While not all foster youth experience will experience homelessness or housing insecurity, studies show that former foster youth are much more susceptible. As the local leader in preventing homelessness, we understand the importance of acknowledging the intersection foster care and youth homelessness.

We are excited to announce a major change for our organization – we are now Threshold CoC! Our new name and brand are the result of months of research and planning that reflects our role as the leader of the local Continuum of Care (CoC)

Working in homelessness prevention demands empathy of everyone involved. We have a duty to understand the factors that result in people experiencing homelessness. We also know that the Continuum of Care (CoC) model and our work must take direction from the voices of those we serve.

Last month, we discussed MACCH’s role in the local Continuum of Care (CoC) as laid out by HUD. Since that time, we have conducted our mandated annual Point in Time (PIT) count. PIT counts are an important function for Continuums of Care across the country.

It is important for our community to understand how services for unhoused folx are provided, and more broadly, how they are distributed across Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie counties. Our goal this year is to shed some light on how the Continuum of Care (CoC) model works, and how we, at MACCH, fit into the larger system of homelessness prevention.