Board Outcomes - November 7, 2019

Overview

The Board met in executive session by conference call on November 7, 2019, to discuss multiple organizations’ request for waivers of the Good Standing requirements.

Attendance

Voting attendance

  • Winona Connor, Louisiana Housing Corporation (Louisiana Housing Corporation) (Chair)

  • Weston Schild, Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless (HMIS Lead)

  • Mariah Stidham Wineski, Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DV Seat)

  • Addie Duval, Start Corporation (Baton Rouge Region)

  • Brooke Guidry, Start Corporation (Houma Region)

  • Tarek Polite, Calcasieu Parish Police Jury (Lake Charles Region)

  • Gail Gowland, St. Bernard Battered Women’s Program (Plaquemines/St. Bernard Region)

Non-voting attendance

  • Gordon Levine, Louisiana Housing Corporation (Continuum of Care Manager)

  • Aundrea Braniff, Louisiana Housing Corporation (Acting Board Secretary)

Outcomes

Waivers of Good Standing

Two organizations, Gulf Coast Social Social Services and IRIS Domestic Violence Center, requested waivers of the Good Standing Requirement.

The Board voted unanimously to approve the waiver for Gulf Coast Social Services. (6 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstaining)

The Board voted unanimously to deny the waiver for IRIS Domestic Violence Center. (5 in favor, 0 opposed, 2 abstaining)

The Louisiana Balance of State Continuum of Care is dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness in Louisiana. We believe all people are entitled to safe, stable, and secure housing. We are committed to working with stakeholders across our geography, in different professional circles, and from every background to create a Louisiana in which no person lives in fear of homelessness.