State Vision

Everyone has access to safe,decent, affordable housing with the needed resources and supports for self-sufficiency and well being.

Homeless Coordinating Committee

•Coordinates all homeless planning and policy development.

•Coordinates the State’s ten-year plan with AOGs, counties and cities to reduce homelessness with emphasis on ending chronic homelessness.

•Recommends policy, regulatory, and resource changes needed to accomplish the objectives.

•Ensures a research driven, results oriented strategy with statewide guidelines.

•Allocates PHTF, ESG, and CNH funds and coordinates priority of other funds assisting the homeless.

•Reports to governor and legislators on progress.

Dr. David Sundwall Department of Health

Pamela Atkinson At Large

Dale Schippaanboord Dept. of Corrections

Tani Downing Dept. of Workforce Services

Vaughn McDonald Philanthropic Orgs. Bill Hulterstrom

Mountainland Cont. of Care

Sharon Downing Balance of State Continuum of Care

Jane Shock Financial Institutions

Kristine Pepin Businesses/United Way

Yvette Diaz Dept. of Community and Culture

Marie Christman Dept. of Human Services

(DHS)

Gary Herbert Lt. Governor

Chair

Michelle Flynn SLC Cont. of Care

John Brereton Utah Housing Corporation

Rosemary Kappes S.L. Housing Authority

Rudy Johansen Veterans’ Admin.

Donald P. Ketcham

Social Security

Palmer DePaulis JoAnn Seghini Local Governments

Kreig Kelley Office of Education

Lloyd Pendleton Robert Boles Faith Based Orgs.

Purpose Brian Carver State Planning Office

January 2006

Homeless Coordinating Committee Organization

HCC

Local Homeless Coordinating Committees

Supportive Services

Affordable Housing

Discharge Planning

Information Systems

Bear River AOG

Salt Lake County COG

Five-County AOG

Mountainland AOG

Six-County AOG

San Juan County

COGUintah Basin

AOGWeber County

COG

Davis County COG

Grand County COG

• Domestic Violence

• Case Management

• Training

• Employment

Allocation Committee

Elected Officials

Chair - LHCC

• Banks

• Developers

• Housing Authorities

• Planners

• Providers

• HMIS

• Outcome Measures

• Management Reports

• Mental Health

• Hospitals

• Substance Abuse

• Prisons

• Jails

• Foster Care

• Juvenile Justice Ser.

Dale Schippaanboord

Lt. Governor

Richard Walker Tani Downing Kristine Pepin JoAnn Seghini

COG – Council of Governments

AOG – Association of GovernmentsDecember 2005

AOG/COG Homeless Coordinating Committee (Model)

Faith Based Orgs.

Sheriff

Dept. of Human Services

Police Chief

Continuum of Care

Housing Authorities

Businesses

Dept. Workforce

Ser.

Colleges/Tech. Schools

Purpose Financial Institutions

At Large

• Implement locally the State’s ten-year plan to end chronic homelessness and reduce overall homelessness.

• Prioritize and coordinate funding to implement supportive service programs to reduce and prevent homelessness.

• Use Homeless Management Information System to report and manage results.

• Develop a “pathway” to self-reliance for the homeless.

Elected Official Chair

Dept. of Corrections

Dept. of Health

Schools/PTA

Local Government Leaders

Domestic Violence

Vice-Chair

United Way

Native America Housing Authority

Service Agencies

Community Clinics

Utah’s Homeless Plan ImplementationUtah’s Homeless Plan Implementation

• Established Local Homeless Coordination Committees (LHCC) chaired by a political leader

• Pilot in each LHCC implementing new collaborative approaches to develop effective methods by October 1st and then expand

• Establishing outcome measurements by agency• Statewide management report system with

outcome measures – July 1, 2006• Statewide implementation of SSI/SSDI training

to all agencies housing homeless – October 2006

When your vision is crystal clear, taking action

happens naturally.

Thomas F. Crum, “The Magic of Conflict”