Shaping Our Regional Homeless Response
Track key decisions. Understand what’s at stake. Add your voice.
Major decisions are being made right now about how our region responds to homelessness and how progress will be measured in the years ahead. This is a moment to understand what’s at stake, what’s changing, and how community voices can impact key decisions.
The Regional Policy and Oversight Committee (RPOC) is a new regional oversight body for Supportive Housing Services (SHS). Metro formed RPOC in April 2026 by consolidating multiple governing bodies.
The RPOC matters now because decisions made by this committee in the coming months will shape how our region sets priorities, funds the work, and measures our homelessness response.
HereTogether holds a voting seat on the committee and is using it to bring coalition voices into the decisions being made now.
With the RPOC structure still taking shape, this is a critical moment to impact how the system works.
Our role
HereTogether is using our seat to bring the voices of providers, partners, and people closest to the work into the decisions that will shape our region’s homelessness response.
That includes:
- Bringing provider and partner input into policy design and governance
- Elevating on-the-ground experience
- Pushing for accountability, transparency, and better outcomes
This is about more than being in the room. It’s about making sure the right voices shape what comes next.
Latest Updates & Ways to Take Action
The RPOC is moving quickly, and the window to shape decisions is now. Below you’ll find our latest policy briefings, key resources, and ways to engage before critical deadlines pass.
If you have ever wanted more influence over how our region’s homelessness response is shaped, this is your opportunity.
Policy Updates
HereTogether SHS Governance Briefing Series:
How Our Region Measures Progress on Homelessness: KPIs, KEIs, and Regional Goals, April 2026. Metro is in the process of setting the metrics that will define how our region measures the effectiveness of its homelessness response system. These decisions will shape funding, priorities, and accountability for years to come. This policy brief outlines the RPOC proposal and identifies where there is room to influence the outcome.
Take Action
The RPOC is making decisions now about how progress is measured, how accountability is defined, and how regional priorities take shape. We’re making sure that community and provider perspectives are part of that process.
Complete the HereTogether Coalition Survey (Deadline April 20)
Share your input on KPIs, KEIs, and regional goals to help inform HereTogether’s advocacy in upcoming RPOC discussions.
Join the HereTogether Coalition
Is your organization, business, or faith community ready to help shape how our region responds to homelessness? Join the HereTogether coalition to add your voice and help influence RPOC decisions.
Email Kandace King at kandace@heretogetheroregon.org to get started.