The Shelter Services Committee is a forum for shelter providers, advocates, and stakeholders within the HSC to communicate about the emergency shelter system, coordinate efforts to divert households from homelessness and to move households out of homelessness as quickly and effectively as possible, promote low-barrier shelter, and align policies and procedures as appropriate. The committee is also responsible for advising the HSC Board of Directors on issues related to the operation of the emergency shelter system , including identifying and addressing unmet needs.