Homelessness is solvable.
This is not a radical belief — we work with more than 70 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.
The New York Times, “A Drive to Get Homelessness to Zero“
“If you’re eager to be reminded that humane and inspiring civic leadership still exists, read on.”
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 70 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
NPR’s “Planet Money” features Built for Zero
The episode explores how Built for Zero communities are pioneering the use of real-time, individual-level data to change how they tackle homelessness — and the breakthrough results they have been able to achieve.
Fast Company: Tableau and Community Solutions to Eliminate Veteran and Chronic Homelessness in 50 Communities
Powered by Tableau’s leading visual analytics platform, Community Solutions will help local leaders in cities across the country scale a proven model that helps communities determine the most effective intervention models for ending homelessness.
The New York Times: A Growing Drive to Get to Zero Homelessness
We wanted to share this recent story in The New York Times, which profiles our Built for Zero initiative to end chronic and veteran homelessness.
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Lake County, Illinois Reaches Functional Zero for Veteran Homelessness
Lake County has become the 11th Built for Zero community in the country to end veteran or chronic homelessness.
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