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Wake County establishes Continuum of Care department; proposes broader 'white flag' cold‑weather shelter threshold
Summary
Wake County has formalized a Continuum of Care department and is building staff and committees to manage HUD funding, HMIS data and coordinated entry; the county is drafting a White Flag severe‑weather plan that would expand the cold‑weather shelter threshold to include colder, wet nights and is coordinating logistics with local shelter operators.
Eileen (lead, Continuum of Care department) updated the committee on the CoC transition to county leadership, internal staffing and near‑term system priorities, and she presented progress on the county’s annual White Flag severe‑weather shelter response plan.
As of July 1 the CoC lead agency function is consolidated within Wake County; staff said the FY26 budget funded 11 CoC positions, nine of which are new, and that the department is recruiting for remaining roles including a data analyst and a department business officer. Eileen told commissioners the CoC department’s core responsibilities — per the county’s MOU with the CoC governance board — include serving as the collaborative applicant for HUD funding, overseeing the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and operating the coordinated entry system that…
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