A state council has been tasked with developing and implementing
a plan to end homelessness in West
Virginia
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued an
executive order Wednesday reviving the Interagency Council on Homelessness. The
order transfers the council from the Office of Economic Opportunity to a bureau
within the Department of Health and Human Resources.
Tomblin says in a news release that
ending homelessness requires a collaboration among state agencies, local
governments, the private sector and service provider networks.
Tomblin says a recent study shows there
are 3,000 homeless people in West
Virginia
Former Gov. Joe Manchin created the
council in 2007.
