Steering Committee

The Canadian Lived Experience Leadership Network Steering Committee members are responsible for:

• overall coordination of network efforts
• communications
• engagement of network members
• strategic planning and sustainability
• lead on lobbying efforts
• relationship members with government stakeholders

CLELN MEMBERS

The Canadian Lived Experience Leadership Network Committee members are responsible for:

• overall participation in the scope of work and activities of CLELN
• Represent lived experts within their own communities and beyond
• collaborate with other homelessness organizations and intersectional and diverse allies

Scope and Activities

Activities of the network include, but are not limited to:

• Bringing the perspectives of our lived experience to the forefront
• Advocating for policy change in support of preventing and ending homelessness in Canada
• Valuing, listening to, and actualizing the voices and ideas of peoples with lived experience of homelessness and housing insecurity in policy discussions and public debate
• Advocate to include people with lived experience at all levels: programs, systems, and policy making
• Developing training to support transformation of programs and systems to support ending homelessness
• Hosting webinars featuring best and promising practices on lived experience advocacy, equity and diversity policies, employment and leadership development
• Collecting and disseminating resources on homelessness and housing insecurity
• Hosting CLELN sessions and supports for those with Lived Experience at the National Conference on Ending Homelessness and other forums