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Advisory committee unanimously backs outreach to recruit people with lived homelessness experience for council's new homelessness committee
Summary
The Advisory Committee on Racial Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights voted unanimously to recommend that City Council promote and recruit people with lived experience of homelessness to the city's new homelessness committee and offered the advisory panel's help with outreach, supports and any data needed to set target representation.
The Advisory Committee on Racial Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights voted unanimously to ask City Council to promote opportunities for people with lived experience of homelessness to serve on the city's upcoming homelessness committee and to connect council with the advisory panel's networks to recruit candidates.
The motion, moved and seconded during the committee's February meeting, said members "see great value in identifying folks with lived experience who serve on the committee" and offered the advisory body's help with data or research to determine how many seats would be appropriate. The roll-call vote recorded unanimous approval.
The recommendation follows an email from community member Jason…
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