Call for Committee Members!
Joining a Continuum of Care (CoC) committee is a powerful way to take an active role in shaping the strategies and decisions that impact how our community addresses homelessness. Committees focus on key areas such as youth homelessness, system operations, performance monitoring, and more. By participating, you can share your expertise, represent your agency or lived experience, and collaborate with others to improve policies, evaluate programs, and advance innovative solutions. Committee members are essential to driving progress, ensuring accountability, and building a more coordinated, equitable system of care in Columbus and Franklin County.
The CoC is seeking diverse candidates across a range of characteristics, including race, ethnicity, gender, age, LGBTQ+ identity, socio-economic status, disability, and those with lived experience.
If interested, please fill out this form.
Please share this opportunity widely.
Continuum of Care Members
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| Non-profit homeless assistance providers (rotating consideration) |
Community Shelter Board YMCA of Central Ohio |
Shannon Isom Beth Lonn |
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| Youth homeless organizations (rotating consideration) |
Home for Families |
Beth Fetzer-Rice |
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Victim service providers |
Lutheran Social Services CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence Ohio Domestic Violence Network |
Dr. Maria Houston Mary O’Doherty |
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Faith-based organizations |
Faith Based Committee | Jim Rose | ||||||||
| Local Governments/ESG Entitlement |
Columbus City Council Columbus Mayor’s Office City of Columbus Franklin County Office of the Columbus City Attorney |
John Oswalt Marcus Johnson Emerald Hernandez-Parra Walter Dillard Tiara Ross |
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Street Outreach (rotating consideration) |
Mount Carmel Health System Street Medicine |
Roxann Payne |
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Businesses |
The Columbus Foundation CSB Board Member CSB Board Member CSB Board Member |
Emily Savors Sonya Higginbotham Alison Marker Nathan P. Wymer |
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Advocates and other homeless subpopulation advocates (rotating consideration) |
Columbus Coalition for the Homeless Corporation for Supportive Housing Legal Aid Society of Columbus |
Sarah Hatchard Terri Power Donna Mayer |
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| Agencies that serve survivors of human trafficking (rotating consideration) | Sanctuary Night | Nancy Hashman | ||||||||
| Public Housing Authorities | Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority | Scott Scharlach | ||||||||
| School Administrators/Homeless Liaisons | Columbus City Schools – Project Connect | Felisha Lyons | ||||||||
| Employment Services (rotating consideration) | ASPYR Workforce Innovation | Kier Scott | ||||||||
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Social Service Providers |
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| Disability service organizations/Disability advocates |
Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities The P.E.E.R. Center |
Jeff Pattison Juliet C. Dorris-Williams |
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| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service Organizations (rotating consideration) |
ADAMH Board Central Ohio Behavioral Healthcare |
Sue Villilo MarQuan McCarrel |
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Hospitals |
OhioHealth | Le-Ann Harris | ||||||||
| Universities (rotating consideration) | Columbus State Community College |
Dr. Desiree Polk-Blank |
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| Affordable Housing Developers and advocates |
The Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio |
TBD Jon Welty Carlie Boos |
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| Law Enforcement |
Columbus Police Department |
Lt. Kyle Kincade |
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| Local Jails/Courts |
Franklin County Sheriff's Office |
Makaylah Downour |
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| Veterans Organizations |
Veterans Administration Veterans Service Commission |
Courtney Elrod Robert Bramlish |
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Homeless or formerly homeless persons |
Citizens Advisory Council Citizens Advisory Council |
Malcolm Turner Sheila Prillerman |
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Youth Advocates |
Youth Action Board |
Rei Scott |
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LGBTQ+-serving Organization or Advocacy Group (rotating consideration) |
Equitas Health |
Meghann Cicola |
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