DRAFT: Master Brief
National Homelessness Stabilization Initiative
EXODUS II / USICH Emergency Coordination Framework
Strategic Context
The United States will host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, opening July 14, 2028. During this period, global media attention will be focused on American cities and their ability to maintain stability, order, and civic competence.
Homelessness in major U.S. cities—particularly Los Angeles—has become one of the most visible domestic challenges facing the country. Without visible progress before the Olympic Games, the issue risks becoming a dominant international narrative.
Recent policy discussions, including Executive Order 14321, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” indicate growing urgency within federal leadership to address the situation before the Games.
This creates a national decision point: whether homelessness is addressed primarily through enforcement relocation or through coordinated national stabilization.
Core Proposal
The EXODUS II framework proposes a rapid national coordination approach centered on strengthening the role of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and mobilizing civic, private-sector, and community participation through a structured advisory network called the Councils of We the People.
The objective is not to expand programs, but to improve coordination of existing national resources so that visible stabilization can occur within the limited timeline leading up to 2028.
Organizational Concept
The framework operates through three coordinated layers:
Federal Executive Coordination
Presidential leadership with USICH serving as the central interagency coordination body.
Civic Advisory Structure
The Councils of We the People bring together expertise from housing, public health, workforce development, faith institutions, private sector leadership, and individuals with lived experience.
Implementation Network
Local governments, nonprofit organizations, housing partners, workforce programs, and community institutions carrying out practical stabilization efforts.
Demonstration Environment
Dallas, Texas, is proposed as an initial demonstration node, symbolically designated as the National Capital of Homelessness Resolution. The purpose is to rapidly demonstrate coordination capacity and refine scalable strategies for national application.
Strategic Significance
The approach seeks to transform homelessness from a fragmented municipal problem into a coordinated national stabilization effort.
In the context of the 2028 Olympic Games, the central strategic question becomes:
Which path will best demonstrate American leadership, stability, and civic responsibility on the global stage?
A coordinated national response offers the opportunity to address a visible domestic challenge while strengthening the country’s international narrative during one of the most-watched global events of the decade.
Prepared by:
Ted Hayes
Founder, Justiceville / EXODUS II Initiative