Local Homeless Response Teams

Homeless Response Teams provide an efficient and complete network of service to participants in need. Additionally, they serve as a resource for:

Community education about housing and homeless issues
Advocacy in seeking additional funding resources and services for the homeless population
Data collection and needs assessments for specific grant opportunities, the Wilder Survey and HUD's Point-in-Time Count
Homeless Response Teams consist of service providers including but not limited to the local Community Action Agency, the county social services, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, mental health service providers, the Salvation Army, church representatives, shelter representatives, transitional and permanent supportive housing representatives, advocates for victims of domestic violence, Public Health, etc.

Minnesota Valley Action Council

for Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, LeSueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan Counties

Semcac

for Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Steele, and Winona Counties

Three Rivers Community Action

for Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, and Wabasha Counties

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).