Beyond Shelter sponsors the Los Angeles City/Countywide Coordinating Council for Homeless Families (LACCCHF).

The Council was developed in 1991 as part of a demonstration project for the United States Department of Health and Human Services in response to the growing crisis of homelessness. Beyond Shelter continued to sponsor the LACCCHF for the next ten years, with meetings bi-monthly and a working agenda of goals to be accomplished. Sometime in 2001, the Council became inactive due to loss of staff and funding. The Council was reconvened in March 2006.

Comprised of representatives from public and private agencies and coalitions, the Coordinating Council addresses the coordination and improvement of services delivery to end and prevent family homelessness. Its membership includes includes representatives from over 50 governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and regional homeless coalitions. Monthly meetings provide an opportunity to bring together individuals and agencies who may not normally communicate and to foster shared dialogue, idea development, and cross-agency collaboration.  

Council goals include:

• Evaluating existing key services and resources
  
  
• Improving utilization and coordination of those services and resources
  
  
• Identifying and advocating for additional services and resources when needed.

The LACCCHF mission statement is as follows:

The Los Angeles City/County Coordinating Council for Homeless Families is a working group of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and individuals dedicated to ending family homelessness by increasing access to housing and improving services delivery.  The goal is to implement the family recommendations of the L.A. 10 Year Campaign to End Homelessness.  The Coordinating Council is committed to a human rights based approach to addressing family homelessness, including, but not limited to, the promotion of housing as a basic human right.