The session is meant to gather input from residents, businesses, and neighborhoods to build consensus around the necessary services for those experiencing homelessness.
In a meeting this week, the task force discussed a series of draft recommendations including an expansion at the Versailles Road campus, security concerns, and diversion programs.
One proposal would involve the creation of a single go-to point for those wishing to help someone.
"This is something we're really excited about. This is something that providers in the community have been asking for for a long time, and that is a central location — a centralized point where if someone is homeless you can say, 'Go here. They'll take care of you,'" said Charlie Lanter, the city's commissioner for housing advocacy.
Lanter said, as it stands, answers about where to go aren't always immediately clear.
"Our answer is always it depends," he said. "Are you male, female, do you have kids, do you have family, do you have an addiction, do you have mental illness? There are so many ifs. What this is saying is we need a place people can go regardless of 'if' to be triaged and assessed and then get them to the right place."
Information gathered in the listening session will be presented to the task force as it shapes formal recommendations for the mayor.
The session will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 21. The meeting link is here.