State Interagency Council Tasks and Membership
Major Council Tasks
- Promote Opening Doors in their state and evaluate progress toward the four major goals of the Plan
- Create the State Plan to End Homelessness
- Monitor Plan implementation
- Provide an annual progress report on the Plan to the Governor and Legislature
- Disseminate information (e.g. data and best practices) to educate state officials and the public regarding issues related to homelessness
- Create a website that provides information on Council activities, membership and minutes, and also includes a downloadable copy of the Plan for the public.
- Host an Annual Conference on Homelessness
Membership on the Council
Membership on the Council is composed of State Agency Officials (Elected and Appointed and Agency Heads), Federal Agency Representatives, and a variety of Stakeholders.
There should be representation from the following
Elected/Appointed Officials:
- Governor’s Office
- Lieutenant Governor’s Office
- Judicial Offices
- Attorney General’s Office
- State Fiscal or Comptroller’s Office
AND
Secretaries and Commissioners (or their representatives) from the following Departments, Agencies and Resources:
- Housing & Housing Finance
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health
- Veterans Affairs
- Office of Management & Budget
- Social Security/Disability Determinations
- Managed Care Entity
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- State and County Corrections/ Public Safety/Juvenile Justice
- Education
- Labor/Employment Services
- Welfare
- Medicaid
- Transportation
- Children & Families/Youth Services
- Health & Human Services/Homeless Services
Federal Agency Representatives
- Housing and Urban Development (HUD) –Field Office Director, CPD Director or Regional Administrator
- Veterans Affairs (VA) –VISN Director or VISN Network Homeless Coordinator
- Labor (DOL) –Regional Liaison to state or WIA Directors/Administrators
- Health and Human Services (HHS) –Regional Liaison to state
- Social Security Administration –Field office director
- Agriculture (USDA) –State director
- USICH –Regional Coordinator
