Matthew Doherty (homelessness official)

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Matthew Doherty
Executive director, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
In office
2015–2019

Matthew Doherty is a homelessness consultant who is former executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. He currently advises the state of California and the city of Austin, Texas. [1] [2] He is a proponent of the "Housing First" model, which prioritizes finding private housing for homeless people instead of shelters. [2]

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Political career

Doherty worked at the Corporation for Supportive Housing; the San Diego Housing Commission in California; and the King County Housing Authority of Washington state. [3]

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

Doherty joined the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in 2012. [2] In 2015, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to lead the council, making him the top homelessness official in the United States. [3]

Doherty advised cities against forcibly dispersing camps of homeless people, which he said jeopardized "the ability to engage and develop trusting relationships to help them on paths to permanent housing." [4]

Doherty continued to serve through the Trump administration until he was fired in November 2019, as the administration prepared a crackdown on homelessness in California. [5]

Consulting

In December 2019, Doherty was hired by Governor Gavin Newsom of California as an advisor on homelessness. [1]

In February 2020, he was hired as a consultant by the city of Austin, Texas. [2]

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References

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