IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Awareness) Committee

The IDEA Committee works to ensure that inequities that exist within and outside of the homeless system of care are identified and addressed. Through the use of quality data analysis, collaboration with partners, and focusing on inclusion of people with lived experience of homelessness, the IDEA Committee will ensure that representation, treatment, and outcomes among all populations are as fair and equitable as possible.

• Considers the needs of distinct populations while advising on the development and implementation of the CoC’s work, goals, and tools;
• Ensures representation of diverse demographics in the leadership of the CoC; 
• Develops an equity-focused action plan to guide the decision-making process of the CoC Board over the next three to five years; 
• Creates equity-focused action plans for the CoC to address representation and programmatic practices within the CoC;
• Uses internal and external data sources to identify inequities that exist as a result of under-representation, over-representation, and/or inequity of service outcomes; and 
• Develops and/or recommends effective training for CoC members to address racial or gender inequities within the homeless system of care.