Homelessness is solvable.
This is not a radical belief — we work with more than 80 cities and counties making it a reality every day.
We can create a future
where homelessness is never inevitable or a way of life.
Many communities are already on their way
How communities are ending homelessness
with Built for Zero
The New York Times, “How Many Americans Are Homeless? No One Knows“
“’Homelessness is an inadequate description of a million different housing crises.’ The problems are individual, and until the government knows how many people need help, it’s impossible to know how far America’s communities still have to go.”
How we help communities end homelessness
Our work seeks to answer one urgent question: what will it take to create a lasting end to homelessness that leaves no one behind?
Built for Zero
More than 80 communities are demonstrating what is possible when homeless systems are designed to get to zero.
Moving Upstream
In order to end homelessness for good, we must understand how to prevent it.
Creating housing, faster
A social-impact investment model is solving for affordable housing challenges in a way that can be replicated by nearly any community.
ZERO IS A MINDSET, A METHODOLOGY,
AND A GROWING REALITY
Case Study: Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Reduction
Since 2019, this community of 1.11 million has reduced veteran homelessness by 20%.
Why is homelessness a systems problem?
Homelessness is a solvable problem — but only if systems are designed to solve it.
What is a homeless response system?
We regularly use the terms “homeless response system” and “Continuum of Care.” Here’s what these phrases actually mean.
NEW RESEARCH
Urban Institute publishes study on value of achieving functional zero
The research found that achieving functional zero for a population yields benefits across the entire community.
Our policy recommendations to accelerate an end to homelessness in the U.S.
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