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Resolution Adopting the Durham Strategic Framework to Make Homelessness Rare and Brief by 2031 (45min)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: September 8, 2026
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The proposed resolution adopts the Durham 5-Year Strategic Framework to Make Homelessness Rare and Brief by 2031. Developed through a collaborative community-driven process, the Framework establishes a shared aim that by June 30, 2031, homelessness in Durham will be rare and brief for all populations. The resolution authorizes the County Manager and staff to work with our partners to implement evidence-based strategies, coordinate with community partners, and utilize measurable outcomes to evaluate progress.
Background
Durham County has partnered with the City of Durham’s Department of Community Safety (DCSD) and community partners to develop a Five-Year Strategic Framework to address the issues related to homelessness in Durham.
Last year, Durham’s Continuum of Care (CoC) launched an effort to develop an evidence-informed strategic planning process. The strategic framework that emerged from the process was developed in collaboration with the community, including service providers, healthcare organizations, individuals with current lived experience of homelessness, local government partners, business and philanthropic leaders, among others.
The Strategic Framework is built on five core strategy lanes designed to move the community from managing a crisis to proactive resolution.
Set Foundations for an Effective, Resilient System: This pillar focuses on establishing the core infrastructure needed for a high-functioning response.
Establish and Maintain Effective Ways of Working: This lane transforms how partners interact on a daily basis to ensure no individual is lost in the system. It prioritizes cross-sector case conferencing, where frontline staff from different agencies meet regularly to solve barriers for specific unhoused neighbors.
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