Governor’s Task Force on Housing and Supports for Vulnerable Populations
Governor Lamont created the Task Force on Housing and Supports for Vulnerable Populations with the mission of enhancing coordination across agencies to ensure that the state evaluates vulnerability and prioritizes resources consistently, coordinates effectively to serve shared clients, and implements best practices reliably to meet resident’s housing/housing support needs with the goals of improving outcomes and conserving resources.
It is housed within the Office of the Governor, emphasizing the centrality of its work to the overall goals of the administration.
Members
| Co-Chair: Lisa Tepper Bates, Governor Lamont's Senior Coordinator for Housing and Transit-Oriented Development |
| Co-Chair: David Rich, CEO of the nonprofit housing provider Supportive Housing Works |
| Department on Agency on Aging and Disability Services Commissioner Amy Porter |
| Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Support Services Division Executive Director Gary Roberge |
| Department of Children and Families Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes |
| Department of Correction Commissioner Rollin Cook |
| Department of Developmental Services Commissioner Jordan Scheff |
| Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner David Lehman |
| Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes |
| Department of Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno |
| Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby |
| Department of Mental Health and Administrative Services Miriam Delphin-Rittmon |
| Department of Public Health Commissioner Renée D. Coleman-Mitchell |
| Department of Social Services Commissioner Deidre Gifford |
| Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe Giulietti |
| Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye |
| Office of Health Strategy Vicki Veltri |
| Office of Policy and Management Undersecretary Anne Foley |
| Office of Policy and Management Undersecretary Mark Pelka |
| Office of Policy and Management Chief Data Officer Scott Gaul |
| Connecticut Statewide 2Gen Coordinator Rosa Rada |
| Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, CEO Richard Cho |
| Connecticut Hospital Association, Senior Director for Population Health Elizabeth Beaudin |
| Connecticut Nonprofit Alliance, President and CEO Gian-Carl Casa |
| Community Health Network of CT, President and CEO Sylvia Kelly |
| Leading Age CT, President Mag Morelli |
| Melville Charitable Trust Senior Program Officer Rebecca Allen |
| Mental Health CT, President and CEO Luis Perez |
| Partnership for Strong Communities, Executive Director Kiley Gosselin |
| United Way of CT, President and CEO Rick Porth |
| Beacon Health Options, Senior Vice President for Analytics and Innovation Robert W. Plant, Ph.D. |
| Corporation for Supportive Housing Director, New England Christi Staples |
| Community Health Centers, Inc., Chief Strategy and New Ventures Officer Jason T. Shaplen |
Meetings
| July 26, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in State Capitol Room 208 | Agenda | Minutes |
| September 27, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in LOB Room 2E |
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| October 25, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in LOB Room 1A |
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| November 22, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in LOB Room 1E |
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| January 24, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in LOB Room 1A |
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| February 28, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in LOB Room 1A |
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| March 27, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in location TBD |
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| April 24, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in location TBD |
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| May 22, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in location TBD |
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| June 26, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in location TBD |
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| July 24, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in location TBD |
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| September 25, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in location TBD |
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Subcommittees
Data Work Group:
| September 3, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in State Capitol Room 208 | Agenda | Minutes |
Service Delivery Pilot Work Group:
| October 23, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in State Capitol Room 208 | Agenda | Minutes Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4 |
| January 17, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in State Capitol Room 208 | Agenda |
Press Releases
| July 25, 2019 | Governor Lamont Creates Task Force on Housing and Supports for Vulnerable Populations |