OUTREACH, ACCESS, and COORDINATION COMMITTEE

All Outreach, Access, and Coordination Committee meetings are open to the public. Alameda County residents with lived experience of homelessness are encouraged to attend. You can view the calendar of meetings here.

Persons who are unable to attend the Committee meeting may submit, by the time the meeting proceedings begin, written comments regarding an Agenda Item in the meeting. 

A total of 10 minutes will be set aside as an Agenda item for general public comment, with a time limit of 2 minutes per person.

To Submit Written Public Comment to the Outreach, Access, and Coordination Committee

All written public comment submitted by the time of the meeting that indicates “for Public Distribution” will be accepted and noted during Public Comment period and distributed at the meeting. Please email your public comment to alameda@homebaseccc.org.

Fall 2024 Update:

Currently the OAC Committee is working on the Annual Coordinated Entry Evaluation, For more information about that process see here.

Find the Google Drive for OAC here.

The purpose of the Outreach, Access, and Coordination Committee is to ensure that people experiencing homelessness receive available services  tailored to their individual needs, and  that the system offers welcoming and effective points of engagement. The committee will coordinate, monitor, and improve the quality and effectiveness of outreach, coordinated entry and other services that connect people to the homelessness response system and mainstream or other community services.

  • Apply a racial equity framework in order to advance fairness and justice in all we do
  • Provide oversight and support for the CoC’s Coordinated Entry implementation
  • Feedback on/adoption of Coordinated entry standards and protocols
  • Development of dashboards and/or other tools needed to monitor system access and system outcomes,
    particularly with regard to racial equity objectives/targets.
  • Review of assessment tools/procedures and prioritization criteria on annual basis, recommending changes as needed
  • Monitor and troubleshoot quality control and system fidelity across  partnership, recommending changes as needed
  • Identify barriers that prevent individuals and families from accessing shelter and other system entry points and formulate recommendations to increase access
  • Develop evaluation tool/protocols and conduct annual evaluation of Coordinated Entry Management Entity in fulfillment of its duties as outlined in MOU with Leadership Board
  • Track and monitor implementation of any racial equity objectives  established by the committee
NameOrganization
Alan GuttirezAlameda County Health, Housing and Homelessness Services
Amy Cole-BloomCity of Hayward
Shane RoggeAlameda County Social Services Agency
Daniel ScottAlameda County Housing and Community Development
Jenn OakleyRising Sun Center for Opportunity
Kara CarnahanAbode
Kate HartSAVE (Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments)
Laurie FloresCity of Fremont
Marcela MunozCommunity Member
Marlisa FisherCommunity Member
Stacey BurmasterInsight Housing
Stephanie SemienCommunity Member
Tiara JonesCity of Oakland
Veronica AlderPOCC
2025 Work Plan coming soon!

2023 Materials

January 11, 2023 February 8, 2023 March 8, 2023 April 12, 2023 May 10, 2023 June 14, 2023 August 9, 2023 September 13, 2023 October 11, 2023 November 8, 2023 December 13, 2023

January 12, 2022

February 9, 2022

March 9th, 2022

  • Meeting Cancelled

April 13th, 2022

May 11th, 2022

June 8th, 2022