Track 2 will award two $200,000 prizes to models that create community surge capacity and coordinated intake within 72 hours of incident stabilization, connecting survivors to long‑term recovery services.

Consultants and Princeton Human Services presented a purposive survey and listening-session-based 2025 Community Needs Assessment showing high reliance on food assistance (47%), transportation barriers to care, gaps in service awareness, and particular needs among older adults; the council discussed next steps and an action plan.

An unidentified speaker announced a new partnership between the City of Los Angeles and AmeriCorps to deploy members citywide to help families navigate housing services and bureaucracy; the transcript does not specify the program name, staffing levels, funding or timeline.

2-1-1 Utah asked the committee to fund expansion of its centralized referral and coordination infrastructure so trained navigators can more effectively connect people experiencing or at risk of homelessness with services and support data-driven policy decisions across districts.