Shelter as Strategy: Addressing Homelessness Together

Tags: families, homelessness, housing, permanent housing, unsheltered

The Tahoe Truckee Homeless Advisory Committee has reached a milestone and has completed the Tahoe Truckee Regional Homeless Action Plan. The Plan’s priorities are based on key beliefs: Regional collaboration is critical, compassion is central, housing solves homelessness, and doing nothing creates significant economic impacts. The plan aims to address these challenges through collaboration and funding from the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation to create lasting, positive change. The Committee comprises twelve partners representing the regional jurisdictions, several special districts, and nonprofits. Together, they developed the Action Plan over 18 months.

Housing solves homelessness, and we have championed the region’s first permanent supportive housing as an achievable solution. Permanent supportive housing combines affordable housing with supportive services to help people experiencing homelessness maintain stable living environments. Housing and support are key components of the Tahoe Truckee Regional Homeless Action Plan, which outlines a five-year roadmap to end homelessness. Drawing on data, insights from those with lived experience, and community feedback, the plan emphasizes progress—no matter how incremental. It also calls for collective action from local governments, organizations, businesses, and individuals to provide support. 

• Read the Tahoe Truckee Regional Homeless Action Plan

ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Nevada County | Supervisor, Hardy Bullock

Placer County | Supervisor, Cindy Gustafson

Town of Truckee | Vice Mayor, Jan Zabriskie

PLANNING TEAM

North Tahoe-Truckee Homeless Services, AMI Housing | Cathie Foley

Placer and Nevada County | Jazmin Breaux

Basso Law and Community Volunteer | Cindy Basso

Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation and Community Collaborative | Kristina Kind

ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

AMI Housing | Jennifer Price

Basso Law and Community Volunteer | Cindy Basso

Nevada County | Ryan Gruver, Phebe Bell, Jazmin Breaux, Mandy Stewart

North Tahoe-Truckee Homeless Services, AMI Housing | Cathie Foley

Placer County | Rob Oldham, Stefanie Holloway, Jazmin Breaux

Sierra Community House | Paul Bancroft

Tahoe Forest Hospital District | Alyce Wong, Ted Owens

Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation and Community Collaborative | Kristina Kind

Town of Truckee | Jen Callaway, Danny Renfrow

Truckee Chamber of Commerce | Jessica Penman

Truckee Library | Bobbi Luster

United for Action | Clare Novak, Anne Rarick

FACILITATION AND PROJECT SUPPORT

Agnew:Beck Consulting | Seana Doherty, Alison Schwedner

Coalition facilitation, Action Plan development, partnership support

Bowling Business Strategies (BBS) | Wyatt Schroder, Sophie Lamarche

Gap Analysis and Recommendations (Attachment)