Homelessness Strategic Plan

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A Steering Committee is developing a Strategic Plan focused on homelessness in our community. The Committee is seeking input from community members and organizations to gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and priorities that should help shape the Strategic Plan.

When creating the action steps, the Committee will consider primary and secondary data, community needs, and feasibility. The Committee will collect input from a variety of stakeholders, including individuals with lived experience, organizations that have direct connections with individuals experiencing homelessness, business owners, higher education institutions, and more.

The Steering Committee is seeking input from community members through engagement and surveys to help identify priorities, challenges, and opportunities that will inform the Strategic Plan and future community efforts to address homelessness. Please post comments and questions below. Also click the link on the right side of the page to take a quick survey!

The Steering Committee will meet regularly to present its findings and action steps to the Columbia City Council and Boone County Commission.

The Steering Committee created the following vision statement for the project:

“A community sharing responsibility for preventing and ending homelessness through access to safe, stable housing options for everyone, meaningful trauma-informed support, and promoting public safety for all residents.”

A Steering Committee is developing a Strategic Plan focused on homelessness in our community. The Committee is seeking input from community members and organizations to gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and priorities that should help shape the Strategic Plan.

When creating the action steps, the Committee will consider primary and secondary data, community needs, and feasibility. The Committee will collect input from a variety of stakeholders, including individuals with lived experience, organizations that have direct connections with individuals experiencing homelessness, business owners, higher education institutions, and more.

The Steering Committee is seeking input from community members through engagement and surveys to help identify priorities, challenges, and opportunities that will inform the Strategic Plan and future community efforts to address homelessness. Please post comments and questions below. Also click the link on the right side of the page to take a quick survey!

The Steering Committee will meet regularly to present its findings and action steps to the Columbia City Council and Boone County Commission.

The Steering Committee created the following vision statement for the project:

“A community sharing responsibility for preventing and ending homelessness through access to safe, stable housing options for everyone, meaningful trauma-informed support, and promoting public safety for all residents.”

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  • Share Hello. I am a business owner downtown. I would like to participate by completing the online survey. Could you please send me a link? Also, any other links you feel would be informative for me to review. I thank you kindly. on Facebook Share Hello. I am a business owner downtown. I would like to participate by completing the online survey. Could you please send me a link? Also, any other links you feel would be informative for me to review. I thank you kindly. on X (formerly Twitter) Share Hello. I am a business owner downtown. I would like to participate by completing the online survey. Could you please send me a link? Also, any other links you feel would be informative for me to review. I thank you kindly. on Linkedin Email Hello. I am a business owner downtown. I would like to participate by completing the online survey. Could you please send me a link? Also, any other links you feel would be informative for me to review. I thank you kindly. link

    Hello. I am a business owner downtown. I would like to participate by completing the online survey. Could you please send me a link? Also, any other links you feel would be informative for me to review. I thank you kindly.

    Kelly Veach asked 27 days ago

    Hello Kelly. Thank you for your interest. Here is the link to the Community Survey: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8944581/Homelessness-Strategic-Plan-Community-Survey-Summer-2026
    As we move forward, we will have more information and links to share with the community. For now, if you would like to know more about the State of Homelessness, you can check out the report here: https://www.como.gov/health/2025-state-of-homelessness-report/

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    Where is the online survey link?

    Paula Clark asked 26 days ago

    Hi Paula, thank you for your interest. The Community Survey is here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8944581/Homelessness-Strategic-Plan-Community-Survey-Summer-2026

  • Share If we were to fund wrap around services for each household that loses their housing, and put them back into housing, what would that wrap around plan include and how much would we need to fully fund it? I anticipate that the plan will vary depending upon whether their are minor children in the home, or seniors with disabilities, or an adult with health issues, either physical or mental health issues or a combination of all of those characteristics. How would each of those pencil out, numberically? on Facebook Share If we were to fund wrap around services for each household that loses their housing, and put them back into housing, what would that wrap around plan include and how much would we need to fully fund it? I anticipate that the plan will vary depending upon whether their are minor children in the home, or seniors with disabilities, or an adult with health issues, either physical or mental health issues or a combination of all of those characteristics. How would each of those pencil out, numberically? on X (formerly Twitter) Share If we were to fund wrap around services for each household that loses their housing, and put them back into housing, what would that wrap around plan include and how much would we need to fully fund it? I anticipate that the plan will vary depending upon whether their are minor children in the home, or seniors with disabilities, or an adult with health issues, either physical or mental health issues or a combination of all of those characteristics. How would each of those pencil out, numberically? on Linkedin Email If we were to fund wrap around services for each household that loses their housing, and put them back into housing, what would that wrap around plan include and how much would we need to fully fund it? I anticipate that the plan will vary depending upon whether their are minor children in the home, or seniors with disabilities, or an adult with health issues, either physical or mental health issues or a combination of all of those characteristics. How would each of those pencil out, numberically? link

    If we were to fund wrap around services for each household that loses their housing, and put them back into housing, what would that wrap around plan include and how much would we need to fully fund it? I anticipate that the plan will vary depending upon whether their are minor children in the home, or seniors with disabilities, or an adult with health issues, either physical or mental health issues or a combination of all of those characteristics. How would each of those pencil out, numberically?

    bikehikeski asked 26 days ago

    Thanks for the question. The Steering Committee is currently collecting data to help inform the Strategic Plan. After the data is collected and analyzed, the Committee will use the data to create action items that will be presented to City Council. Since the action items haven't been created yet, we don't have information about what a wraparound services plan would include or cost.

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    What is the specific objective that this Steering Committee will address?

    kenrice3425 asked 30 days ago

    Thanks for the question. At this phase in the process, data is being collected from various organizations, institutions, individuals and the general public. The goal is to identify priorities, challenges and opportunities that will inform the Strategic Plan. After the data is collected and analyzed, the Steering Committee will create action steps to present to City Council. The objectives and actions will depend on the primary and secondary data collected.

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    Are you going to keep this strategic plan focused on assisting the individual in a time of need, and not simply hiding them away or locking them up?

    csanders0191 asked 29 days ago

    Thanks for the question. The group is speaking with many different organizations, providers and individuals to get different perspectives to identify priorities, challenges and opportunities related to creating the Strategic Plan. An important part of what the Steering Committee has kept at the forefront is that we are talking about people, not just an issue.

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    Will we prioritize services to families/individuals with children?

    Gloria L Crull asked 30 days ago

    Thanks for the question. We will be speaking with service providers who serve children and families who are experiencing homelessness or have unstable housing. Additionally, we will be speaking with youth who are currently experiencing homelessness. The Steering Committee will review the findings from the data collected to submit suggested actions to the City Council.

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