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Benefits of the Memphis & Shelby County Homeless Consortium

The new membership year for the Memphis & Shelby County Homeless Consortium (MSCHC) began on July 1, 2024! As a member of our consortium, you will enjoy a variety of benefits designed to support your team’s efforts and enhance your capabilities:

Access to Free Training: Stay informed and equipped with the latest knowledge and skills through a wide range of hybrid and in-person trainings, offered at no cost to our members.
Language Interpretation Services: Ensure effective communication with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) individuals through our provided interpretation services.
Weekly Landlord List: Receive a regularly updated list of landlords to aid in your client housing search.
Symposium Admission Discount: Benefit from a 50% discount on symposium admission during the first two weeks of early bird registration.
Networking Opportunities: Connect and collaborate with other consortium members and organizations.
Ongoing Access to Resources: Utilize a range of resources tailored to support individuals experiencing housing insecurity.
Hotel Emergency Shelter Referrals: Access referrals for immediate and safe emergency shelter placements in hotels.

The Consortium has active members from many different sectors across Memphis and Shelby County including housing and service providers, local government, churches and faith-based organizations, mental health organizations, affordable housing developers, educational systems, medical providers, and advocates. The Consortium meets quarterly, and has several open committees and working groups that meet regularly and focus on specific populations or services provided by member agencies.

The Consortium serves as the TN-501: Memphis/Shelby County Continuum of Care (CoC), designated by HUD as the group organized to carry out the responsibilities prescribed in the HEARTH Act for a defined geographic area.

The mission of the Consortium is to develop, sustain and coordinate a comprehensive Continuum of Care for citizens of the City of Memphis and Shelby County who experience homelessness in order to establish pathways to self-sufficiency and ultimately to eliminate homelessness.

Consortium Responsibilities:

designating and operating an HMIS (Homeless Management Information System)

planning for, designating, and operating the Continuum of Care

designing and implementing the process associated with applying for CoC Program funds

Creating and carrying out the 901 Home, Together: Strategic Plan to End Homelessness

Benefits of Membership

Congratulations on joining the Memphis and Shelby County Homeless Consortium! We are glad to have you on board.

As a member of MSCHC, you receive many benefits that allow you to be involved in making a difference in what homelessness looks like in our community. These include:

amplifying your voice

being a consistent voice for change in our community

voting on important community matters

accessing additional free training

receiving a landlord list

registering early for up to 4 spots at the symposium

networking opportunities with other consortium members (ie; open house in June during consortium meeting)

ongoing access to resources for people experiencing housing insecurity

Expectations of Members

To view a more complete explanation of our expectations for members, click here.

Be a collaborative partner

Participate in committees and major events

Practice Housing First

Uphold our community values

Pay your dues

Maintaining Good Standing

There are a number of benefits that members receive from joining the MSCHC; However, if an organization is not in good standing, they will temporarily lose access to these benefits until the issues present are resolved.

To remain in good standing, MSCHC Members must:

Pay their dues two weeks prior to expiration (at the beginning of the new fiscal year)

Participate in community discussions and events

If applicable, pay their HMIS dues on time.

2024 – 2025 Consortium Members

Agape Child & Family Services
Alliance Healthcare Services
Alpha Omega Veterans Services, Inc.
Baptist Memorial Healthcare
Behavioral Health Initiatives
Brown Missionary Baptist Church
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee
Chosen Vessel Ministries
Christ Community Health Services
City of Memphis
Door of Hope
Dorothy Day House of Hospitality, Inc.
Fair Housing Council of Metropolitan Memphis
Family Safety Center
Friends for All
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
Hospitality Hub
Love Doesn’t Hurt
Merge Memphis
Mid-south Genesis CDC
Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach
My Town Miracles
Promise Development Corporation
Room in the Inn- Memphis
Shelby County Division of Human Services
Shelby County Community Services
Shelby County Office of Reentry
Thistle & Bee
United Way of the Mid-South
Volunteers of America Mid-States
We Rise With U

Individuals:

Elizabeth Anderson
Andrea Askew
Heather Boone
Jacquelyn Bracey
Kiera Coleman
Taderius Sanders
Adrian Solomon
Iris Wade

2023 – 2024 Term

OFFICERS

Chair:
Dana Brooks
Shelby County Community Services Agency

Immediate Past Chair:
Kimberly Mitchell

Vice-Chair:
Porsha Goodman
Door of Hope

MEMBERS

At-Large Members (Elected by the Consortium)

Toriella Jackson
Catholic Charities

Athetha Allen
Catholic Charities of West TN

Designated Liaisons (Appointed)

City of Memphis Government Liaison
Kimberly Mitchell
Administrator – Homeless & Special Needs

Shelby County Government Liaison
Kharl-Ray Massey
Special Assistant to the Mayor

Shelby County Schools Homeless Liaison
Dr. Karen Ball
District Official

Homeless Organizing for Power and Equality (H.O.P.E.) Liaison
Tamara Hendrix
Appointed by H.O.P.E.

