The Salt Lake Valley Coalition to End Homelessness announces the release of its strategic plan to ensure its continued efforts to render homelessness brief, rare and non-recurring are focused on best practice, collaboration and data. The strategic plan is a living document designed to coordinate prevention, crisis response and long-term strategies across providers and with state, county and city government efforts. Importantly, the plan is and will continue to be informed by the expertise of individuals with lived experience.
The Coalition’s plan centers on foundational pillars of addressing disparities and ensuring equity for people experiencing homelessness, implementing data-driven strategies, and collaborating across systems to ensure individuals in crisis are placed in appropriate housing and receive the services needed to stay successfully housed. The plan is also centered on solutions to improve systemic effectiveness, increase the supply and ease of access to safe and affordable housing and tailored support services, and reduce first time experiences of homelessness and returns to homelessness through prevention.
Recognizing that rendering homelessness brief, rare and non-recurring is a state and nation-wide effort, the plan incorporates key elements from the federal Housing and Urban development and Utah Office of Homeless Services strategic plans.
With the combined expertise of our steering committee and members, including strong leadership from lived experts, the SLVCEH plan sets out clear strategies with measurable metrics to inform our county-wide efforts to help individuals and families move from crisis to stability. As strategies are implemented, data will be analyzed to inform our approach and improve outcomes for people experiencing homelessness.
