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Board discusses homelessness, housing and opioid-funded services; chairman to seek city coordination
Summary
Board members urged county coordination with Quincy’s Human Rights Commission on homelessness and shelter planning; chairman said he would ask the mayor about county representation on city-led committees and noted opioid-settlement funding and county services already target addiction-related factors tied to homelessness.
Board members raised homelessness and housing availability during new-business discussion, asking what the county is doing to support regional shelter planning. One board member expressed concern for people living without shelter during winter and asked whether the county has representation on a city-led committee addressing homelessness.
The chairman said the Quincy Human Rights Commission has been leading the city’s effort and offered to ask the mayor about county participation on the commission’s panels. Dr. Rich noted the county has spent opioid settlement funds and worked with local partners (including the Salvation Army and ambulance services) on addiction-related responses that intersect with homelessness. The board agreed to gather more information and report back by email or at the next meeting.
Members discussed potential county roles—including coordinating funding, connecting services such as veterans’ assistance and EMS contacts, and exploring emergency shelter models—and were urged to attend City of Quincy Human Rights Commission meetings (first Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m.). No formal county action or funding for new shelter structures was taken in this meeting; the conversation focused on information-gathering and coordination.
