Committee Information

Leadership Committee

The MCoC Leadership Committee consists of a Chair, Vice Chair, Clerk, and 4 -10 Members at Large. Officers are elected for two year terms and voted on by the General Assembly.

Starting in 2023, the following officers are voted in on odd years: Vice Chair, Clerk, and At Large Members 1 - 5.

Starting in 2024, the following officers will be voted in on even years: Chair and At Large Members 6 - 10.

Leadership Team

  • Chair - Matthew McCall, The Home for Little Wanderers

  • Vice-Chair - Open

  • Clerk - Irina Owens, City of Manchester

Members At Large

  • Daniel Amato - Merrimack Valley Assistance Program

  • Matt Bouchie - Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester

  • Mary Chevalier, - 1269 Café

  • Jennifer Bryden - Community Citizen

  • Todd Fleming - City of Manchester

  • Kristine Hall - Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority

  • Katie Tovar-Paciculan - Harbor Care

  • Nicole Murphy - Amerihealth Caritas

  • Member At Large (Youth PLE) - VACANT

  • Member At Large - VACANT

  • Member at Large - VACANT

Subcommittees

In addition to the Leadership Committee, the MCoC operates six subcommittees that each focus on specific priority areas.

Community Care Team

This team focuses on the most complex cases of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Manchester. They meet to develop collaborative plans to provide the most effective services for our most vulnerable populations. These individuals and families are high utilizers of services throughout the community and are also often the most difficult to engage in services.

  • Chair: Matt Bouchie, Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester

  • Meetings: First Wednesday of every month at 9:00 am.

  • To attend this meeting please reach out to Matt Bouchie.

Coordinated Entry

This subcommittee focuses on problem-solving whenever there are challenges in Manchester’s Coordinated Entry System and ensuring data quality in the MCoC Coordinated Entry Program in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).  For more information on Manchester’s Coordinated Entry Program, please follow this link to the Coordinated Entry tab.

  • Chair: Owen Westover

  • Co-Chair: OPEN

  • Meetings: Second Thursday of every month at 10:00 am.

  • To attend this meeting, please reach out to Owen Westover.

Verterans Committee

This subcommittee is a  collaboration between the MCoC, the Greater Nashua Continuum of Care, and the Balance of State Continuum of Care to focus on the unique needs of veterans who are experiencing homelessness. This subcommittee has worked to establish a strategic statewide strategy to prevent and end homelessness amongst New Hampshire’s veterans. 

  • Chair: Katie Tovar Paciulan, Harbor Care

  • Meetings: Fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm.

  • To attend this meeting, please reach out to Katie Tovar Paciulan.

Homeless Outreach Collaborative

The collaborative focuses on highlighting available resources, communication and workflows, encampment hot spots and trends, team schedules, and de-identified cases. There are two separate groups in the Outreach Subcommittee: Organizational Planning and Coordination and Homeless Outreach Workers Coordination.

Organizational Planning and Coordination

  • Chair: Jonathan Routhier - Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester

  • Meetings: Third Friday of the month at 2:00 pm.

  • To attend this meeting, please reach out to Jonathan Routhier.

    Outreach Workers Coordination

  • Matt Bouchie - Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester

  • Meetings: Fourth Wednesday of the month at 9:00 am.

  • If you’re interested in attending this meeting please reach out to Matt Bouchie

Youth Committee

This subcommittee meets on the needs of youth (24 years old or younger) who experience unaccompanied homelessness. It focuses on developing a community strategy to prevent and end youth homelessness in conjunction with the statewide Youth Action Board. Areas of focus include accurate data, developing appropriate housing programs and other services, and implementing action steps from the Coordinated Community Plan developed for the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grant.

  • If you’re interested in getting involved with this subcommittee please reach out to Matt McCall - The Home for Little Wanderers.

Data and Program Evaluation Committee

The McoC’s newest subcommittee, this group focuses on improving systems of data collection across the entire continuum of care. Committee members meet to discuss strategies to collect, assess, and utilize data about homelessness and homelessness services in the MCoC. This subcommittee also works on strategies to monitor and evaluate program and service performance within the MCoC system. 

  • If you are interested in getting involved with this subcommittee, please reach out to Erica Diamond, Families in Transition.

  • Meetings: Fourth Tuesday of the month at 10:00am.

General Assembly

Since its inception, the MCoC has grown its membership and currently includes the following organizations, municipalities, and agencies as members:

  • Home for All Coalition

  • HOPE for New Hampshire Recovery

  • Housing Action New Hampshire

  • Housing and Urban Development

  • Institute for Community Alliances

  • Liberty House

  • Light of Life

  • Makin’ it Happen

  • Manchester Community Resource Center

  • Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority

  • Members First Credit Union

  • Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester

  • Merrimack Valley Assistance Program

  • NH Catholic Charities

  • NH Charitable Foundation

  • NH Coalition to End Homelessness

  • NH  Bureau of Housing Supports

  • NH Department of Economic Affairs

  • NH Healthy Families

  • NH Housing and Finance Authority

  • NH DHHS – Office of Health Equity

  • Office of Congressman Pappas

  • Office of Senator Shaheen

  • REACH Crisis Services

  • Revive Recovery

  • Salvation Army

  • Shower Them

  • Sobriety Centers of New Hampshire

  • Southern New Hampshire Services

  • The Home for Little Wanderers

  • United Methodist Church

  • VA Medical Center

  • Veterans Inc.

  • Wanderlust Therapeutic Services

  • Waypoint 

  • Youth Success Project

  • Youth Villages

  • YWCA

  • Zeal Church

  • 1269 Café

  • 211 NH

  • Alderman Kantor

  • Alderman Goonan

  • Alderwoman Thomas

  • Amerihealth Caritas NH

  • Amoskeag Health

  • Brady Sullivan Properties

  • Bridges Support Services

  • CAP Hillsborough and Rockingman

  • CMC Healthcare for the Homeless

  • City of Manchester Homelessness Initiatives

  • City of Manchester Fire Dept

  • City of Manchester Planning Dept

  • City of Manchester Finance Dept

  • City of Manchester Economic Development Dept

  • City of Manchester Welfare Dept

  • City of Manchester Health Department

  • City of Manchester School District

  • City of Manchester Library

  • City of Manchester Police Dept

  • Clear Path for Veterans

  • Community Member

  • Homelessness Initiatives Consulting

  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

  • East Coast Evolution Leadership

  • Easterseals

  • Elliot Health Systems

  • Families in Transition

  • Family Promise of Southern NH

  • First United Methodist Church

  • Good Samaritan Network

  • Grandmaison Recovery Homes Inc.

  • Granite Leader

  • Granite United Way

  • Greater Nashua CoC

  • Harbor Care

  • Helping Hands Outreach

  • Hillsborough County Commissioner

  • Hillsborough County DOC