About the PWLEC
The Partners with Lived Expertise Committee (PWLEC), previously Persons of Lived Experience (PLE) Cohort, was born from the Racial Equity plan in January 2022. Since that time, it has grown from 3 to 13 members, with a goal of reaching 30 active members by the close of 2023.Â
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The PWLEC is an integral part of our homelessness response system. Centering the voices of and meaningfully engaging with persons who have lived experience of homelessness has helped us identify barriers, inequities, and gaps that contribute to under-serving our community. As a result, the committee has been instrumental in designing and proposing solutions to the challenges identified via various committees, projects, work groups, and other system efforts.
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Our Duties
Advise on ongoing projects from around the coC
Identify Barriers to and gaps in inequity
Elevate voices of people with lived experience
Design and propose solutions to challenges
Ongoing Projects
Being voting members of the Racial Equity and Project Review Committee
Serving on the Shared Housing Work Group
Serving on the Language Accessibility Work Group
Serving as Racial Equity Liaisons for various CoC committees
Implementing trainers/facilitators for Housing Problem Solving, supporting both provider training and implementation
Serving on the CAS Core Development team, alongside city and county partners, reviewing and revising policy and procedures related to sheltering and CAS
Serving on the Access Point Revisioning team, to help develop a more comprehensive, equitable,
and accessible entry points to housing and services within CAS, including policy and procedure
development as well as training and support for access points
Serving on the Core Equity Team, which is examining data to create a more equitable assessment
tool and prioritization standards, as well as developing piloting methodology, training, and support
within CAS alongside service providers and SSF Staff
Our Team
Meet the people who make the work of the PWLEC possible.
Tanesha Travis
Marjorie C. Beazer
Korei M. Gipson
Keon Johnson
Onesimo "O" Cendejas Jr
Darrell Rogers
Latesha Royster
Kristy Smith
Dawn
Recent Updates & Articles
Select the posts below to view details on recent updates surrounding our efforts and articles featuring our work.
Community Solutions: “Q&A with Tanesha Travis, Persons with Lived Expertise Coordinator at SSF”
Community Solutions recently published an article featuring Tanesha Travis, the Coordinator for the PLE Cohort at Sacramento Steps Forward (SSF). Travis, who herself experienced homelessness, is
Community Solutions: “Sacramento Steps Forward to Deepen Engagement with People with Lived Experience”
We are honored to share that Community Solutions recently published an article featuring Sacramento Steps Forward (SSF), highlighting our deepened commitment to engaging individuals with
PLE Cohort: A Year in Review and Future Plans
The Persons with Lived Experience (PLE) Cohort has been hard at work over the last year. Review the presentation below, originally presented at the September