Leadership
Executive Committee of the Lincoln Homeless Coalition
Coalition Chair: Leslie Bitenieks, Family Service Lincoln
Vice-Chair: Jacob Grell, CenterPointe
Secretary: Caden Pearson, Family Service Lincoln
Treasurer: Amy Wagner, Lincoln Housing Authority
Past Chair: Melissa Ripley, Lincoln Police Department
Urban Development Representative: Bradd Schmeichel, City of Lincoln Urban Development Department
Standing Committees
Lincoln CoC Committee Chair: Jeff Chambers, UNL -Center on Children, Families, and the Law
Public Awareness Committee Chair: Lee Heflebower, Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence
Project Connect Committee Chairs: Monica Zinke, Fresh Start, and Lee Heflebower, Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence
Youth Committee Chair: Christina Lloyd, CEDARS
SUB-COMMITTEES
Consumer Engagement Committee
Economic Stability Committee
Coordinated Entry Committee
Criminal Justice Reform Committee
Rent and Utility Network Committee
Planning & Data Committee: Identify resource needs and develop strategies to effectively address homelessness in the community.
Public Awareness Committee: Promote the work of the Homeless Coalition and increase community understanding of homelessness issues.
Economic Stability Committee: Coordinate mainstream benefits and employment resources for consumers.
Project Connect Committee: Organize annual event to connect people who are homeless or at-risk with essential services.
Consumer Engagement Committee: Actively engage homeless and other stakeholders in developing solutions to achieve self-sufficiency.
Youth Committee: Coordinate services among agencies serving homeless and at-risk youth and increase outreach efforts.
Coordinated Entry Committee: Assessment and service coordination based on universal intake process to house and serve the community’s most vulnerable homeless persons.
Criminal Justice Reform Committee: Work to improve housing and services for at-risk populations leaving public institutions.
Rent and Utility Network Committee: Coordinate services among agencies providing crisis rent and utility assistance.