Interagency Council on Homelessness

The Interagency Council on Homelessness coordinates Rhode Island’s statewide efforts to prevent and end homelessness by strengthening coordination among state agencies, community-based and faith-based organizations, volunteer groups, advocacy organizations, and businesses. The council identifies gaps in housing and support services that contribute to homelessness and promotes solutions to address them. It also works to reduce the number of individuals and families entering the homeless emergency response system through proactive, preventative strategies. In addition, the council aligns policies and programs across government to maximize resources, remove barriers to support, and provide recommendations for responding to the needs of people experiencing homelessness.

ICH Members

Deborah Goddard, Chairperson, - Secretary of Housing
Richard Charest - Secretary of RI Executive Office of Health & Human Services
Maria Cimini - Director of RI Office of Healthy Aging
Ashley Deckert - Director of RI Department of Children, Youth & Families
Collin Geiselman - RI Public Defender
Angelica Infante-Green - Commissioner of RI Department of Education
Jerome Larkin, MD - Director of RI Department of Health
Rich Leclerc - Director of RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals
Sabina Matos - Lieutenant Governor
Kimberly Merolla-Brito - Director of RI Department of Human Services
Marc Pappas - Director of RI Emergency Management Agency
Wayne T. Salisbury, Jr. - Director of RI Department of Corrections
Kristin Sousa - Director of Medicaid
Charlie Thomas-Davison - Chair of the Continuum of Care
Carol Ventura - Executive Director of RI Housing
Matthew Weldon - Director of RI Department of Labor and Training
Kasim Yarn - Director of RI Office of Veterans Services