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Western PA CoC Governance Charter (Section 8 'CoC Membership' (A) Composition):
The Western PA Continuum of Care is a membership organization, and while the CoC aims to have members that represent the stakeholder categories identified in the Continuum of Care Program Interim Final Rule, HUD Regulation 24 CFR Part 578, and listed below, the importance of participation within the CoC from a broad range of stakeholders is recognized and therefore encouraged and sought. Membership of the CoC is free and open to any stakeholder of the twenty-county region. Both organizations and individuals not affiliated with an organization but with a vested interest in the mission of the CoC can become members of the Continuum. Membership is required of organizations receiving Continuum of Care and/or ESG funding. Stakeholder categories include; nonprofit homeless assistance providers, victim service providers, faith-based organizations, government agencies, businesses, advocates, public housing agencies, school districts, social service providers, mental health agencies, hospitals, universities, affordable housing developers, law enforcement, organizations that serve veterans, and individuals currently or formerly experiencing homelessness.