Increasing Stakeholder Engagement & Increasing Stakeholder Engagement & Strengthening CollaborationStrengthening Collaboration

Ragan Claypool, Support Services CoordinatorRagan Claypool, Support Services CoordinatorWSOS Community Action CommissionWSOS Community Action Commission

Fremont, OhioFremont, Ohioreclaypool@wsos.orgreclaypool@wsos.org

System OverviewSystem Overview

Our Continuum of Care is operated in four counties Our Continuum of Care is operated in four counties in Northwest Ohio– Wood, Sandusky, Ottawa and in Northwest Ohio– Wood, Sandusky, Ottawa and Seneca Seneca

Each county has monthly meetings with designated Each county has monthly meetings with designated officersofficers

Each county identifies their community’s specific Each county identifies their community’s specific needsneeds

Each county has separate goals and objectives that Each county has separate goals and objectives that all relate to the goal of ending homelessnessall relate to the goal of ending homelessness

How the Continuum was How the Continuum was FormedFormed

Grassroots EffortsGrassroots Efforts FundingFunding Concerned CitizensConcerned Citizens Sub Committees of Other GroupsSub Committees of Other Groups

How the Continuum Works:How the Continuum Works:

Updates, funding opportunities and requests

for additional data areprovided from the

state level

Data and accomplishmentsare shared with advocacy

groups and funding sources

Information from each CoCis compiled and submitted

Data is sharedideas are discussed

at Coalition MeetingsIn Each County

Service Coordination/Partnerships Service Coordination/Partnerships

SheltersShelters United Way/First Call United Way/First Call

For HelpFor Help Faith Based Faith Based

OrganizationsOrganizations SchoolsSchools Non ProfitsNon Profits DJFSDJFS

LandlordsLandlords Community MembersCommunity Members Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement Veteran’s Veteran’s

RepresentativeRepresentative NAACPNAACP Health Care ProvidersHealth Care Providers Salvation ArmySalvation Army

Engaging Stakeholders Engaging Stakeholders

““Key” PeopleKey” People Developing RelationshipsDeveloping Relationships Passion for Housing IssuesPassion for Housing Issues Education Education Commitment to AttendCommitment to Attend Sharing ResourcesSharing Resources

ChallengesChallenges

Keeping Stakeholders EngagedKeeping Stakeholders Engaged Consistency and TurnoverConsistency and Turnover EducationEducation Sub CommitteesSub Committees Looking at the Bigger PictureLooking at the Bigger Picture Sharing Difficult InformationSharing Difficult Information

Service Service Coordination/PartnershipsCoordination/Partnerships

Gathering DataGathering Data Community AwarenessCommunity Awareness OutreachOutreach FundingFunding

Major AccomplishmentsMajor Accomplishments

Operating Shelter, Transitional Housing, Operating Shelter, Transitional Housing, Permanent Housing and Homeless Prevention Permanent Housing and Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re Housing grants in each countyand Rapid Re Housing grants in each county

Working with shelters to have a single entry Working with shelters to have a single entry point for homelesspoint for homeless

Outreach and community education teamsOutreach and community education teams

QuestionsQuestions??

For more information, please contact:For more information, please contact:Ragan Claypool, Support Services CoordinatorRagan Claypool, Support Services Coordinator

WSOS Community Action Commission, Inc.WSOS Community Action Commission, Inc.reclaypool@wsos.orgreclaypool@wsos.org

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