The Council
Our Council meets four times a year to advance federal collaboration and coordination. In between Council meetings, USICH convenes interagency working groups focused on key issues and activities. These meetings all focus on identifying high-impact strategies and aligning efforts to achieve the goals of Opening Doors.
Our Council, which includes the heads of our 19 federal member agencies, elects a Chair and Vice Chair annually from among its members. Our immediate past Chair was the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with the Secretary of Education serving as Vice Chair.
Read about our recent Council meetings
October 2016: Council Discusses Sustaining Momentum, Planning for Incoming Administration
December 2015: Focus on Preventing and Ending Family Homelessness
October 2015: Focus on Racial Disparities and Criminalization
July 2015: Focus on Youth and American Indian/Alaska Native Homelessness