Hosted by Western Colorado Alliance of Mesa County

Purpose: to inform the public of the current state of unsheltered populations in Mesa County, as well as the corresponding service network, toward identifying how the community can help.

Panel discussion topics include:

• Impact of GJ Ordinance 5326 - Regarding the Prohibition of Enforcement of Camping on Public Property When No Overnight Shelter is Available

• Numbers & locations for the unhoused population

• Basic unhoused services and strategies to mitigate shelter loss in the era of cuts

• Housing issues in Mesa County

Invited panelists include:

• Ashley Chambers, Manager, GJ Housing Division

• Stephania Vasconez, Executive Director, Mutual Aid Partners

• Rene Grisier, Prog Coord, Sunshine Community Care

• Chis Masters, COO, Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley

• Carrie Colosimo, REACH Advocate, REACH - Mesa County School District 51

• Philip Masters, Community Outreach and Impact Coordinator, United Way of Mesa County

• Nathan Jewkes, RCO SOR Recovery Coach, Peer 180

All community organizations working to provide shelter, sustenance, and economic stability to those unhoused or struggling to keep shelter are invited to join the conversation.