Next TRYP Tahoe Town Hall: Addressing Homelessness

The Tahoe Regional Young Professionals (TRYP) will be hosting the next installment in the Tahoe Town Hall series on August 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Tahoe Beach Retreat Conference Center at 3411 Lake Tahoe Blvd. The event, Tahoe Town Hall: Addressing Homelessness, is free to the public, and will feature a panel of experts to discuss the homelessness issue in South Lake Tahoe.

TRYP anticipates a lively and respectful discussion addressing local homelessness issues; including the impact of services for the homeless like the Lake Tahoe Warm Room, causes of homelessness including the housing crisis, and public safety concerns.

The Panel will feature Dr. Marissa Muscat, Director of the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless who run the Lake Tahoe Warm Room, Cheyanne Lane, Supportive Services Coordinator with Tahoe Youth & Family Services, Daniel Del Monte, Director of the Community Services Division for El Dorado County Health and Human Services, Rabbi Evon Yakar of Temple Bat Yam, Dr. Benjamin Henwood, Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Southern California and author of Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems, and Changing Lives, and Lt. Dave Stevenson of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department.

The first half of the evening will feature a moderated panel discussion lead by TRYP Civic Engagement Committee member, Matt Palacio, followed by a Q and A session with questions for the panel submitted by the audience. For those who cannot attend in person, the event will be live streamed by Tahoe Production House on the TRYP website: TahoeTRYP.Org. Questions for the panel may also be submitted electronically on the TRYP website, or submitted by email to TahoeTRYP@gmail.com using the subject line, Tahoe Town Hall.