Governor Jerry Brown has appointed several new people to
serve on the No Place Like Home Technical Committee,
including Sacramento County Supervisor Patrick Kennedy, Yuba
County Administrator Robert Bendorf, and San Diego County
Director of Behavioral Health Alfredo Aguirre. The other new
members include:
Jacky Morales-Ferrand, Director at the City of San Jose
Housing Department.
Va Lecia Adams Kellum, President and CEO at the St. Joseph
Center
These appointees join the other members of the NPLH Advisory
Committee:
Maggie Merritt, the Executive Director of the Steinberg
Institute, who was appointed by the Senate Rules Committee in
January
The Director of Housing and Community Development
The Director of Health Care Services, or their designee
An Additional Representative from the Department of Health
Care Services
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designee
The Director of Social Services or their designee
The State Treasurer or their designee
The Chair of the Mental Health Services Oversight and
Accountability Commission, or their designee
The final members of the NPLH Advisory Committee, who will be a
representative of a community mental health organization and a
resident of supportive housing, has yet to be appointed by,
respectively, the Speaker of the Assembly or the Governor.
Additional information on the No Place Like Home Program,
including the Advisory Committee,
can be found here. We want to congratulate the three county
designees and look forward to working with them to implement the
program.
