The Hays County Local Homeless Coalition formally established a local homeless coalition for San Marcos and Hays County during a recent meeting.
The coalition received guidance from Jen Beardsley, the LHC specialist from the Texas Homeless Network. Over 50 members attended the meeting on Nov. 6, where they worked to adopt and amend bylaws, establish committees and nominate and elect officers.
In the meeting, Beardsley gave a presentation about the different ways in which a homeless coalition can engage with the community as well as raise awareness for people who are experiencing homelessness. The meeting also featured presentations about Coordinated Entry Planning by Katie Martinez, Systems Change Specialist at the Texas Homeless Network, and a presentation about Code Compliance and direct-action projects with Shanna O’Brien, from the City of San Marcos.
