Gov. Stein relaunches council to coordinate efforts to prevent homelessness

Last year, people experiencing homelessness in Raleigh packed to leave an encampment off of Highway 70 near Interstate 40. (Photo: Greg Childress/NC Newsline)

Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order Wednesday relaunching the Interagency Council for Coordinating Homelessness Programs, a multi-agency effort to prevent and end homelessness by strengthening coordination among partners across government and private and non-profit service providers and advocates.

The Council for Homelessness Programs will be co-chaired by N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Policy Director Karen Wade and N.C. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Chief of Staff Jessica Whichard, Stein’s office announced in a news release.

Stein said everyone benefits when people have a safe place to call home…

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