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Helpful Links: Affordable Housing Advisory Board  State Advisory Council on Homelessness (SACH) Commerce Housing Division Performance Notebook

In February 2006, Governor Christine Gregoire established the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) (RCW 43.185C.710) which "shall work to create greater levels of interagency coordination and to coordinate state agency efforts with the efforts of state and local entities addressing homelessness."  The committee consists of "policy level representatives of the following entities: (a) the Department of Commerce; (b) the Department of Corrections (DOC); (c) the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS); (d) the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA); and (e) the Department of Health (DOH)." In May, 2008, Governor Gregoire added a policy level representative from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Council.

The ICH shall seek to:

1. Align homeless-related housing and supportive service policies among state agencies;
2. Identify ways in which providing housing with appropriate services can contribute to cost savings for state agencies;
3. Identify policies and actions that may contribute to homelessness or interfere with its reduction;
4. Review and improve strategies for discharge from state institutions that contribute to homelessness;
5. Recommend policies to either improve practices or align resources, or both, including those policies requested by the Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) or through state and local housing plans; and
6. Ensure that the housing status of people served by state programs is collected in consistent formats available for analysis. 

 If you have questions or concerns, please contact Bruce Yasutake at (360) 725-2984.