HOUSING FIRST SOLANO
WHO WE ARE
More than 1,100 people in Solano County currently experience homelessness. Housing First Solano wants to change that. We have a simple mission: find homes for those without. This goal seems simple, but could not be more complicated. High rents to the Bay Area, low housing stock, and a lack of affordable service options prevent many from affording a place to live. Housing First Solano works to solve that problem by connecting housing developers, mental and health service providers, and social services to effectively deliver the kind of help people need at the time they need it.
Housing First Solano is guided by its Governance Charter, available here. Other Housing First Governance documents include its Written Standards for Service.
HOUSING FIRST SOLANO BOARD
CATEGORY | NAME | ORGANIZATION | TERM |
Affordable Housing Developer Representative | Samantha Meyer | Eden Housing | 2022 - 2025 |
Coordinated Entry System Operator Representative | DeAndre Richard - Chair | Resource Connect Solano | 2023 - 2026 |
Member-At-Large | Kari Rader, Vice. Chair | Change and New Beginnings (CANB) | 2024 - 2027 |
Educational Representative | Akon Walker | County of Solano Office of Education | 2021 - 2024 |
Domestic Violence/Victim Service Provider Rep. | Mayra Sanchez | Family Justice Center | 2023 -2026 |
Faith-Based Representative | vacant | ||
Government Representative | Meghan Freebeck | City of Benicia | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | Don Hendershot | City of Dixon | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | Samantha Burrows - Secratary | City of Fairfield | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | vacant | City of Rio Vista | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | Miranda Ramirez | County of Solano | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | Jason Goltiao | City of Suisun City | 2024-2027 |
Government Representative | Tamara Colden | City of Vacaville | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | Natalie Peterson | City of Vallejo | N/A (Appointed) |
Health Service Provider Representative | Elizabeth Muniz-Palomera | Kaiser | 2022 - 2025 |
Homeless or Formerly Homeless Representative | Sally Griffieth | Formerly Homeless/Unsheltered | 2023 - 2026 |
Homeless or Formerly Homeless Representative | Reggie Sironen | Resource Connect Solano | 2021 - 2024 |
| Indian Tribes/Tribally Designated Housing Entities | vacant | ||
Law Enforcement Representative | vacant | ||
Member-At-Large Representative | Tamara Murphy | Lutheran Social Services | 2023 - 2026 |
Member-At-Large Representative | Brandon Wirth | Shelter, Inc. | 2022 - 2025 |
Mental Health Provider Representative | Amanda Russell | Caminar | 2022 - 2025 |
Nonprofit Homeless Assistance Provider | Zach Anderson | Volunteers of America | 2023 - 2026 |
Nonprofit Homeless Assistance Provider | John Eckstrom | Shelter, Inc. | 2022 - 2025 |
| Veterans Services Representative | Chris Sheridan | Nation's Finest | 2023 - 2026 |
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
Housing First Solano General Membership is open to all community members. If you have questions or wish to join, please send an email to admin@capsolanojpa.org.