SISTERS, OR -- A meeting to discuss houselessness in Sisters will bring together area agencies and organizations: the Sisters Ranger District, Sisters School District, City of Sisters, SPRD, Sisters Library, Sisters Camp Sherman Fire District, Deschutes County Sheriff's Office, Deschutes County Behavioral Health, Sisters Community Leadership Initiative, Sisters Community Church, and Sisters Cold Weather Shelter.

"We didn't really recognize how many were until we got everybody together...everybody in the community has a hand in it somewhere," says City Council President Andrea Blum, adding it's a start to the conversation, "So our community effort, this Sunday is to number one point out to the community, all the things that are being currently done and then look at the things that may be missing."

"The invite is to anyone who has any concerns, ideas, questions...(that) have been involved with helping the houseless community in Sisters," Sisters City Manager Jordan Wheeler tells KBND News they hope for a big turn-out, "Ultimately, we are all going to be responsible for implementing any of these ideas because it's not going to just be one agency, one non-profit, one individual that can take on such a complex and challenging issue."

The hope is to build on success stories and create an action plan. "We're hoping that there are some specific things that we can identify and the community will say, 'oh, well, we know somebody that can take care of that'," Blum says.

The meeting is Sunday from 4 to 5:30 PM at the new Sisters Elementary School.