Reaching Home Community Advisory Board
Reaching Home is a federally funded, community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness. The City of Greater Sudbury is a designated community who administers the federal funding, and a Community Advisory Board helps set direction for addressing homelessness in the community.
Mission of the Community Advisory Board
Implement the priorities established in the current Community Plan that address homelessness in the City of Greater Sudbury with the resources available from the Federal government’s Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Receive, review and recommend community projects for funding as identified in the Community Plan priorities and objective sections.
- Review quarterly the results of approved projects.
- Assist in ongoing review and planning to ensure supports are in place to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness in our community.
- Consult annually with persons who have experienced homelessness.
- Review and revise objectives as required.
- Actively participate in quarterly meetings.
Membership
Membership of the Committee will reflect the linguistic and cultural diversity of the community. The Committee is currently seeking a member from each of the following categories:
- members of the Indigenous community or Indigenous-led organizations
- representative of private and non-profit housing providers
- representative of agencies that provides services to vulnerable youth
- representative of agencies that provides services to veterans
- representative of agencies that provides services to newcomers
- representative from Health Sciences North
Applicants must reside in Greater Sudbury, be a Canadian citizen and be at least 18 years old.
Community Advisory Board members act as volunteers and receive no enumeration.
For more information, please contact the City of Greater Sudbury Manager of Housing Stability & Homelessness at 705-674-4455, extension 1534.