Organization

Structure

The Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC) coordinates a comprehensive response to homelessness through a “continuum of care” process. The BCCC (who’s federal designation is MA-505) is coordinated by the City of New Bedford’s Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD). A collective of over 60 organizations, agencies and individuals committed to working together in addressing both episodic and chronic homelessness constitutes the BCCC whose mission is:

“…to advocate on behalf of homeless individuals by enlisting the cooperation of homeless providers, to improve the accessibility of existing public resources, to maintain statistical data on the homeless population, and to provide supportive services and empowerment strategies to allow these individuals to be integrated into the community through a compassionate Continuum of Care.  The BCCC is committed to the concept that each person is entitled to live in dignity”.