Learn more about Washington County's effort to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring in our community by attending a Homeless Solutions Advisory Council (Solutions Council) meeting. Meetings occur on the third Thursday of every month at 2:00 PM. Meetings are open to the public and currently being held in-person in the Olympic conference room on the 2nd floor of the Adams Crossing building and virtually on Zoom. Please refer to the meeting materials below in the respective year and month's section for more information on joining, including the agenda, which is posted approximately one week before the meeting.
The Solutions Council (formerly the Homeless Plan Advisory Committee and Continuum of Care (CoC) Board) is appointed by the Washington County Board of County Commissioners to provide oversight and feedback on the work of the Homeless Services Division. Solutions Council members engage with and promote Washington County’s homelessness response plans, while encouraging collaborative partnerships across a wide array of service systems.
The Solutions Council also serves as the as the CoC Board and provides oversight of budgeting and program investments for all funding for homeless services including the voter approved Supportive Housing Services, the Governor’s Executive Order initiative on homelessness, and other state, federal and local resources.
The Solutions Council conducts their role with a goal of supporting Washington County and the Department of Housing Services, Homeless Services Division to ensure homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring.
Public Comment
Submit Anonymous comments/feedback pertaining to our homeless system.
Solutions Council Meeting Materials
- 2024 Meetings
January 26, 2024 - Orientation
February 15, 2024
March 21, 2024
April 18, 2024
May 16, 2024
June 20, 2024
July 18, 2024
August [TBD] 2024
Cancelled for Listening Session
September 19, 2024
October 11, 2024 (Special Session @10am)
October 17, 2024
November 21, 2024
December 19, 2024
- 2025 Meetings
TBD
Solutions Council Technical Subcommittees
Performance Evaluation
The Performance Evaluation Technical Subcommittee of the Homeless Solutions Advisory Council reviews annual system performance reports and makes recommendations for overall system improvements that County staff will apply to funding decisions.
- 2024 Meetings
March 11, 2024
April 8, 2024
May 8, 2024
June 12, 2024
Cancelled
July 10, 2024
August 14, 2024
September 11, 2024
October 9, 2024
November 13, 2024
December 11, 2024
Lived Experience
The Lived Experience Advisory Committee of the Homeless Solutions Advisory Council is comprised of persons who have experienced homelessness in our community and who are interested in providing feedback relating to all aspects of Washington County’s Homeless Services programming as well as its strategic and annual work plans.
Equitable Procurement
The Equitable Procurement Technical Subcommittee provides input into the procedures for how procurement processes are conducted and how contracts are awarded. This committee will have responsibility for defining local funding priorities for the annual CoC HUD NOFO based on the information provided by the Performance Evaluation sub-committee.
- 2024 Meetings
June 6, 2024 Orientation
October 3, 2024 Ranking
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