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The Homeless Advisory Commission is comprised of fifteen members.
Members are appointed by the Mayor and must be approved by the Board of Alders. Term of board membership is two years.
The Commission works to monitor planning documents which address the issue of homelessness in New Haven, with a particular focus on the City of New Haven Consolidated Plan, the Continuum of Care Plan, and other plans which may be developed over time.
Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to: studying the conditions of homeless persons and families, and the facilities that provide services to them; and, making recommendations to the mayor and Board of Aldermen concerning any comprehensive plans that the commission adopts relating to the provision of services and housing to homeless persons and families.
View a complete list of the commission’s member composition, powers and responsibilities under Article X, Sec. 2-762 of the City’s Code of General Ordinances.
Party Affiliation |
Commission Member |
Address | Term Expiration |
---|---|---|---|
Ex-Officio | Nilda Torres Livable City Initiative |
165 Church Street |
N/A |
Ex-Officio | Velma George Community Services Administrative Officer |
165 Church Street |
N/A |
Democrat |
Troy Streater |
Board of Alders Representative |
12/31/2025 |
Non-Democrat |
VACANT | Board of Alders Representative |
12/31/2025 |
Democrat | Joseph Edwards |
505 Sherman Parkway | 01/01/2025 |
Unaffiliated | Unedra Muley | 107 Harper Street | 01/01/2025 |
Democrat | Leslie Sparkes | 315 Ellsworth Avenue | 01/01/2026 |
Democrat | John Huettner, Chair | 36 Birch Drive | 01/01/2025 |
Unaffiliated |
Sharon Bass |
345 Fountain St, Apt. 102 |
01/01/2025 |
Unaffiliated | Amani Jaramoga | 152 Temple St, Apt. 102 | 01/01/2026 |
Democrat | Althea M. Brooks | 170 Stevenson Rd | 01/01/2026 |
Democrat | Kathryn Greene-McCreight |
198 McKinley Avenue | 01/01/2026 |
Democrat |
Iva Johnson |
113 Rock Creek Road |
01/01/2026 |
Republican | James Whitfield | 1344 State St | 01/01/2026 |
Democrat | Yash Chauhan | 90 Prospect St, Rm. A21A | 01/01/2025 |
January 12, 2023 | Agendas | Minutes |
Agendas & Minutes
- September 2019 Minutes
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- May 2019
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- March 2019 Minutes
- June 2019 Minutes
- July 2019
- July 2019 Minutes
- January 2019 Minutes
- HAC Nov 2019
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- HAC Jan 2019
- HAC Dec 2019
- February 2019 Minutes
- February 2019
- December 2019 Minutes
- April 2019
- April 2019 Minutes