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Company Overview
WIBASCOC -- UNITED TO END HOMELESSNESS
who we are
The Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care (WIBOSCOC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization serving all the counties in Wisconsin, except Dane, Milwaukee, and Racine.
The purpose of the Corporation is to:
The purpose of the Corporation is to:
- Provide leadership to local continua in the Balance of State geographic area;
- Ensure the efficient and effective delivery of housing and supportive services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness;
- Promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness;
- Provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, States, and local governments to re-house individuals and families experiencing homelessness rapidly while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to individuals and families experiencing homelessness as well as communities as a consequence of homelessness;
- Promote access to and effective use of mainstream programs by individuals and families experiencing homelessness;
- Optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness;
- Meet the educational needs of Corporation’s members and the public;
- Advocate for those it serves;
- Collect dues from its members, as authorized herein.
- Those responsibilities outlined and defined by relevant federal law;
- Coordinate, or be involved in the coordination of, all housing and services for persons experiencing homelessness within the Corporation’s geographic area;
- Establish and operate the HMIS within the Corporation’s geographic area;
- Establish and operate, or designate, the centralized and coordinated assessment to be used within the Corporation’s geographic area.
where we are
This statewide coalition is comprised of 21 local COC's, representing 69 counties throughout the state of Wisconsin.
why we exist
History of the Corporation
The BOSCOC has been in existence since 1992. Until 2009, the State of Wisconsin, Division of Housing organized training and the HUD Continuum of Care annual grant application submission. Under the State’s auspices, there was an Advisory Board formed. Once the State removed itself from the affairs of the BOSCOC, the organization became an unincorporated association. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws were approved by the State of Wisconsin in February of 2011.
The BOSCOC covers 69 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties and extends from the shores of Lake Superior in the northwest to portions of the Chicago metro area in the southeast. The population for the continuum is 3.8 million and it covers an area of 52,533 square miles. The BOSCOC has met regularly since its inception at various locations around the state and brings together people from a wide geographic area that includes urban, suburban and rural areas. All members share a common purpose to provide quality homeless services in an effort to end homelessness.
Because of the diversity and size of the BOSCOC, localized continua of care that reflect particular communities or geographic areas meet regularly and representatives from these groups make up the BOSCOC. These different, smaller groups represent areas that have very different service arrays for homeless people and needs unique to their area. Bringing together the local continua of care at quarterly meetings is a key activity for the BOSCOC. The quarterly meetings hosted by the BOSCOC provide training opportunities and technical assistance for homeless service providers belonging to local continua of care. Additionally, the BOSCOC collects and analyzes data from the member agencies for submission to HUD and prepares the annual HUD CoC grant application for the membership.
Advocacy for homeless issues is encouraged by the BOSCOC through education on current legislation, contact with legislators, and support for the Wisconsin Coalition to End Homelessness, Inc. The BOSCOC has provided funds and may decide to continue to provide funds to the Wisconsin Coalition to End Homelessness. Any funding from the BOSCOC to the WCEH will be from non-federal, discretionary funds.
Currently, the BOSCOC is operated directly through the volunteer board of directors. In the future, dependent on fund availability, the BOSCOC may hire staff for daily operations. Also, the BOSCOC may decide to directly grant funds to members in which case Request for Proposal guidelines would be instituted to ensure a fair process
The BOSCOC has been in existence since 1992. Until 2009, the State of Wisconsin, Division of Housing organized training and the HUD Continuum of Care annual grant application submission. Under the State’s auspices, there was an Advisory Board formed. Once the State removed itself from the affairs of the BOSCOC, the organization became an unincorporated association. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws were approved by the State of Wisconsin in February of 2011.
The BOSCOC covers 69 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties and extends from the shores of Lake Superior in the northwest to portions of the Chicago metro area in the southeast. The population for the continuum is 3.8 million and it covers an area of 52,533 square miles. The BOSCOC has met regularly since its inception at various locations around the state and brings together people from a wide geographic area that includes urban, suburban and rural areas. All members share a common purpose to provide quality homeless services in an effort to end homelessness.
Because of the diversity and size of the BOSCOC, localized continua of care that reflect particular communities or geographic areas meet regularly and representatives from these groups make up the BOSCOC. These different, smaller groups represent areas that have very different service arrays for homeless people and needs unique to their area. Bringing together the local continua of care at quarterly meetings is a key activity for the BOSCOC. The quarterly meetings hosted by the BOSCOC provide training opportunities and technical assistance for homeless service providers belonging to local continua of care. Additionally, the BOSCOC collects and analyzes data from the member agencies for submission to HUD and prepares the annual HUD CoC grant application for the membership.
Advocacy for homeless issues is encouraged by the BOSCOC through education on current legislation, contact with legislators, and support for the Wisconsin Coalition to End Homelessness, Inc. The BOSCOC has provided funds and may decide to continue to provide funds to the Wisconsin Coalition to End Homelessness. Any funding from the BOSCOC to the WCEH will be from non-federal, discretionary funds.
Currently, the BOSCOC is operated directly through the volunteer board of directors. In the future, dependent on fund availability, the BOSCOC may hire staff for daily operations. Also, the BOSCOC may decide to directly grant funds to members in which case Request for Proposal guidelines would be instituted to ensure a fair process
Company Summary
Name
Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care
Industry
Number of Employees
11-50
Website
Phone
(715) 265-4271