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Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Maryland’s Interagency Council on Homelessness

​​​The Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) was established in 2014 to examine statewide initiatives and recommend policy solutions to end homelessness in Maryland.

ICH responsibilities

As outlined in statute, the ICH will:

  • Coordinate state policy recommendations and working relationships among state, local, and nonprofit agencies concerning efforts to remedy and prevent homelessness across the state.
  • Disseminate information and educate the public about the prevalence and causes of and responses to homelessness.
  • Coordinate data sharing between local Continuums of Care (CoC) and make annual recommendations to the state legislature that are in compliance with federal policy initiatives and funding strategies.
  • Analyze the need for and availability of affordable and accessible housing resources and recommend changes necessary to move towards a statewide housing first approach.
  • Solicit input from the advocacy, business and faith communities as well as from consumers, regarding policy and program development for the homeless population and identify supportive services necessary to best serve special populations such as veterans, youth, families and individuals with behavioral health barriers to housing.

Membership of the ICH

Membership is outlined in statute, half of the council is appointed by the Governor, the other half are State Agency representatives. The council meets quarterly and the majority of all meetings are open to the public.

Who serves on the ICH?

ICH working groups

Membership of the work groups is also open to the public. For more information, please visit ICH Working Groups. If interested in participating on one of the work groups, or interested in the work of the council as a whole, please email Suzanne Korff, Senior Policy Officer - Homeless Initiatives, [email protected].

Past council meetings

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