Shelby County Health Department Liaison
vacant

Memphis Housing Authority Liaison
vacant

Memphis VA Medical Center Liaison
Jacquelyn Taylor-Mays
Section Chief, Homeless Programs

Department of Children’s Services Liaison
vacant

Juvenile Court Liaison
Jessie Dryden
Director of Research and Data Visualization

Appointed Committee Chairs (Appointed by Chair)

CoC Planning Committee Chair(s)
Katrill Braden, Case Management Incorporated
Darren Bell, Alliance Healthcare Services

Healthcare Committee Chair(s)
Shirley Bondon, Black Clergy Collaborative
Janice Taylor, Baptist Mobile Outreach

HMIS Committee Chair(s)
Valerie Mitchner, Friends for All &
Malika McGowan, MIFA

Lived Experience Committee Committee Chair(s)
Marian Bacon & Schanaque Watson

Outreach Committee Chair(s)
Taurus Patton, CMI

Veterans Committee Chair(s)
Jeffrey Craig, Memphis VA Hospital

Youth Committee Chair(s)
Kelsey Olive, OUTMemphis

Youth Action Board (YAB) Chair(s)
vacant

Representatives (Elected by Consortium)

Consumer Representative
Schanaque Watson, Lived Experience Committee

For-Profit Representative
Felecia Carothers, Together We Rise

Youth Representative
vacant

Philanthropy Representative
Detrick Salter, Memphis Allies/Youth Villages

Legal Representative
vacant

Domestic Violence Representative
Shalonda Adams Young, Door of Hope/Catholic Charities of West TN

Multi-Cultural Affairs Representative
vacant

LGBTQ Representative
Phillis Lewis
Love Doesn’t Hurt

Designated by Bylaws

Lead Agency Executive Director
D. Cheré Bradshaw
Executive Director
Community Alliance for the Homeless

Lead Agency Liaison (non-voting)
(designated by Lead Agency ED)
Stephanie Reyes
Vice President of Programs

Continuum of Care (CoC) Planning Committee

The mission of the CoC Planning Committee is to support the planning and development of the CoC to provide effective programming and service coordination for persons experiencing homelessness. This committee will work in collaboration with the CoC Lead Agency to develop all aspects of the Collaborative Application for the CoC Competition NOFO and assist with training and updates to the community.

CoC Planning Committee Co-Chairs: Katrill Braden, CMI
Darren Bell, Alliance Healthcare

Healthcare Committee

The mission of the Healthcare Committee is to advocate for and develop strategies for increasing healthcare access for persons experiencing homelessness, including ways to increase healthcare resources and services.

Healthcare Committee Co-Chairs: Shirley Bondon, BCCM
Janice Taylor, Baptist Operation Outreach

HMIS Committee

The mission of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) committee is to lead effective data management to ensure data standards and practices are met and help to ensure that community data is accurate and up to date.

Chair: Shalonda Adams-Young, Door of Hope

Outreach Committee

The mission of the Outreach Committee is to bring together housing providers and outreach workers participating in the Coordinated Entry system for the purpose of case conferencing, resource sharing, and advocating for resources and services for those experiencing homelessness.

Chair: Taurus Patton, CMI

Youth Action Board

The Youth Action Board is a coalition of youth committed to elevating youth voice, centering lived experience, expanding youth resources, and fighting to end youth homelessness in Memphis and Shelby County. The mission of the Youth Action Board (YAB) is to advocate for youth specific services, resources, and housing programs for youth and young adults who are experiencing housing instability or homelessness. **Click on the Youth Action Board title to visit the webpage that discusses YAB work more in-depth.**

Youth Action Board: Stellan Knowles

Youth Committee

The mission of the Youth Committee is to advocate for resources and services for unaccompanied youth ages 18-24 who are facing housing instability or homelessness. This committee will work to coordinate strategies for engaging with unaccompanied youth, identifying housing and shelter options for youth, and advocate for youth within the CoC.

Youth Chair: Joshua Hall, OUTMemphis

A page laying out CAFTH Charter and Bylaws can be found here.

Information about all CoC Planning Meetings and Records can be found here.

To learn more about acronyms and definitions, click here.

Due to the expiration of the 2011 Mayors’ Action Plan in 2020, Community Alliance for the Homeless (CAFTH) was tasked with drafting a new strategic plan to continue the success seen since 2011 and ultimately end homelessness in Memphis/Shelby County.

The 901 Home, Together Strategic Plan follows the structure of the Home, Together: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness released by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) in 2018. The Home, Together Federal plan emphasizes evidence-based and proven strategies to end homelessness; the federal plan has been tailored to fit the local context and needs in Memphis/Shelby County.