New Marathon County homelessness coordinator outlines short‑term framework, urges better data

Jun 4, 2026

Megan Barnett, Marathon County’s new public health coordinator for homelessness response, presented a short‑term foundational framework through the end of 2026 focused on roles, data, coordinated response and community engagement and called for a real‑time by‑name data system to measure progress.

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Megan Barnett, Marathon County’s newly hired public health coordinator for homelessness response, told the county Health and Human Services committee that the county lacks reliable, population‑level data on people experiencing homelessness and that a short‑term foundational framework is needed to coordinate services while more precise data is collected.

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