Ending Veteran Homelessness

River Valleys CoC was recognized in April 2019 by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness for meeting the federal criteria and benchmarks to declare an end of Veteran homelessness in the CoC region. The CoC was also recognized in July 2019 with a proclamation from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for meeting this goal and advancing the statewide effort to end veteran homelessness. Meeting the criteria for this recognition means that the CoC demonstrated that a system is in place to ensure that homelessness is rare, brief, and one-time for Veterans.

Members of the CoC celebrated in August 2019 and took this photo with the Governor's proclamation.

CoC members with Governor's Proclamation

River Valleys CoC a community-based coalition dedicated to working together to prevent and end homelessness in southern Minnesota.

River Valleys CoC is also a Continuum of Care region recognized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the purposes of the HUD Continuum of Care funding program. The CoC's formal name with HUD is Rochester/Southeast Minnesota CoC (MN-502).

Ending Veteran Homelessness

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