RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County supervisors are slated today to approve the creation of a committee to review ongoing strategies to reduce homelessness countywide and work with agencies to boost state and federal aid for programs aimed at ending chronic homelessness.
Supervisors Manuel Perez and Karen Spiegel proposed creation of the Homeless Ad Hoc Committee.
The supervisors said the committee is a natural component of the "Homeless Action Plan" adopted by the board in 2018. The plan included the creation of the Office of Homeless Solutions, which is managed by the Executive Office.
The Office of Homeless Solutions is tasked with identifying funding sources for projects to address homelessness, coordinating with other government agencies on potential corrective measures and serving