Focus
Housing Stability, Barrier Reduction & Coordinated Community Response

2026 Guiding Focus
Strengthen housing stability by reducing barriers to access, improving cross-agency
coordination, and implementing a community-wide warm handoff initiative that supports
tenants, landlords, and service providers.

The HSAC Housing Committee Goal Areas
1. Vibrant & Engaged Committee
   Goal: Maintain an active, collaborative, solution-focused committee.

• Host 9-10 monthly meetings with speakers aligned to housing stability and collaboration

• Recruit 5–10 new active members, including frontline staff, landlords, and system

       partners

• Continue relationship-building opportunities (coffee meet-ups, informal networking)

• Highlight Community Wins to celebrate progress and shared impact

2. Housing Stability & Barrier Reduction
   Goal: Help residents remain housed by addressing system gaps and simplifying access to
   services.

• Identify 3–5 key housing stability barriers impacting clients

• Align monthly speakers to address identified gaps (legal, financial, prevention, landlord

       engagement)

• Improve clarity and consistency of information shared with tenants

• Support practical prevention strategies (education, budgeting, tenant rights,

       employment pathways)

3. Community-Wide Warm Handoff Initiative
   Goal: Improve coordination and reduce duplication for clients and landlords.

• Design and pilot a standardized warm handoff process, including:

• Shared referral form

• Clear handoff expectations

• Defined response timelines

• Reduce repeated storytelling for clients through shared documentation (with consent)

• Minimize duplicate landlord document requests

• Provide Training for agencies and community members

4. Cross-Agency Collaboration & Shared Tools
   Goal: Strengthen coordination through shared resources and clear referral pathways.

• Map existing referral pathways and identify where clients get “stuck”

• Develop shared tools, including:

• Community eligibility and resource guide

• Updated agency contact list

• Standardized referral and follow-up expectations

• Improve communication and response consistency across agencies

5. Landlord Engagement & System Alignment
   Goal: Strengthen landlord partnerships while reducing administrative burden.

• Engage landlords in warm-handoff planning and feedback

• Recruit 3–5 landlords or property managers to participate in committee efforts

• Align documentation and communication practices

6. Accountability, Metrics & Next Steps
   Goal: Track progress and guide priorities throughout the year.

• The committee will use quarterly eviction data provided by Legal Aid to track trends,

        guide priorities, and inform next steps throughout 2026.