In the first meeting of its kind a steering group established to tackle homelessness and emergency housing needs in Tauranga came up with a plan of action.
The Tauranga Homeless Steering Group has a plan to find short- to medium-term solutions for women and families currently living on the streets or in cars and tents.
The group first planned to find out how many families were homeless, where they were and what they needed.
From there they would assess their needs for the next three months, including what services and support was currently available and what other support was needed.
In a statement from the steering group it said they would look into an opportunity to present to Tauranga City Council on the issues of homelessness and how to develop a longer term strategy to address the wider systemic issues that helped create the problem.