Amy Perkins, MSW, is a consultant with multiple CoCs in California, focusing on Coordinated Entry design, PSH utilization, Housing Navigation and Location, Outreach best practices, and Cross-agency collaboration. Amy previously directed the Los Angeles continuum's Housing Central Command (HCC), a robust cross-agency collaboration committed to streamlining the rehousing process and maximizing utilization of the Permanent Supportive Housing inventory and federal and local grants and served as the Director of Interim Housing Strategies for LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, overseeing the benchmark A Bridge Home project and working to identify innovative interim housing solutions. With a background in outreach, domestic violence services, and the adoption and foster care systems, Amy understands how the intersection of trauma, environment, and oppression can impact the lives of marginalized communities. “There is no them and us. There is only us.” –Greg Boyle