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Disaster Coordination

Disaster Coordination in TX BoS CoC

Building Visibility Across 214 Counties

When disasters occur, impacts to people experiencing homelessness, housing instability, and critical services are not always immediately visible. 

Texas Homeless Network (THN) is strengthening disaster coordination across the Texas Balance of State Continuum of Care (TX BoS CoC) by improving visibility into local conditions, strengthening Information Pathways, and supporting informed coordination decisions. 

Our goal is to help ensure people experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations are consistently considered before, during, and after disasters.

Share Local Updates

Local partners often know about homelessness, housing, and service impacts before those concerns appear in official reports.

Please share with us relevant updates involving: 

  • Disaster-related displacement or housing instability 
  • Impacts to people experiencing homelessness
  • Shelter, outreach, or provider disruptions
  • Impacts affecting survivors of violence 
  • Increased requests for assistance 
  • Recovery concerns or emerging unmet needs

disastercoord@thn.org

This inbox supports information sharing and disaster coordination. It is not monitored for emergency response or immediate-assistance requests.

Explore the Disaster Coordination Map

The TX BoS CoC Disaster Coordination Map provides a county-level view to help partners: 

  • Understand local visibility 
  • Identify Information Pathways 
  • Recognize potential information gaps 
  • Strengthen situational awareness efforts 

Questions or local updates? Contact: disastercoord@thn.org.  

How to Interpret the Map

Visibility

Visibility answers: 

How easily can the CoC understand what’s happening locally when a disaster occurs? 

Visibility reflects available Information Pathways and access to information. It does not reflect disaster severity, community need, or coordination priority. 

  • High Visibility: An LHC and Homelessness-System Presence* are both present. 
  • Moderate Visibility: Either an LHC or Homelessness-System Presence is present. 
  • Limited Visibility: Neither is currently identified. 

*Homelessness-System Presence: Known providers, shelters, outreach programs, HMIS participation, or other established homelessness-system infrastructure. 

Visibility reflects access to local information when it is needed. It does not indicate disaster severity, community need, or coordination priority.

Information Pathways 

Information Pathways are the partners and communication channels that help us understand local conditions. They may include LHCs, providers, emergency management partners, Councils of Governments (COGs), Community Action Agencies (CAAs), Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOADs), recovery groups, and other local or regional stakeholders.

Current & Recent Updates

THN may post brief updates when new information could affect homeless services, housing stability, or recovery efforts within the TX BoS CoC. These updates highlight information most relevant to providers and partners and do not replace official emergency alerts, local instructions, or program guidance.

Questions or local updates? Contact: disastercoord@thn.org.

November 9, 2026

Disaster Response for Homeless Services Workshop

Thursday, December 3, 2026 | 10:00-11:30 AM CST

Homeless service providers in the TX BoS CoC, including CoC and ESG recipients and subrecipients, are invited to join us as HUD Technical Assistance providers from ICF lead us in a virtual workshop on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

The workshop will share requirements and best practices from across the country to help organizations better support people experiencing homelessness immediately before, during, and after a disaster. The session will include opportunities for participant interaction and practical application.

Click here to Register 

November 5, 2026

FEMA Individual Assistance Expanded for July-August Storms

FEMA Individual Assistance has been authorized for 19 TX BoS CoC counties affected by the July-August 2026 severe storms and flooding. Eligibility is determined individually by FEMA and varies by household, type of loss, insurance coverage, occupancy, and other program requirements.
 
The 19 BoS counties include: Bandera, Comal, Crockett, Dimmit, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Medina, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Zavala.
Providers serving affected households may review official eligibility and application information through FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program.
 
Please share emerging disaster-related displacement, homelessness impacts, housing instability, or service disruptions with disastercoord@thn.org.

Additional Resources

Select the resources that best match your role. These tools support preparedness, coordination, information sharing, and consideration of homelessness and housing-related concerns during disasters.

For Homeless Services Providers

For Responders & Community Partners

For Emergency Management Planners & Organizational Leadership

General Preparedness and Emergency Management

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