| Title: | Community Advisory Council on Homelessness |
| Meeting Information: | The council will meet four times a year.
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| Contact Name: | Illinois Department of Human Services |
| Function: | The Communtiy Advisory Council will operate to advise the Illinois Interagency Task Force on Homelessness on its mission to achieve "functional zero" homelessness in the State of Illinois. The Council will discuss and make recommendations on improving health and human services for those experiencing homelessness, strengthening housing stability, and unnecessary institutionalization. |
| Term: | Appointees serve at the will of the Governor, and have a term of three years. If a vacancy should occur at any point of the three-year period, a new member will immediately be appointed by the Governor to fulfill the remainder of the three-year term, and will continue to serve unti a succeding appointment or re-appointment has been made. |
| Senate Confirmation: | No |
| Qualifications: | The Community Advisory Council shall consist of diverse stakeholders that represent the goals and population described in this executive order, to be appointed by the Governor. Members should be geographically diverse to represent the needs of urban, suburban and rural communities across Illinois. |
| Composition: | The Community Advisory Council will consist of the "Chief", who will serve as co-chair with another Council member from the following appointments:
Three members with lived experience, which may include, but are not limited to the formerly incarcerated, veterans, and youth (16 to 25 years old).
Member representing people with disabilities.
Two members from the philanthropic private funding sector.
Member representing a statewide behavioral health advocacy organization.
Member representing a statewide housing advocacy organization.
A minimum of two members representing local Continuums of Care.
A minimum of three members representing local units of government (municipal, county and/or township).
Two at-large members, who may or may not meet the qualification requirements for the other appointees. |