Guiding Principles:
The Guilford County Task Force to End Homelessness resolved to ensure:
• Collaborative planning processes
• Research and data driven approaches
• Performance and outcomes orientated approaches (baseline and benchmarks)
• Budget and resource oriented accountability
• Cost/benefit data supported processes
Task Force Process:
The Guilford County process to create a 10 year plan was comprised of five steps:
• Designate a Task Force and Working Committees to lead community planning efforts
• Define the problem (research specific local data, community needs & issues, & costs)
• Identify and evaluate alternatives and best practices to solve the problem
• Select alternatives and develop action steps
• Implement the plan
Facts and Information about forming 10 year plans:
Guilford County Task Force Fact Sheet
Ending Homelessness in Guilford County (NPH Consulting)
Step by Step Guide to 10 Year Planning Process
(US Interagency Council on Homelessness)
Innovations in 10 year plans to End Chronic Homelessness
(US Interagency Council on Homelessness)




