Attend our memory service: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day

Attend our memory service: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day

Will County Continuum of Care

Attend our memory service: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day

December 21, 2024 at 10:00am

The Will County Continuum of Care invites our communities to help us memorialize the lives of our neighbors lost because of homelessness on National Homeless Persons’ Day.

People in our community will die without a home this year. Nationally, December 21, the first day of winter, the longest night of the year, is recognized as Homeless Person’s Memorial Day. All of us have felt the impact of lost neighbors because of homelessness.

New Life Lutheran Church
249 N. Bolingbrook Drive
Bolingbrook, IL 60440

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New Board Members Needed!

New Board Members Needed!

Will County Continuum of Care

New Board Members Needed!

Are you interested in serving on the CoC Board?

The CoC Board Membership is made stronger though the participation of broad and diverse Membership! We are seeking to fill the 2025-2027 CoC Board. There are 17 seats.

The CoC is a collective. Decisions are made comprehensively based on community needs and strategies to address the homelessness crisis in the region. Goals are inclusivity and transparency.

The CoC Board will help lead this work through these responsibilities:

  • Responsible for implementation of all CoC policies and procedures
  • Receive input from CoC membership, committees and stakeholders on CoC priorities and goals for the CoC
  • Receive reports and recommendations from sub-committees and task groups
  • Approved recommended policies and procedures and written standards
  • Provide Full CoC Membership meetings
  • Work with Lead Agency to set agendas for Full CoC membership meetings
  • Adopt and review annually a governance charter in consultation with the Collaborative Applicant and the HMIS Lead

Current Seats of The CoC Board: Government Representative (2), Will County Region Representative, Kendall County Region Representative, Grundy County Region Representative, Lead Agency, Collaborative Applicant and HMIS lead, Homeless Advocate, Homeless Veteran’s Advocate, Formerly Homeless Individual, Hardest to House Homeless Advocate, McKinney Vento Education Liaison, ESG Representative and Open Seats (5)

If you are interested, please complete the CoC Board Nominee: Survey of Interest by 10/27/2024!

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United Way Selected for Lead Agency of Will County Continuum of Care Network

United Way Selected for Lead Agency of Will County Continuum of Care Network

Will County Continuum of Care

United Way Selected for Lead Agency of Will County Continuum of Care Network

United Way of Will County will lead efforts to prevent and end homelessness in Will, Kendall, and Grundy Counties

The United Way of Will County has been selected to serve as the new Lead Agency for the Will County Continuum of Care (CoC) network, a collaborative partnership of local organizations dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness in Will, Kendall, and Grundy Counties. The selection was made by the CoC’s Governance & Oversight Council and the transition will be complete June 1.

“The United Way of Will County’s background in grant-making, fostering partnerships and developing solutions to the challenges facing our community make them an excellent choice to serve as Lead Agency,” said Martha Sojka, CoC Governance & Oversight Council member and Will County Community Development Administrator.

The Continuum of Care is tasked with tracking and managing all responsibilities of the network. Will County Center for Community Concerns (WCCCC) has been serving in this Lead Agency role for 22 years.

Read the full release

Lead Agency Selected for Will County Continuum of Care Network

Homelessness in our Communities

Homelessness in our Communities

Will County Continuum of Care

What Homelessness Looks Like in Our Community

The Will County Continuum of Care is hosting an open meeting on Friday, November 20, 2020

10:30 am – 12:00 p.m.

Join us via zoom as we discuss what homelessness looks like in our communities and how we can work together to end it!

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FY 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition

FY 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition

Will County Continuum of Care

FY 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition 

Funding opportunity for the FY 2021 Funds

On August 18, 2021, HUD published the Notice of Funding opportunity for the FY 2021 Funds in the FY 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition.

The HUD FY2019 CoC NOFA can be viewed online here.

Applying for Funding
If your organization plans to apply for funding through the CoC NOFO, please contact:

Joe O’Connor
Homeless Services Director
815-722-0722 ext. 2205 or joconnor@wcccc.net  

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