The Maine Continuum of Care has three Tri-Chairs, each elected to serve a three year term on a rotating basis. Typically, this means we have one seat up for election at the end of each year. However, Kate Easter has recently announced that they are stepping down from their Tri-Chair seat. Therefore, MCOC is now accepting nominations to fill that seat for the remainder of the original term, which ends in December of 2024.
If you would like to nominate someone, please check with them to be sure they are willing and able to take on this responsibility. You may also nominate yourself (please be sure you are willing and able to take on this responsibility). Nominees should be individuals with knowledge of and interest in the work of the Maine Continuum of Care.
Nominations must be sent via email to Scott Tibbitts (), Betty LaBua (), Vickey Merrill (), and Awa Conteh () no later than August 16, 2023.
If there are multiple nominations we will ask the candidates to submit a brief written summary (limit of 2000 characters, including spaces and punctuation) of their background, capacity, and interest in the position. These will be posted prior to the vote to give members a chance to learn a bit more about the candidates. Voting will be conducted electronically prior to the September 21, 2023 MCOC meeting so that the winner can be announced at that time.
Only Eligible Voting Members may vote in the elections. Each agency/entity may only cast one vote, regardless of how many people from that agency/entity regularly attend meetings. If your agency/entity has several MCOC attendees, you must decide which one will vote. In order to be considered an Eligible Voting Member an agency/entity must have attended at least 6 of the previous 12 full MCOC Meetings. Attendance is tracked by agency/entity, not by individual, unless an individual attends on their own behalf and is not associated with any agency/entity otherwise represented. The following are currently Eligible Voting Members of the Maine Continuum of Care:
| ACAP |
| Bangor Area Homeless Shelter |
| Bangor Friends of Affordable Housing |
| Bread of Life Ministries |
| Community Care (Shaw House) |
| Caring Unlimited |
| CHOM |
| City of Bangor |
| City of Portland |
| CHCS |
| DHHS |
| Family Violence Project |
| HOME, Inc. |
| Homeless Advocacy for All |
| Homeless Services of Aroostook |
| Homeless Voices for Justice |
| Hope and Justice Project |
| Hub 3 |
| Hub 6 |
| Hub 7 |
| Hub 8 |
| Hub 9 |
| HUD |
| Kennebec Behavioral Health |
| Knox County Homeless Coalition |
| MCEDV |
| MaineHousing |
| Mid Maine Homeless Shelter |
| Milestone Recovery |
| New Beginnings |
| New Hope Midcoast |
| Next Step |
| Northern Lighthouse Youth Shelter |
| OHI |
| Preble Street |
| RCAM |
| Rumford Group Homes |
| Safe Voices |
| Shalom House |
| Tedford Housing |
| Through These Doors |
| Veterans, Inc. |
| Volunteers Of America, NNE |
| Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness |
| Waldo CAP |
| Western Maine Community Action |
| Youth Action Board |