Homelessness Task Force -- THIS TASK FORCE IS CURRENTLY DORMANT

Meets every 1st Wednesday at 7:00 PM

Check the agenda for the meeting location and Zoom instructions

On July 27, 2021, the Barre City Council established a Homelessness Task Force to analyze and report back to the City Council concerning homelessness in our City. This task force is made up of 7 members from the community.

The Task Force is tasked with reviewing and advising the City Council on the following items.

• Work with civic organizations and City resources to quantify the current and projected homeless community in Barre City.
• Work with the homeless community, civic organizations and City resources to identify the main areas of concern.
• Identify current federal, state and local resources available to the homeless community.
• Identify key resources that are underutilized or unavailable.
• Identify barriers and/or perceived barriers to existing resources, social services, housing, etc.
• Develop and recommend short-term solutions to immediately address the needs of the homeless community.
• Expand upon the short-term solutions and develop a recommendation for long-term system changes to support our homeless neighbors.
• Identify potential financial implications to the City for any of the above items.

Each member serves a 2-year term.

Staff Liaison: Brooke Pouliot