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Heading Home Ramsey

Heading Home Ramsey is Ramsey County's Continuum of Care (CoC), a community-wide partnership that includes a wide variety of nonprofits, community leaders, local governments and people with lived experience who are committed to the goal of ending homelessness in the county.

Governance and Structure

Learn about Heading Home Ramsey's governing board, steering committee, workgroups and its several other committees.

Meetings and Events

Residents are encouraged to attend public meetings and events for Heading Home Ramsey. View upcoming meetings here

Biannual Continuum of Care meeting

View information about the next Biannual Continuum of care meeting, held each November and March. It is open to the public and residents are welcome to attend.

Guiding framework

We work together to create a community where homelessness is rare, brief (with adequate crisis response), and non-recurring; where we eliminate racial disparities; and everyone is housed.

Responsibilities

According to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, a Continuum of Care is a community plan to organize and deliver housing and services to meet the specific needs of people who are homeless as they move to stable housing and maximize self-sufficiency. It includes action steps to end homelessness and prevent a return to homelessness. Heading Home Ramsey is responsible for the long-term strategic planning and ongoing work to reduce and end homelessness in Ramsey County and ensures compliance with the HEARTH Act and the Continuum of Care Interim Final Rule. Responsibilities include:

Continuum of Care operation and planning.
Submission of a collaborative application to HUD for CoC program funding.
Designation of a Homeless Management Information System.
Operation of a Coordinated Entry system.
- A Coordinated Assessment system, also referred to as Coordinated Entry, is used to provide an initial comprehensive assessment to clarify needs and help identify appropriate housing options. A specific single point of contact for specific sub-populations (families, single adults and youth ages 16 to 24) facilitates immediate access to resources and ensures that people experiencing homelessness are provided assistance as quickly as possible.

Housing Services & Support

Individuals or family seeking emergency shelter: please visit the Housing Services & Support page for assistance.

Annual Point-in-Time Count

The Annual Point-In-Time Count is required by Department of Housing and Urban Development for every community in the country and serves as a static count of the number of people experiencing homelessness.

Strategic plan

This plan outlines the strategic priorities and initiatives developed by the community-led Heading Home Ramsey Continuum of Care from now through June 2028. Heading Home Ramsey CoC is a collaborative group of organizations serving people experiencing homelessness, social service and mental health providers, elected officials and municipalities in the geographic region of Ramsey County, Minnesota. This comprises a network of over 65 housing partners and advocates dedicated to addressing housing instability and homelessness in Ramsey County.

Heading Home Ramsey Strategic Plan

Data dashboard

Explore the latest data and information on Heading Home Ramsey programs in our data dashboard. Each page details the need for different services among people experiencing homelessness and describes current outcomes. Data is updated regularly from reports in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and Housing Court Financial Clinic. If you have any questions about this data, email [email protected].

Explore the Heading Home Ramsey dashboard

Needs Assessment

This assessment highlights the Heading Home Ramsey Continuum of Care structure, governance and funding coordination, as well as service pathways from prevention to housing stability. It underscores gaps in the system and examines homelessness as a public health crisis intensified by economic challenges, emphasizing the critical role of policy in preventing housing instability.

2026 Heading Home Ramsey Needs Assessment 2024 Heading Home Ramsey Needs Assessment

HUD Continuum of Care Program Competition

On Friday, Sept. 16, 2026, U.S. Court of Appeals granted HUD the request emergency stay, allowing the FY2026 CoC NOFO to reopen as the appeal process continues. The new deadline to accept applications for HUD's FY26 CoC NOFO is Sept. 30, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

View FY2026 HUD CoC Competition Local Priority Listing View FY2026 HUD CoC NOFO Consolidated Application

Provider policies and program manuals

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