NY 503

Albany County Continuum of Care

ACCH Membership &
Governing Documents

Public Notice

Annual Membership Meeting

Date:      Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Time:    3:00 pm

Location:    Zoom (click the button below to enter)

Additional Information on CoC

2025 Meeting Dates

2026 Membership Meeting Dates (3rd Monday at 3PM, Bi-Monthly)

  • March 16, 2026
  • May 18, 2026
  • July 20, 2026
  • September 21, 2026
  • November 16, 2026

Governing Documents

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The intended purpose of this document:
-Establish a set of rules, mission, and values that govern the CoCs internal operations with board members.
-Guide the day-to-day operations and decision-making processes of an organization.
-Outline the rights, responsibilities, and procedures for its members, directors, officers, and committees.
-Prevent or resolve conflicts and disagreements.

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The intended purpose of this document:
An overview and confirmation of the Policy and Procedure for Albany County Coalition on Homelessness (ACCH) regarding requests and approvals for Letters of Support

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The intended purpose of this document:
To outline the standard operating policies and procedures for the Unified Funding Agency (UFA) Program for the Albany County Coalition on Homelessness.
The guidelines herein dictate the actions to be performed to ensure an efficient Continuum-wide program, and to build consistency, structure, and controls to meet the regulatory requirements set forth for the Unified Funding Agency Program by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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The intended purpose of this document:
This Scope of Work (SOW) describes the tasks to be performed by the Collaborative Applicant (CARES of NY, Inc.) in assisting the CoC NY-503 (ACCH) to fulfill the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 24 CFR Part 578 – Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: CoC Program (CoC).

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The intended purpose of this document:
The ACCH Written Standards serve as a reference for all CoC, ESG, and ESG-CV recipients to uphold funding source requirements to:
• Establish community-wide expectations and performance standards
• Provide the basis for monitoring CoC- and ESG-funded projects
• Clarify local priorities, which will ensure a transparent system
• Document the system for prioritizing assistance per project type
• Outline a strategy for the use of limited resources
• Establish important community-wide policies in implementing CoC and ESG-funded
programs, such as an anti-discrimination, Move-On, and Emergency Transfer Plan Policies.