Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee Last updated or reviewed on November 15, 2024 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: CoC Community Values – Adopted March 2023 Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee Bylaws-updated April 2019 Glossary of Continuum of Care terms NC-501 Written Standards 2018 NC-501 Continuum of Care Program Street Outreach Written Standards NC-501 Continuum of Care Funding Reallocation Policy 2019 Asheville-Buncombe Coordinated Entry Policy and Procedures 2018 Homelessness Resources Guide Request a Letter of Support from the CoC Contact Information Emily Ball, Manager Homeless Strategy Division eball@ashevillenc.gov 828. 271.6129
