Continuum of Care
Services for Those In Need
Continuum of Care Overview
The Loudoun County Continuum of Care (CoC) is a community coalition of public, nonprofit, and faith-based organizations that provide a variety of shelter and support services to persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The overarching goal of the group is to ensure that there is a continuum of services to meet the needs of homeless persons in the community. The group meets quarterly. Loudoun County Department of Family Services provides staff support to the Continuum of Care.
Loudoun County Continuum of Care (CoC) membership is open to individuals and organizations that represent or offer services to anyone in Loudoun County who is unsheltered or unstably housed, including homeless service providers, hospitals, mental health providers, advocacy groups, public housing authorities, developers, public schools, law enforcement, judicial entities, and faith-based organizations. CoC membership is also open to individuals with lived experience in homelessness.
Key Activities of the CoC
- Collects data about homelessness in Loudoun County; Conducts annual Point-in-Time Homeless Count in January
- Maintains Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
- Operates the Coordinated Entry System to assist those experiencing a housing crisis
- Shares information about funding opportunities for Continuum of Care Members; Provides a forum for service providers to network and to collaborate on funding applications for homeless services
Membership Application
Please complete a membership form if you would like to be a member of the Loudoun County Continuum of Care (CoC). Send the completed forms to the Continuum of Care Lead by email or mail: Loudoun County Department of Family Services, 102 Heritage Way, NE, Leesburg, VA, 20175.
The Loudoun County Continuum of Care conducts in-person meetings quarterly. The Governance Board meets from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. and General Membership meets from 2:30-3:30 p.m. The meeting schedule is as follows:
- February 13, 2024 (rescheduled from January 30, 2024) – 1st Quarter Meeting - virtual meeting
- April 30, 2024 – 2nd Quarter Meeting - location TBD
- July 30, 2024 - 3rd Quarter Meeting - location TBD
- October 22, 2024 – 4th Quarter Meeting - location TBD
The Governance Board also meets virtually each month outside of the quarterly meetings above on the 4th Thursday of the month from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.:
- Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Thursday, June 27, 2024
- Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Thursday, September 26, 2024
- Thursday, November 28, 2024
- Thursday, December 26, 2024
Local Application for Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development's 2024-2026 Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
Nonprofit organizations serving Loudoun County residents are invited to apply for grant funding provided by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) through the Homeless and Special Needs Housing (HSNH) Virginia Homeless Solutions Program (VHSP). The VHSP aims to facilitate the development and implementation of localized emergency crisis response systems characterized by housing-focused, coordinated, community-based activities.
The application process is a competitive one in which the Loudoun Continuum of Care (CoC) receives sub-applications that are reviewed, scored and ranked to be included in the final submission. Eligible project types include outreach, coordinated entry system, targeted prevention, emergency shelter operations, and rapid re-housing.
Eligible Grantees
The local application is open to all nonprofit organizations serving Loudoun County residents. Eligible applicants must:
- Be an active member of the Loudoun Continuum of Care (CoC);
- Be an organization that is current on Form 990 filings with the Internal Revenue Service;
- Be registered in Virginia DHCD’s Centralized Application and Management System (CAMS) and submit required financial documents; and
- Have established standard accounting practices including internal controls, fiscal management accounting procedures, cost allocation plans, and reliable tracking methods for organizational and program budgets by revenue sources and expenses.
How to Apply
- Review the 2024-2026 Virginia DHCD Homeless and Special Needs Housing - Funding Guidelines (PDF).
- Review the 2024-2026 Virginia DHCD Homeless and Special Needs Housing - Application Instructions (PDF).
- Learn about the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act.
- Attend one of the How to Apply webinars:
- February 13, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 295 128 121 306 | Passcode: y7Lpc6
Download Teams | Join on the web
or call in (audio only) | +1 434-230-0065,,509953121# | Phone Conference ID: 509 953 121# - February 16, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 264 777 711 481 | Passcode: tvH4xS
Download Teams | Join on the web
or call in (audio only) | +1 434-230-0065,,87240416# | Phone Conference ID: 872 404 16#
- February 13, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Click here to join the meeting
Important Dates
- February 13 & February 16, 2024, 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. - How to Apply Webinars
- February 16, 2024, 12:00 p.m. - Letter of Intent to apply due to the Loudoun CoC. The letter should include the intended project and estimated number of households to be served. The letter is not a commitment to apply and is not binding. The letter should be send via email.
- Friday, March 8, 2024, 11:59 p.m. - Local application due to Loudoun CoC. Receipt of application is determined by the date/time the email is received.
- Friday, March 18, 2024 – Applicants notified of scoring and ranking results.
- April 5, 2024 – Collaborative Application due to Virginia DHCD.
- Loudoun County Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan
- Homeless in Northern Virginia: Local Communities Respond to Preventing and Ending Homelessness (PDF)
- List of Loudoun County Continuum of Care Member Organizations (PDF)
- Northern Virginia Homeless Shelters (PDF)
- Homelessness in Metropolitan Washington: Results and Analysis from the Annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count of Persons Experiencing Homelessness (Metropolitan Washington Council of Government)
- Passport to Services: A guide to health and human services in Loudoun County, Virginia
For More Information
For questions or more information, email the Continuum of Care Coordinator or call 703-777-0555.