Are you a homeless person? Do you work with homeless persons? Are you part of a workgroup to end homelessness? EHAC is asking for your help to identify barriers and solutions.

Special focus on 10 Year Plans to End Homelessness; what makes them work? Learn and share insights about practices and experiences on Housing First, Homeless Counts, and Permanent Supportive Housing for Oregon homeless populations.

A Home for Hope, the state's 10-year plan to end homelessness, identifies several early actions toward ending homelessness. They include establishing clear measures to gauge the state's progress.

Early activities include:

- Strengthen the partnership between Oregon Housing and Community Service and the Department of Human Services in their efforts to serve people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

- Create a statewide funders committee to coordinate assistance programs and maximize resources.

- Encourage the use of Housing First and Rapid Re-housing models and strategies.

- Increase collaboration between the Oregon Department of Veteran's Affairs and community-based agencies to ensure full utilization of federal VA resources.

- Establish closer links between housing programs and food and nutrition programs.

- Provide financial and technical assistance to help develop and implement ten year plans to end homelessness in all Oregon Counties.