The Homeless Prevention and Intervention work group currently has multiple volunteers (Julee King, Vevlyn Grant, and Catrina Grigsby-Thedford, with the Chair also offering to participate) but lacked a designated lead until this meeting, when Julee agreed to convene the group. This work stream will refine the prevention and intervention goals in the strategic plan, identify lead and collaborating agencies, and surface current programs and gaps. Because this domain spans education, justice involvement, workforce, and behavioral health, the group is expected to interface with many systems and to draw on statewide data and best practices. As they begin meeting, they may need support in landscape analysis, cross-system prevention strategy design, and outcome measurement. Vendors offering prevention program design, risk modeling, and multi-agency coordination tools should monitor this group’s outputs and be prepared to align with the specific priorities they identify for recommendation to the Interagency Council.

The group had not yet met due to lack of a designated lead; the May 19 meeting resolves that barrier...