Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee

Since 2008, the Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee has convened community members to respond to homelessness together as appointed by Asheville City Council and Buncombe County Commissioners.

In January 2023, the community received a set of recommendations from the National Alliance to End Homelessness about how to improve outcomes for people experiencing homelessness. A key recommendation from NAEH was to restructure the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care (CoC) to expand HIAC’s work into a broader and more inclusive community-based planning body to collaborate on homelessness response, including a new elected Board to lead community efforts.

Under HIAC’s leadership, a Governance Work Group developed and managed a transition process to restructure the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care, creating a new governance charter, establishing a new CoC Membership body, and supporting the CoC Membership in electing a new Board to assume the responsibilities that HIAC previously held. The CoC now has 384 members, and its new Board was elected in April 2024 and will complete the CoC’s first strategic plan in January 2025. Many former HIAC members are part of the CoC as Board members, appointees on committees or work groups, and in the general membership.

To consolidate homelessness efforts from the City of Asheville, Buncombe County, and the community through the new CoC, HIAC members voted at their July 25, 2024 meeting to recommend that City Council formally dissolve HIAC as an advisory committee of the City and County. On November 12, 2024, City Council approved that recommendation, and HIAC’s work is now concluded.

Many thanks to all community members who have contributed HIAC service since 2008, and particular thanks to the most recent HIAC members whose vision and leadership helped transform how our community works together on homelessness response.

To continue to engage in community work on homelessness, all stakeholders are encouraged to join the Continuum of Care. Membership is open on an ongoing basis, and members are able to vote on any changes to the governance charter and in elections of Board members, in addition to being eligible to serve on the Board, committees, or work groups.

Thank you for your continued partnership in ending homelessness!


Past Meeting Materials
Agendas	Documents	Recordings
July 25, 2024 Agenda *The July 25, 2024 meeting will be held at City Hall in the sixth floor training room.*	July 25, 2024 Documents	July 25, 2024 Recording
The meeting scheduled for June 13, 2024, has been canceled.
May 9, 2024 Agenda	May 9, 2024 Documents	May 9, 2024 Recording
April 11, 2024 Agenda	April 11, 2024 Documents	April 11, 2024 Recording
March 14, 2024 Agenda	March 14, 2024 Documents	March 14, 2024 Recording
February 8, 2024 Agenda	February 8, 2024 Documents	February 8, 2024 Recording
January 11, 2024 Agenda	January 11, 2024 Documents	January 11, 2024 Recording
Novmeber 09, 2023 Agenda	November 09, 2023 Documents	November 09, 2023 Recording
October 12, 2023 Agenda	October 12, 2023 Documents	October 12, 2023 Recording
September 12, 2023 Agenda	September 12, 2023 Documents	September 12, 2023 Recording
August 10, 2023 Agenda	August 10, 2023 Documents	August 10, 2023 Recording
July 27, 2023 Agenda	July 27, 2023 Documents	July 27, 2023 Recording
June 8, 2023 Agenda	June 8, 2023 Documents	June 8, 2023 Recording
May 11,2023 Agenda	May 11,2023 Documents	May 11,2023 Recording
April 13, 2023 Agenda	April 13, 2023 Documents	April 13, 2023 Recording
March 9, 2023 Agenda	March 9, 2023 Documents	Recording
February 09,2023 Agenda	February 09, 2023 Documents	Recording
January 26, 2023 Retreat Agenda	January 26, 2023 Retreat Documents	1/26 Retreat Recording
January 12, 2023 Agenda	January 12, 2023 Documents	Recording
November 30, 2022 Agenda	November 30, 2022 Documents	Recording
October 28, 2022 Agenda	October 28, 2022 Documents	No Recording In person meeting
September 23, 2022 Agenda	September 23, 2022 Documents	No Recording
September 13, 2022 Agenda	September 13, 2022 Documents	September 13, 2022 Recording
August 26, 2022 Agenda	August 26, 2022 Documents	August 26, 2022 Recording
July 29, 2022 Agenda	July 29, 2022 Documents	July 29, 2022 Recording
June 24, 2022 Agenda	June 24, 2022 Documents	June 24, 2022 Recording
May 27,2022 Agenda	May 27, 2022 Documents	May 27, 2022 Recording
April 29, 2022 Agenda	April 29, 2022 Documents	April 29, 2022 Recording
March 25, 2022 Agenda	March 25, 2022 Documents	March 25, 2022 Recording
February 25, 2022 Agenda Meeting is Canceled	February 25, 2022 Documents Meeting is Canceled	February 25, 2022 Recording Meeting is Canceled
January 28, 2022 Agenda	January 28, 2022 Documents	January 28, 2022 Recording
December 10, 2021 Agenda	December 10, 2021 Documents	December 10, 2021 Recording
October 29, 2021 Agenda	October 29, 2021 Documents	October 29, 2021 Recording
September 24, 2021 Agenda	September 24, 2021 Documents	September 24, 2021 Recording
July 30, 2021 Agenda	July 30, 2021 Documents	July 30, 2021 Recording
May 28, 2021 Updated Agenda	May 28, 2021 Documents	May 28, 2021 recording
March 26, 2021 Agenda	March 26, 2021 Documents	March 26, 2021 Recording
January 29, 2021 Agenda	January 29, 2021 Documents	January 29, 2021 Recording
September 23, 2020 Agenda	September 23, 2020 Documents	September 23, 2021 Recording
July 28, 2020 Agenda	July 28, 2020 Documents	July 28, 202o Recording
February 25, 2020 Agenda	February 25, 2020 Documents	No Available Recording
December 11, 2019 Agenda	December 11, 2019 Documents	No Available Recording
October 22, 2019 Agenda	October 22, 2019 Documents	No Available Recording
September 24, 2019 Agenda	September 24, 2019 Documents	No Available Recording

Policies and Resources:

Contact Information

Emily Ball, Manager
Homeless Strategy Division
eball@ashevillenc.gov
828. 271.6129

Past Meeting Materials

Agendas

Documents

Recordings

Policies and Resources:

Contact Information