much of the Strategic Plan is focused on improving the region's System Performance Measures, which are a set of metrics used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to assess progress for Continua of Care across the nation.

Reduce First Time Homeless

• Youth resource guides linked on the MAG website were revised by the Youth Action Collaborative.
• The Prevention and Diversion Toolkit was developed to support jurisdictions seeking to create or expand such programs.

Reduce Length of Time Homeless

• The Connecting to Systems of Care Workgroup developed resources regarding flex funding for RRH programs to increase opportunities for coordination within the homeless response system.

Increase Job and Income Growth

• The Increasing Client Income course and the Employment Toolkit were developed to provide information on connecting to benefits and workforce opportunities.

Increase Successful Exits

• The Home Is Where It All Starts public education campaign was launched to increase support for housing in the community.

Reduce Returns to Homelessness

• The Cross-System Referral Guide was completed to increase coordination and connection with other systems of care.