Improving the homeless response systems 

The Best Practices Committee is responsible for researching and implementing best practices for meeting the needs of people experiencing homelessness in the region. Topics include prevention, affordable housing, rapid re-housing, and permanent supportive housing.

Responsibilities include:

• Create and review policies and procedures for Centralized Intake
• Create or identify a coordinated assessment tool for the CoC
• Identify data-driven best practices for ending homelessness
• Facilitate training for CoC participants on special topics pertaining to homelessness such as domestic violence, use of the HMIS database, VI-SPDAT, youth/LGBTQ+ homelessness, mental health and disabilities, veterans, and more

Chair: Vacant (Allison Henry filling in as interim)

Deputy Chair: Vacant

If you are already a CoC member and interested in joining the Best Practices Committee, please contact the committee chair.

Current Committee Members

Miranda Hulse, First Step

Stephanie Pine, Access Independence, Inc.

Chelsey Kibler, Choices of Page County

Amber Robinson, Harrisonburg/Rockingham CSB

Zanata Fenn, AIDS Response Effort

Jenny Frye, The Laurel Center

Tiffany Matthews, Laurel Ridge Community College

Dana Durant, Horizon Goodwill Industries – Winchester

Allison Henry, Western VA CoC

Kaitlin Heatwole, Western VA CoC