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

CoC Staff 


Join the team

Thanks for your interest! We don't currently have any openings on our team. ​

Looking for another opportunity?

We might not have open positions right now, but we'd still love to hear from you. If you think River Valleys CoC might be a place for you to use your passion, experiences, or skills to make homelessness history, send us a note. We also accept internship and student project proposals from time to time. ​
Share your interest or proposal

Meet the team

As a community-based coalition, River Valleys CoC staff are employed directly by agencies in the region, or are brought on through subgrantee partnerships and limited term contracts. No matter where we are based, we support the River Valleys CoC coalition to meet its goals and obligations.  (Most CoC staff are employed by the CoC's designated collaborative applicant, the Institute for Community Alliances. 
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Coordinated Entry Navigators

Ally, Maddy, Tammi, & Nick

Contact me about:

I'll reach out to you when I'm working with someone who is trying to document eligibility, apply for a resource, or getting ready to move into housing. 
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Coordinated Entry Manager

TBD 

Contact me about:

  • Coordinated Entry (​CE) orientation and training
  • CE referrals and case conferences
  • CE case troubleshooting
  • CE procedures
  • CE and HMIS data quality
  • Point in Time Count and Housing Inventory
  • HUD Homeless POC
  • CE Partner agreements

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Performance & Support Manager

Melanie

Contact me about:

Program engagement and improvement
  • Training and best practices
  • Technical assistance & improvement plans
  • CoC project grantee monitoring
Response system improvements ​
  • CE marketing & access coordination
  • CE policy and monitoring
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​Coordinated Entry (CE) Navigator program, including subgrants 
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​CoC Group functions
  • ​CE and Data & TA Committees  ​
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Engagement Coordinator

Kaylin

Contact me about:

  • How people who've experienced homelessness can participate in CoC decision-making 
  • Upcoming meeting schedule​ and topics for engagement groups
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CoC Director

Jennifer

Contact me about:

Planning/needs assessment
  • CE & program data/reports
  • HUD CoC requirements and goals
  • ​Partnerships & cooperative agreements
  • Connections with state and local plans
Funding 
  • CoC Program Competitions 
  • CoC project applications and reports
  • Letters of support for applications
CoC Group functions
  • ​CoC policies
  • Membership & meetings
  • Youth, Project Review, and Exec Committees  

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 ​​
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  • 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