North Carolina Interagency Council for Coordinating Homelessness Programs (ICCHP) promotes interagency coordination and partnerships on issues relating to housing stabilization, services for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness and strategies to end homelessness in North Carolina. 

Governor Stein reinstituted the Council on September 10, 2025 with Executive Order 25. The Council will bring together state officials, housing and community development leaders, advocates and other stakeholders to help align programs and funding, support system integration and leverage resources in support of the Council’s goals.

The cross-agency Council is led by the NCDHHS and the North Carolina Department of Military and Veteran Affairs (DMVA).

Executive Order 25
ICCHP Press Release

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  • Karen Wade (Co-chair), Policy Director, NC Department of Health and Human Services
  • Jessica Whichard (Co-chair), Chief of Staff, NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
  • LaTonya Agard, Executive Director, NC Coalition to End Homelessness
  • Brett Altman, Assistant State Budget Officer, NC Office of State Budget and Management
  • Emily Ball, Manager, Homeless Strategy Division, Community and Economic Development, City of Asheville
  • Marsha Basloe, CEO, MRC Connects
  • Representative Cecil Brockman, North Carolina House of Representatives
  • Darla Cole, Investigator, NC Division of Private Protective Services, NC Department of Public Safety
  • Representative Allison Dahle, North Carolina House of Representatives
  • Scott Farmer, Executive Director, NC Housing Finance Agency
  • Debra Farrington, Deputy Secretary for Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services
  • Samuel Gunter, Executive Director, NC Housing Coalition
  • Hsun-Ta Hsu, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Social Work, School of Data Science in Society
  • Ashley Jarrett, Assistant Health Director, Burke County Public Health
  • Desiree Kennedy, Program Officer, Governor's Recovery Office for Western North Carolina (GROW NC)
  • Jaclyn Kiger, Executive Director, Pisgah Legal Services
  • Katrina Knight, Executive Director, Good Shepherd Center
  • Senator Paul A. Lowe, Jr., North Carolina Senate
  • Steve Maynor, Housing Director, NC Commission of Indian Affairs
  • Stephanie McGarrah, Deputy Secretary for Community Revitalization, NC Department of Commerce
  • Karon McKinney, Senior Director, United Way of Forsyth County
  • Deronda Metz, Executive Director, Friendship Community Development Corporation
  • Fred Mills Sr., Mills Construction Co.  
  • Amy Modlin, Head of Housing, Trillium Health Resources
  • Elizabeth Moncrief, Assistant Director of the Western Piedmont Council of Governments Regional Housing Authority
  • Senator Natalie Murdock, North Carolina Senate
  • George Pettigrew, Deputy Secretary, NC Department of Adult Corrections
  • Maria Ramirez Perez, Associate Director of Healthy Opportunities for NC Medicaid, NC Department of Health and Human Services  
  • Lisa Phillips, State Coordinator, NC Homeless Education Program, NC Department of Public Instruction
  • Jeffrey Rawlings, Coordinated Entry Administrator/Senior Analyst, HOPE Team (Housing Opportunities and Pathways Engagement), Durham Community Safety Department, City of Durham
  • Director Will Ray, Director of NC Emergency Management
  • Dr. Torry L. Reynolds, Associate Vice President of Student Services, North Carolina Community College System
  • Joell Steininger, Homeless Program Section Chief, Asheville VA Medical Center
  • Donya Strong, General Counsel, NC Department of Administration
  • Pamela Suggs Story, Social Work Coordinator/Homeless Liaison, Cumberland County Schools
  • Emila Sutton, Director of Housing and Neighborhoods Department, City of Raleigh
  • Josh Walker, Manager of NC DHHS Strategic Housing Plan, NC Department of Health and Human Services   
  • Carla West, Division Director for Human Services, NC Department of Health and Human Services 
     

  • Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 1-3pm (virtual) 
  • Wednesday, November, 12, 2025 (in-person, location and time TBD)

The NC Strategic Housing Plan addresses the housing needs of individuals with disabilities, including people with disabilities who are currently receiving or eligible for NCDHHS-funded services at the state and local levels, who are either:

  • Experiencing homelessness or
  • Currently residing in congregate settings or
  • At risk of entry into these settings

The plan provides a strategic guide to focus policy efforts and resource decision-making in creating and maximizing community-based housing opportunities for identified populations over the next five years. Read the NC Strategic Housing Plan.

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