Continuum of Care

About

The Morris County Continuum of Care is both a strategic planning body and a vehicle to carry out the responsibilities of a Continuum of Care as defined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which includes but are limited to the following duties:

To develop and implement the Morris County ten year plan to end homelessness and other local activities associated with preventing and ending homelessness.
To operate the Continuum of Care as prescribed by HUD in the Continuum of Care regulations.
To designate and operate the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for the purpose of collecting and analyzing data regarding homelessness.
To coordinate and implement a system to meet the needs of the homeless population within Morris County.
To prepare and oversee the annual HUD Continuum of Care application for federal funds targeted to serve homeless individuals and families.
To ensure that the CoC has strong oversight and guidance through the community-led CoC Executive Committee and its Community Assistance Services Committee.

CoC Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is made up of no fewer than 12 and no more than 15 members. A minimum of nine voting members represent agencies that do not receive HUD CoC funding and up to four nonvoting “ex-officio” members that receive HUD CoC funds.
The committee shall serve as the primary decision-making body of the Morris County CoC and shall provide leadership and direction in all aspects related to the governance and management of the Community Assistance Services (CAS) Committee.
The Executive Committee is charged with oversight and management of CoC activities. The Executive Committee shall utilize input from the CAS and ad-hoc subcommittees in making decisions.

2025 Meeting Schedule

The CoC Executive Committee meets on the fourth Thursday every other month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and are virtual unless other wise noted.

**Third Thursday due to Thanksgiving holiday.

Minutes

2025

2023

2022

2021

2019

2018

2017

Officers

Voting Members:

Alicia Alvarez, Chair; Nourish, NJ
Elise Bryant, Community Representative
Sherina Caban,Community Representative
Karina Calabuig, Secretary; Catholic Family & Community Services
Clarence Curry, Human Relations Commission
Allison Delcalzo-Berens, Morristown Medical Center
Carmine Deo, Community Hope
Chris Kirk, PhD., Trenton Health Team
Raquel Kooper, Monarch Housing Associates
Elorm Ocansey, Community Representative
Jonelle Pawlyshyn, Community Representative
Rebecca Sherrod, Child & Family Resources, Inc.
Kelly Stephens, Vice-Chair; Morris County Housing Authority

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members:

Kasey Errico, Morris County Department of Human Services (CoC Lead Agency)
Amy Archer, Morris County Department of Human Services (Alternates for Lead Agency)
Maria Fodali, Morris County Office of Temporary Assistance

CoC Strategy Sessions

Office hours are available for Morris County CoC providers interested in giving input into the CoC process. Meetings will be held every other month on the fourth Thursday beginning in February:

Community Assistance Services (CAS) Committee

Membership is open to all interested community members and organizations. The CoC encourages participation from anyone serving those at-risk of homelessness, currently or formerly homeless.
Agencies and individuals wishing to become formal members must submit a Morris County CAS application to the CoC Lead Agency which includes contact information, role in the community and designated voting representative.
The CoC is responsible for voting on the Executive Committee membership and may occasionally vote on other items as prescribed by the Executive Committee.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Morris County Community Assistance Services (CAS) Committee, please fill in the registration form to register. You may designate an alternate who can serve as a voting member if you are unable to attend a meeting.

Read the Committee Bylaws(PDF, 270KB).

You can find all information on our website https://sites.google.com/view/morriscountycas/home

2025 HUD Submission: New and Renewal Projects

UPDATE: On Monday, 12/8/25, HUD withdrew the FY2025 NOFO, removing it from the grants.gov website, shortly before a scheduled hearing regarding the lawsuits that have been filed surrounding the NOFO.

Given these developments - and the uncertainty surrounding the next steps at the federal level - the Morris CoC is temporarily pausing the FY2025 local application process for CoC funding until the court provides further direction or HUD reposts the NOFO.

We do still feel it is important for agencies to fully consider the project shifts they were planning to submit for through this local application process, as well as any new project applications, since we do anticipate a similar NOFO moving forward. To assist in this planning, we have linked a pdf version of the application we were previously requesting:

Project Application - Planning.PDF(PDF, 79KB)

Please note, the application may have to be adjusted based on the new NOFO released by HUD and so this is just for agency planning purposes.

The CoC is NOT accepting any project applications at this time.

FY2024 CoC Build NOFO

HUD has announced a new funding opportunity through the Continuum of Care funding process called the CoCBuilds NOFO. This opportunity aims to support the production of affordable permanent supportive housing in the community. HUD aims to award 25 projects nationwide through this funding opportunity. To evaluate whether or not Morris County will be competitive nationwide the CoC Executive Committee is seeking applications from non-profit, PHA, or government entities for affordable housing projects that meet the following criteria:

Construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of new Permanent Supportive Housing units
Demonstrate site control or able to secure site control by September 2025
Demonstrate leveraging commitment of 50% of amount being requested or commitment of vouchers to support 25% of units
Budget cannot exceed $5,000,000

Please note only one project can be recommended per Continuum of Care. A project will need to secure a minimum of 60/100 points on the attached scoring tool to even be considered.

2024 Request for Coordinated Entry Lead Agency

Purpose

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to secure an organization to serve as the Coordinated Entry Lead Agency for the Morris County Continuum of Care (CoC).

Coordinated Entry RFP Deadline Extended(PDF, 136KB)

Full Request for Proposal(PDF, 263KB)

FY2024 Budge Worksheet(XLSX, 26KB)

New Project - Agency Application(DOCX, 31KB)

New Project - Project Application(DOCX, 33KB)

2024 HUD Submission: New & Renewal Projects

The Morris County CoC Executive Committee is now accepting submissions from any agencies interested in applying for HUD CoC funding to support both New and Renewal projects through the Morris County CoC local process.

Application Requirements

Agencies interested in applying for CoC funding must complete the following:

Participate in a mandatory technical assistance webinar on Friday, May 3, 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, using the following webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89519245171?pwd=bjJuYnhuZUUrRnZzeE1jZ3psSTVxQT09
Submit completed proposals by 4:30pm, Friday, May 17, 2024
Application Documents
Submission Instructions

All agency applications, new proposal applications and letters of intent are to be submitted through Survey Monkey, using the following link: https://njcocmha.smapply.io/prog/morris_continuum_of_care_funding

Email Rebecca Sherrod at rsherrod@cfrmorris.org with any questions regarding the 2024 Morris County Request for Application process.

2023 HUD Submission: New and Renewal Projects

The HUD CoC program provides funding to programs serving homeless individuals and families.

The Morris County CoC Executive Committee is now accepting Notices of Intent from any agencies interested in applying for funding to support both NEW and RENEWAL projects through the Morris County CoC process.

Application Requirements

Agencies interested in applying for CoC funding must complete the following:

Participate in a mandatory technical assistance webinar on Monday, April 24, 2023, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, using the following webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81119197549?pwd=SnZpY3JTeWhOT25ZUXFSY3piV3V4dz09

Submit completed proposals by 4:30 pm, June 2, 2023.

Application Documents

2023 RFP letter
2023 Budget Worksheet
2023 Agency Application
- 2023 Agency Application Scoring Criteria

2023 Project Application
- 2023 Project Application Scoring Criteria
FY2023 Morris CoC Budget(PDF, 94KB)
Morris County CoC Collaborative Application(PDF, 8MB)

Submit Your Application

Proposal applications are to be submitted in two separate documents (Project Narrative in PDF format and Budget Worksheet in Excel format) by electronic mail to the following: