Texas Homeless Network

The goal of any Balance of State (BoS) is to encourage planning and to make funding available to areas not covered by other large continua by:

1. Building coalitions in communities with fewer resources

2. Guiding coalitions through Continuum of Care planning to:

a. Identify available resources within the community

b. Define needs through a Point-in-Time survey

c. Assess community needs through measured analysis to measure gaps in services

d. Identify opportunities to provide assistance

3. Initiating project and facility development

4. Identifying funding sources to:

a. Determine eligibility

b. Determine availability

c. Facilitate grant application process

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