River Valleys CoC
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CoC Staff

Opportunities to join the team

Request for Consultant: ​Engagement & Facilitation of Lived Experience Working Group
Open September 29 - November 6, 2023 
In July 2022, the CoC committed to increasing leadership and representation of people who have experienced homelessness and housing instability in its decision-making. One step in that commitment was to establish a Lived Experience Working Group reflective of people facing homelessness in the region. This RFP seeks a contractor to support the Lived Experience Working Group’s growth and development within CoC decision-making over the next two years.  
Read the RFP

Meet the team

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CoC Coordinator

Jennifer Prins

Contact me about:

Planning
  • CoC needs assessment & plan
  • CoC data & reports
  • Project planning 
  • Partnerships & cooperative agreements
  • Connections with state and local groups
  • CE marketing & access coordination
  • HMIS & Quarterly Data Quality
Funding 
  • CoC Program Competitions 
  • CoC project applications and reports (APRs)
  • Letters of support for applications
Group functions
  • ​CoC policies
  • Membership & meetings
  • CoC Committees  
  • Trainings & events
  • CE agency agreements
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Coordinated Entry Referral Specialist

Jenn Valimont

Contact me about:

  • Coordinated Entry (​CE) orientation and training
  • CE referrals and case conferencing​
  • CE case troubleshooting
  • CE procedures
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Coordinated Entry Navigators

Debbie Rose, Tammi Born, & Kelly Henry

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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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). 

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • What is CoC?
    • Governance
    • Committees
    • Staff
  • 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 >
      • Local Competition for Projects
      • National Competition Applications
    • Other Funding Opportunities
    • Requesting CoC Support for Applications
  • Learning
    • CoC Grantee Guides
    • Training
  • Get Involved
    • CoC Meetings
    • CoC Membership
    • Youth Action Board
    • Local Homeless Response Teams
    • CoC Newsletter