Membership

River Valleys Continuum of Care is open to all people interested in and committed to working together with others to end homelessness in our region. Modest resources are available to support participation by people with lived experience of homelessness.
$3M in annual HUD funding supported through member participation

Become a member 

River Valleys CoC has a three-year membership cycle and an open invitation for members to join at any time during the membership cycle. Our current membership cycle is 2026-2028.

All members and others interested are invited to sign the updated member agreement when they first join and at the beginning of each cycle.

Submit membership request

​You will be linked from the Request Form to the Member Agreement. 

Agreements are completed electronically through Signwell. Click “SIGN,” enter your name and email, and a message will be sent to you with the agreement link. If you don’t see it within 30 minutes, check your spam/junk folder.

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How membership works

Who can join
​Anyone who wants to work together to help end homelessness in our region is welcome. Membership is open to individuals, agencies, and community partners. Resources are available to support participation from people who are experiencing or recently experienced homelessness.
Who members are
​Members come from all parts of the community—government, housing agencies, nonprofits, schools, businesses, health care, religious communities, law enforcement, veteran services, universities, and people with lived experience of homelessness. Anyone committed to the mission can join.
What members do
  • ​Work together on local and regional solutions to end homelessness.
  • Help carry out federal requirements so our region can receive about $3 million each year in HUD CoC funding.
  • Meet regularly to discuss issues, share updates, and work on joint projects.
What Membership Means
Member Agreements document two things:
  • Your commitment to work proactively together with CoC members to prevent and end homelessness
  • Allow you to be formally involved in CoC decision-making.

Member agreements do not commit you or your agency to endorsing all CoC decisions. Instead, it requests your support and partnership in upholding CoC member decisions and active engagement to improve CoC policies and processes. This makes our CoC region competitive for federal funding.  ​
Types of Membership
River Valleys CoC offers two types of membership. 
  • Agency Member Agreement – For people participating as part of their job or volunteer role. Signed by an authorized representative who identifies who can vote for the agency.
  • Individual Member Agreement – For people joining on their own, not representing an organization.

Current membership

2026-2028 Membership Cycle
Agency members: 
  • Blue Earth County Human Services
  • Booster Homes Housing LLC
  • Community Action Center, Inc. 
  • Connections Shelter
  • Dodge & Olmsted Victim Services
  • Family Promise Rochester
  • Institute for Community Alliances
  • Lutheran Social Service - Youth Programs
  • Mankato/Blue Earth County EDA
  • Next Chapter Independent Living  LLC 
  • Olmsted County - Housing Department
  • ​Partners for Housing
  • Rochester Public Schools - Students in Transition
  • Ruth's House of Hope
  • Salvation Army - Mankato
  • Semcac
  • Spero
  • Three Rivers Community Action
  • Women's Shelter and Support Center
Individual members: 
  • Angela B.
  • Dana M.
  • Larry M.
  • Linda Lee S. 
  • Mary V.
  • Shameka S.