To end homelessness in Boise and Ada County through

education, advocacy, and coordinated services.

 

The Homeless Coalition in Boise City/Ada County is a diverse membership group of homeless service provider agencies, homeless persons, volunteers, advocates, and concerned individuals committed to ending homelessness through public education, policy advocacy, and coordinated services. Members of the Coalition act as a voice so that no homeless or at risk individual or family shall be without proper services or needed assistance; and provides a forum for exchanging information between member agencies and individual between member agencies and individuals.

While other groups focus on necessary compliance with federal regulations, funding applications, and systems planning, the Homeless Coalition was established to be a collective voice for homeless men, women, and children.

Homeless individuals and families are not statistics. Rather, people experiencing homelessness are just that: people. They are our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, friends, neighbors, and fellow citizens. We must never be conditioned to respond as if that were not the case.

The Homeless Coalition typically meets the second Wednesday of every month, except in July, at Cathedral of the Rockies in the Fellowship Hall (717 N. 11th in Boise). During COVID, meetings are held via Zoom. Email contact@homelesscoalitionboise.com to request an invitation to any meeting. (except December). While there are other “roundtable” meetings and collaborative processes that occur in the Treasure Valley, the Homeless Coalition’s primary distinction is its dedication to advocacy for persons experiencing homelessness.