River Valleys CoC
  • Get Involved
    • CoC Network Meetings
    • Membership
    • Community Action Group
    • Youth Action Board
    • Local Homeless Response Teams
  • Coordinated Entry
    • Need housing help?
    • How CE Works
    • CE Agency Start-Up
    • CE Participating Agency Resources
    • Moving Up
  • Data & Planning
    • Data & Reports
    • CoC Plan
    • HMIS
    • Point in Time Count
  • Funding
    • HUD CoC Program Competition >
      • National Competition Applications
      • Local Competition for Projects
      • SWCoC-Funding
    • CoC Grantee Guides
    • Requesting CoC Support for Applications
    • Other Funding Opportunities
  • About Us
    • What is CoC?
    • Governance
    • Leadership
    • Committees
    • Staff

Governance

River Valleys CoC is led by a group of agencies and individuals committed to taking action on a regional level to end homelessness. Leaders are nominated and approved annually by the members of the CoC. 
For information on:
  • Current membership or becoming a CoC member, visit the Membership page. 
  • Elected and lived experience officers, visit the Leadership page. 
  • Statewide HMIS (Homeless Management Information System) governance, visit Minnesota's HMIS website. 

Organizational Chart

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Structural Agreements 

  • Governance Charter, revised 1/2025
  • Designated CoC Collaborative Applicant: Institute for Community Alliances
  • Designated CoC HMIS Lead Agency: Institute for Community Alliances

Policies

Policies are currently under review by CoC leadership for updates and for compliance with funder requirements. Copies are available by request. 

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

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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). 

Quick links

  • Find housing help
  • Subscribe to the CoC Newsletter
  • Register to attend a Full CoC meeting 
  • CE forms & materials ​​
  • Get Involved
    • CoC Network Meetings
    • Membership
    • Community Action Group
    • Youth Action Board
    • Local Homeless Response Teams
  • Coordinated Entry
    • Need housing help?
    • How CE Works
    • CE Agency Start-Up
    • CE Participating Agency Resources
    • Moving Up
  • Data & Planning
    • Data & Reports
    • CoC Plan
    • HMIS
    • Point in Time Count
  • Funding
    • HUD CoC Program Competition >
      • National Competition Applications
      • Local Competition for Projects
      • SWCoC-Funding
    • CoC Grantee Guides
    • Requesting CoC Support for Applications
    • Other Funding Opportunities
  • About Us
    • What is CoC?
    • Governance
    • Leadership
    • Committees
    • Staff